Re: Caroline de Monaco birthday - Hermine´s tiara Archived Message
Posted by Sal on January 7, 2014, 1:02 am, in reply to "Re: Caroline de Monaco birthday - Hermine´s tiara"
The subsidy is not as high as it was but the house will be open in the future. --Previous Message-- : Hi Sal! : I know the side of Huis Dorn and have some : problems while loading in the morning. : Couldn´t load the pictures or zoom. Now it : was quiet better. : : OT: Obviously the nederlands government ist : planing to reduce the subsidy to Huis Doorn : to the half. As it seems the house will not : be open for public any longer. It´s a pity. : : --Previous Message-- : The website of Huis Doorn works very well, : also in English. See link. You can also make : a virtual tour. : : : --Previous Message-- : This tiara worn by Hermine, second wife of : the : Ex-Emperor Wilhelm, is not sapphire but - I : quite sure - aquamarine. Indeed there are : some black and white fotographs of Princess : Hermine wearing this piece existing. I´ve : seen them in a book and on the Huis : Doorn-Homepage, which seems to be work not : very well today. I couldn´t find them. But : I´ve see an original portait of Wilhelm and : Hermine at Schloß Burgk in Schleiz : (Germany). : This piece (or parure?) might has been : convertible to tiara or bandeau. : An inheritance by Victoria of Hannover is : very unlikely. : : : :
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