--Previous Message-- : It think it has been known for some time now, : that Frederik IX bought the floral tiara for : his wife from a Danish-American in the : middle of the 1960s. I think I have found : this person - the famous opera singer : Lauritz Melchior. Melchior and his first : wife (wearing the tiara) are pictured in : this article from Danish gossip magazine Se : & Hør from 1964. As his first wife had : died when the article was written and : Melchior married again the same year it is : possible that he sold the tiara to the King : around this time. Queen Ingrid began using : the tiara in 1965 or 1966 - I think at the : Belgian state visit. : : Christian : : :