Niarchos gave Federica the 438 carat sapphire that originally had belonged to Queen Marie of Romania and had been sold (without the Cartier chain necklace) by Marie's daughter-in-law Queen Helen (Frederica's sister in law) and her son King Michael soon after their exile from Romania in 1948
--Previous Message-- : I think Onassis gave a ruby necklace/tiara to : Princess Sophia for her wedding. : : --Previous Message-- : A strange story indeed. : Firstly I wonder about the alleged recipient : of the gift. Wedding gifts are usually given : to the bridal couple, not their parents. Why : wouldn’t Onassis give the gift to the bride? : As for MC’s fringe tiara: Vincent once : informed us, that Mrs. Miller bought this : tiara. So we have a fairly good source : saying that it does not originate from : Onassis. : Afaik, the source of Alexia’s tiara cannot : be traced. But it would be really strange, : if the tiara had been lying in a safe all : the time between the wedding and its first : appearance in the 1990’s. Admittedly there : weren’t many tiara occasions for Queen : Federica during the exile. But the family : had to sell jewels in order to fund : themselves. And it seems illogical, that : they sold family heirlooms while keeping a : tiara of no historical value. : : : :
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