Given the formality of the event, it is a safe bet to assume the hairpins are real. Why would a Bernadotte wear plastic at a gala in the presence of His Majesty?
--Previous Message-- : : They could be buttons that are easily : threaded onto a hair pin. : : : --Previous Message-- : You are right Boris, I also don't think the : ones you posted from France are the same as : Victoria wore a few days ago. : It would be really nice to confirm that : those 6 ones could be diamond pieces . We : need bigger pictures for that. Let's hope a : larger clearer pic can be found. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Cristina, I'm not quite sure if they're : really : the same... : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you both for the pictures and info. I : was really hoping the hair pins would be : some "new" diamond buttons . : : : : --Previous Message-- : Tamara, were you thinking of these, worn in : France in September 2010? If so, : unfortunately I don't think we're looking at : real diamonds...: : : : : --Previous Message-- : I think she has worn those hairpins : before...I : don't remember the occasion but I believe : she had a low bun hairdo and pins were : surrounding the bun...lol....I will have to : look in my archives..but I am quite sure she : has worn them before. : : : : --Previous Message-- : There appear to be five or six stars : altogether worn in the hairdo (see below) : but it’s very hard to tell if they’re real : diamonds or not without a HQ pic. : If so, those are again pieces which have not : been seen in public at all during the past : four decades of the current King’s reign. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : CP Victoria is wearing at least two diamond : hair pins at the Stock Exchange gala. : I am a bit confused, I don't think I've seen : them before, have these pins been worn : before? : : Are there any informations on them? : : Just scroll down the link : : http://www.newmyroyals.com/ : : Thank you : :