--Previous Message-- : The brooch looks similar but not the same : : : : --Previous Message-- : if I remember correctly, this brooch was : part : of the Empress Carlotta's jewels. It made : its way to Queen Maria Jose of Italy and was : sold in the early 60s and bought for Queen : Fabiola by King Badouin. : : I could be way off base on that, but that is : my memory of the piece. : : --Previous Message-- : : : Mystery of this brooch...so if Royal family : bought it in 1984 it wasn't given by Queen : Fabiola as we all thought... : : so the question is, if they bought in 1984, : why only then CP Mathilde was seen wearing : it for the fist time during Prince William's : wedding in 2011? Why not Queen Paola prior? : : and the most important question is what : other jewels Queen Fabiola parted with in : 1984 auction... : : were these famous earrings also bought in : 1984, which Mathilde wore in Sweden for the : fist time? : : : : : : : : :
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