Re: Did Sophie receive a suite of jewels Archived Message
Posted by John R  on September 23, 2013, 8:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Did Sophie receive a suite of jewels"
I would think HM's government or the Court could easily make known ever so delicately that such gifts are not deemed necessary or considered appropriate for whatever reason. Be creative!
Having said that I believe most if not all royal visitors are treated to jewel gifts in the Middle East but the British Royal Family have received by far the bulk of it!
I believe the Dutch Royals also acquired some smaller jewels recently on their trips to Qatar, Oman and the UAE but nothing is officially confirmed. If these are presented privately, they are considered just that: private.
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: Since the government of the UK continues to
: maintain good diplomatic, business and
: defence relationships with Bahrain and the
: other Middle East kingdoms I can see no
: reason for Sophie and others not to accept
: such gifts. Insulting your hosts is
: generally not considered a good thing for
: improving international relationships.
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: Well, I'm really not sure what to think of
: this. First of all I must state that I feel
: absolutely no sympathy towards any kind of
: dictatorial regimes.
: Now, non democratic roulers giving lavish
: jewelry to royal guest is not new at all,
: and journalists should know it.
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: HM the Queen received several fabulous gifts
: (Diamond necklace from King Khalid, saphire
: and Diamond set...) from Middle Eastern
: royals and she keeps wearing them often, I
: don't remember ever seing any remarks on how
: she should sell these jewels.
: Also the Duchess of Cornwall received
: several sets when visiting Midlle East and
: she has worn them several times.
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: On the other hand, how can you tell your
: host in an oficial visit "oh lovely
: gift, thank you but I cannot accept it
: because you are a bloody dictator". And
: we must not forget that these visits carry
: extreme economical importance for the
: countries involved, and often there is a
: personal friendship between royals on both
: sides...
: Diplomacy should be able to adress these
: questions in a manner that suited both
: nations without any controversial issue, I
: assume they have professional staff that
: could arrange it.
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: If the King and Prime Minister wished to
: present the Countess with nice jewels
: could'nt they do so as private citizens? I
: assume that the controversial matter was the
: fact that the jewels were given during the
: oficial visit, and thus becomimng oficial
: gifts?
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: Not the aquamarine set.
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: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2083358/Sophies-gems-despots-Countess-Wessex-accepted-jewellery-bloody-Bahrain.html
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: From Bahrain as a gift?
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: Are they the tiara with a green stone in
: center she
: Wears as a necklace sometimes?
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: Thanks
: TMN
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