Re: Braganza jewels – 1995 Pre-wedding Gala Archived Message
Posted by Cristina on January 28, 2014, 11:01 am, in reply to "Re: Braganza jewels – 1995 Pre-wedding Gala"
Well, I was hoping that at least some noble families closer to the royal house (the Palmela, Cadaval,...) would perhaps made some kind of gift to the bride. As I said I have no information on it, but was hoping to clear some of the "unknown provenance" jewels that the Duchess wears. Meanwhile here are a couple of pics also from the prewedding gala. Source: the extinct Olá magazine, royal wedding issue May 1995. A side view of 2 of the 4 brooches on Dona Isabel's hair and the necklace worn as head ornament on the back of the head (the coiffeur was Alexandre de Paris ) screen capture windows A slightly bigger close-up of the earrings (they look a very elaborate piece of jewelry) --Previous Message-- : I believe, with some exceptions, that many : Portuguese nobles suffered rough times : financially(like Portugal self) since the : establishment of the republic and the : disbanding of the Nobility as well : prohibition on the use of titles. I think : many nobles lost their sources of income, : also the loss of colonies was a hard hit. I : have no idea how many nobles there are and : if they are able to purchase an expensive : gift. : : Note that in other countries with an active : nobility, gifts to royal brides are rare as : well. The only example I know is Mathilde : d'Udekem d'Acoz. : : : :
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