These are wonderful photos, thank you for posting them! Does anyone by chance have a larger photo of Paola's ruby brooch? I have only seen small ones!
Thanks
--Previous Message-- : Concerning Queen Paola's taste for jewels, I : remember reading in a PdV article many years : ago on this subjet. They said that she does : not really like coloured precious stones : (meaning emeralds, rubies, etc.), but she : prefers diamonds and pearls, and this seems : obvious, considering the number of pear : necklaces she owns. : On the contrary, she only owns a diamond : floral brooch with a ruby, a pair of : diamonds and aquamarine earrings and a : brooch with and emerald encircled by : diamonds (often worn by Grand Duchess : Josephine Charlotte of Luxemburg). : : Here are some photos of above mentioned : jewels: : Ruby brooch : : : : Aquamarines, during the state visit to : Austria: : : : : Emeralds (the emeralds beads necklace is : probably a loan from a jeweller): : : :
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