Posted by Hans on July 6, 2013, 5:34 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Mathilde"
There is also the V-shaped all diamond necklace worn by HM Queen Fabiola in the 70'ties.
And....an impressive diamond leaf-brooch with huge emerald pendant. The leaf looks a lot like one of the Spanish Tiara.
--Previous Message-- : Mathilde could end up with a very nice : jewelbox: : : Diamonds: : the Nine Provinces tiara : the laurel necklace/tiara : E-shaped earrings : brooch worn in Amsterdam (from Queen : Elisabeth, through Queen Fabiola) : diamond necklace worn in Sweden : : possible later additions: : the diamond art deco bandeau : the Wolfers necklace/tiara : diamond and gold bracelet from Queen Fabiola : diamond bracelet from Queen Fabiola : diamond weddinggift necklace from Queen : Paola : small necklace/tiara from Queen Paola : : : Aquamarines: : Spanish weddinggift tiara (with two frames) : necklace with drop aquamarines Boudewijn : gave Fabiola : large aquamarine pendant of Queen Fabiola : 2 sets of Aquamarine earrings (Fabiola and : Paola both have one set) : : Emeralds: : Spanish weddinggift tiara (two frames) : emerald necklace/tiara of Queen Astrid : big emerald brooch (Empress Carlotta, queen : Elisabeth, princess Lilian) : emerald earrings : emerald and diamond cross of Queen Astrid : : : I still think the Belgian Royals should have : bought the Leuchtenberg diamond tiara of the : count of Flanders for princess Elisabeth and : the pearl tiara of Stephanie de Beauharnais : for the Royal collection so the queen could : use it with pearls (Paola and Fabiola have : plenty of earrings, necklaces and brooches : to go with it). If they had also bought the : Turquoise demi-parure the Royal colection : would have become more varied and : interesting. I think the turquoise jewels : would have worked well with the diamond : tiara's and the purple colour of the Belgian : order so it would have made for a good : addition. : As they were sold by a cousin of king he : could have gotten them before the auction : for a decent price. : : --Previous Message-- : It was a very logic decision to pass the : Nine : Provinces tiara, which was a national gift : after all, on to Fabiola and then to Paola : as they were The Queen Consorts at the time. : And now Mathilde will receive it. No doubts : about that! But all the other pieces are far : less clear of course. : : But I too have a feeling that Fabiola has : already decided to give some of her grandest : pieces to the main line: the future Queen : Mathilde. : The Spanish Gift Tiara is of course the most : spectacular and versatile piece that comes : to mind. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : I think this most valuable diadem of the : Belgian royal family is at the disposal of : the King, to be worn by his spouse. The King : was Leopold III and his spouse was Princess : Lilian, Princess of Réthy. For so far : Belgium has not had a reigning Queen, so the : expression "to be worn by the reigning : Queen" can not have been used. Princess : Lilian for sure had access to the diadem, as : pictures prove, she never wore it in the : assembled form as we know best today. : : : --Previous Message-- : Princess Lillian obviously had easy access : to : the Nine Provinces, as she wore it broken : down on a few occasions. The concept that : only the queen may wear it seems a little : thin. What was to keep her from wearing it, : perhaps as a last minute idea? What could : happen? An arrest? : : --Previous Message-- : : In 1993 queen Fabiola gave the nine : provinces tiara to the new queen Paola as : far as I remember. She could have kept it : for her. : : : --Previous Message-- : Mathilde and Claire are ladies whom happen : to : be married to sons from Fabiola's late : husband's brother. With other words, there : is no any blood relationship and at best a : remote in-law relationship. : : This does not prevent Queen Fabiola to make : arrangements for her jewels, if she wants. : The relationship of the late Princess : Lilian, Duchess of Halland, to Crown : Princess Victoria of Sweden is even more : distant (Victoria is a daughter to her late : husband's nephew) and this did not prevent : the transfer of beautiful jewels to her. : : Sweden has the luck that there are no (or : very moderate) succession taxes. In Belgium : these taxes are hefty, for sure in a : situation where there is no blood : relationship. Queen Fabiola is busy with : Foundations (and undeservedly criticized for : that, she does nothing illegal) and we need : to see how this all works out. Mathilde has : nothing to 'win' with a bequest which cost : her an enormous sum in succession taxes. The : best hope is that Queen Fabiola will give : jewels as a cadeau to the new Queen, but she : could have done so to Queen Paola, her : sister-in-law, and never did. : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
on July 6, 2013, 5:34 am, in reply to "