I read/heard in an interview/documentary (I actually don't remember, was it in the phantastic documentary about royal jewels? Where Queen Margrethe II said "We don't count the carats, we count the centuries" ) with Crown Princess Mary, that the alterations had also been made to make the tiara more fitting to her shape of head. That the tiara in Queen Ingrid's version was too wide for her and that she had to wear it all the time too flat. Now, after the alterations she can wear it higher on the head, more like a tiara than a 'headband'.
Actually, I don't mind too much the alterations made, but I utterly miss the little ivy-leaf in the top-middle of the tiara. It made it looking assymetrical in a very natural way. The jewel itself was done 'no harm', it has not been dismantled, just a little bit re-arranged and it's wearability expanded...
But I like the thought that this grand jewel sees more of the daylight, because there were some hairpins made, which makes it wearable on more occasions. I'm convinced, jewels have to be worn, often .
BTW, are these leafs permanently taken away from the tiara or are they still 'in' the tiara, but detachable to be worn as hairpins?)
--Previous Message-- : I guess I should have said "Original : version of Queen Ingrid" not to confuse : anyone : : : : --Previous Message-- : Perhaps, but tastes do differ. The one you : call the "original version" was : really an altered version made to suit Queen : Ingrids taste and the current version was : made to suit Mary's taste. Neither lady : seems to have had a taste for the actual : original version of the tiara. : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you... : : oooh this frontal shot of the tiara is : killing me...new version of the tiara lost : airiness and substance... : : I (as I am sure you all know) have said that : the "original version" was so much : better...to mangle such a tiara just to : create few hairpins in my opinion is quite : sad.... : : RIP lol... : : : : : : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : I'm a big fan of the ruby parure and found : these pictures on Marianne Dulong's Facebook : page. : : The ruby ring : : : The ruby tiara : : : Enjoy : : : : : : :
on June 2, 2013, 2:22 am, in reply to "
) with Crown Princess Mary, that the alterations had also been made to make the tiara more fitting to her shape of head. That the tiara in Queen Ingrid's version was too wide for her and that she had to wear it all the time too flat. Now, after the alterations she can wear it higher on the head, more like a tiara than a 'headband'. 
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