The pearls were altered for Wilhelmina. The original version had more pearls but they looked bad after 58 years so new (real?) pearls were put on the arches. Just less. You can see were the small discs on the arches where the fake pearl of 1840 were attached.
--Previous Message-- : Have they ever replaced the fish scale pearls : and foil-backed glass stones? Or, is the : regalia still made of those materials? : : Of course the Dutch sovereign is not : crowned, but do you suppose Queen Beatrix : could have ever had a private moment with : the regalia where she could handle them? : Perhaps even try it on? I don't think the : crown looks too large to wear, unlike the : Spanish crown which is a massive symbolic : prop. : : --Previous Message-- : Hehe... that took a while to download on my : tablet.... : : An extremely sharp picture. I even see dust : on the crown and there is some polish left : in the fleurons.... : : I see the royal banner is restored, on the : old picture below the banner was clearly in : need of restoration. : : : : :