Re: Queen Margrethe II - Imperial gift brooch. Archived Message
Posted by Boris on October 16, 2012, 2:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Margrethe II - Imperial gift brooch."
The former Imperial Japanese couple must have been fond of presenting European Queens with gold and pearl: While this could be a stylized flower (or even starfish, a popular motif for traditional kimono embroidery), Queen Silvia received during a state visit to Japan in 1980 a stylized shell brooch in gold and pearls which has always been a favourite of hers. --Previous Message-- : A gift to Princess Margrethe from the then : Crown Prince Akihito during her Asian tour. : She wore it many times as princess in the : 1960s - most notably when her financé was : presented to the Danish press in 1966. : : Christian : : :
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