Posted by Cristina on February 2, 2014, 3:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Interesting "
A bit OT but could someone please provide some indication as to why was this princess named Amália Maria da Glória? I could be completely mistaken but could she be a godchild of Queen Maria II of Portugal, whose name (one of many) was Maria da Glória? Thanks in advance for any info.
--Previous Message-- : : According royaldutchjewels the large bow : brooch was made for Princess Amalia da : Gloria of the Netherlands by using gemstones : inherited by her spouse Prince Hendrik from : his mother Queen Anna Paulovna of the : Netherlands. You have another theory? : : : --Previous Message-- : Interesting how we are all dying to see : Maxima : wear all the historical jewels and now she : has unearthed one of them it's not ok. : Weird. : : Maxima outranks Beatrix, it's as simple as : that. Also, we might think that an : unearthing of a jewel is a terribly : important thing, for the royal ladies it is : not. Maxima has first pick in the collection : now and she chooses what to wear and what : not, however she likes. Also, Beatrix' : brooch is FAR more important (historically : and financially) than the sapphire one : Maxima was wearing. : : Slight correction (not to you, Marianne): : there is no evidence or reason to believe : this brooch was made for Prince Hendrik. : : :