Posted by Johan on February 19, 2014, 2:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Prince Jean"
She was invited to more private family events but did not attend grand tiara events. To be honest most of those events during her marriage to Jean were incoming State Visits. As Jean no longer was in line of succession and the couple lived in Paris they did not attend any incoming state visits so she did not have a change to wear a tiara.
Currently Jean is questioned as a witness in a criminal investigation in Luxembourg. I have not had the details of the case, but it certainly does not help.
--Previous Message-- : Thank you for your answer Johan. I'm sad to : know about that, Pc Jean seems like a nice : quiet person. I wonder if his first : "unauthorized" marriage also : contributed to the situation you refer... : Looking in my archives I have no photo of : Helene Vestur wearing a tiara. During the : many years of their marriage was she never : present at any tiara event of the Grand : Ducal house? I remember that after their : separation she was invited for some events : to celebrate GD Henri and GD Maria Teresa : 25th wedding anniversary in 2006. : : : : --Previous Message-- : I get the impression Jean is considered the : black sheep of the Nassau-family. Why Diane : has no access to the family-pieces may have : to do more with his standing in the family : rather than his wife. : : --Previous Message-- : I understand your point Henri, but I'm : thinking that perhaps Queen Fabíola will : pass on her major jewelry (the spanish : diadem, the aquamarines, the pearls, her : small diamond tiara...) to the new Queen, : and perhaps she will give some of her : smaller jewels to her nieces (in-law) as a : gesture of her affection. Perhaps to the : ones she feels closer, I don't know. : I would doubt if Pss Marie-Christine would : get any jewel. : On Diane de Nassau née De Guerre I also have : some doubts...This very elegant and : distinguished lady is Ps Jean's second wife, : and Queen Fabíola, as we know, is a strict : catholic, I don't know how she reacted to : this second marriage. : It puzzled me a bit why Diane Countess of : Nassau wore a tiara privately owned by her : sister-in-law, Pss Sybilla, at the : prewedding event of Ps Guillaume's wedding. : She looked splendid (to me one of the most : elegant ladies) but since she is the wife of : Ps Jean why did she not wore a tiara from : the Grand-Ducal collection? I believe there : were still several that could be worn by : her...perhaps she didn't like them. Is it : known how fluid is her relation with her : husband's family? : : : : --Previous Message-- : Interesting but also somewhat 'sad' maybe : because this means that Queen Fabiola's : jewelry collection will now become : fragmented instead of presented as a nice : collection for the new Queen. : : By the way, Princess Margaretha von and zu : Liechtenstein is sort of niece-by-marriage : to Queen Fabiola: she is a daughter to her : late sister-in-law. Queen Mathilde has no : links to Queen Fabiola's family-in-law. I am : curious to learn of more 'nieces' will be : spotted with Fabiola's jewels... : : Marie-Astrid of Austria-Lorraine née of : Luxembourg : Maria Teresa of Luxembourg née Mestre : Margaretha von und zu Liechtenstein née of : Luxembourg : Diane de Nassau née De Guerre : Sibilla of Luxembourg née Weiller : Mathilde of Belgium née d'Udekem d'Acoz : Astrid of Austria-Este née of Belgium : Claire of Belgium née Coombs : Léa of Belgium née Wolman : Marie-Christine Gourgues née of Belgium : Maria-Esmeralda Moncada née of Belgium : Alexandra Moncada : : Daughters (in law) : : : : : : : :
on February 19, 2014, 2:17 pm, in reply to "