Princess Charlotte died in 1977 Princess Grace died in 1982. It has been reported the two women did not get on very well and that Charlotte was close to Caroline. However we don't know anything about the contence of her will. It is perfectly possible that Rainier inherited most of his mother's jewels. Grace did not have much events between the death of her mother-in-law and her own death to wear the grander pieces (the pearl tiara and the fringe tiara/necklace come to mind). Caroline has been seen with her grandmother's saphires but has only worn the pearl tiara twice and the fringe necklace three times since 1977. Both pieces have been in a travelling exhibition about the late princess Grace and according to the information plates in that exhibition both pieces belong to HSH the Sovereign Prince of Monaco. That would mean that Albert II and not his sister owns them. Grace's tiara's (the small diamond one, the bain de mer ruby tiara and the diamond necklace/tiara) have not been worn since her death. The obvious candidate to wear them (Charlene) has only worn her own foam-tiara once and the larger sea-tiara/necklace as a necklace once.
--Previous Message-- : Yes Henri, I second your opinion, Pss Grace : wore many loaned jewelry. : The 3 ruby brooches/tiara given by the : Société des Bains de Mer de Monaco, along : with the long rubi and diamond earrings and : rubi and diamond ring were her personal : possession. The 3 ruby brooches, ruby : earrings and ruby ring wore worn by her 2 : daughters in various events, altought they : never wore the elements in the frame as a : tiara, Pss Grace was the only one to wear : them this way. : The question remains if/when we will see Pss : Charlene wearing these pieces... : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Hi Casper, thanks for the great pictures. By : the way it is HSH and not HRH : : What I understood was that Princess Gracia : had no large collection since her : mother-in-law Princess Charlotte bypassed : her jewels to Princess Caroline. : : I think all jewels above were loans to the : Princess. I believe the only ruby set owned : by the Princess was the diamond-and-rubies : suite given by the Société des Bains de Mer : (not in the pictures above). : : :
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