Dear Hans, You started a great thread thanks a lot. Now we know about the pendants which owner was Queen Astrid’s daughter but nothing as SarahN said about the necklace and tiara.
I have a dream ...
they were given to King Baudouin ( his Mother’s present in 1930) in December 1960 at the same time than the Deco tiara ,which was the present Astrid received when his third child, was born was given to Albert.
We never saw them since 1960 , they cannot be in another place than in Queen Fabiola’s Vault!
--Previous Message-- : Thankx a lot for this information, a totally : mystery is gone by now. : : I have been wondering for years were the : pendants could have been by now. There were : a lot of theories.. : : O in a vault with Queen Fabiola : O in a vault with Princess Lilian : O in a cascet in the tomb of HM Queen Astrid : : I'm very happy to know that the emeralds : really shine for years in a tiara & : necklace that is worn frequently. On the : other hand, I'm a little disappointed that : such historical pieces were dismantled. : Maybe the late Grand-Duchess didn't like : them and decided to create some new pieces. : : :