Posted by Lucas on March 7, 2014, 11:21 am, in reply to "Re: Floral tiara? "
, I only seem to remember the Lady of Meiras with those gigantic pearls around her neck...
--Previous Message-- : Following your post I can't resist commenting : on how Franco's wife was called Doña : Collares "Mrs. Necklaces" because : she had an avid taste for jewelry. : Most of her jewels, however, were not that : tastefull... : : I remember a tv interview some years ago : with a reporter of those days (the polemic : Jaime Penafiel, he made the coverage for : Hola magazine of all the royal weddings of : the 1960's, he is now a fierce detrator of : the royal family mainly Pss Letizia). : He stated that when Franco's wife visited : some city or village she would always stop : at a local jewerly store and admire some of : the jewels. Of course in the end of the : visit she would be presented with the jewels : she was admiring... : At some point, when it was known that she : would visit a city, the local jewelers start : making a collection among them, to minimize : the cost of the gifts. One of them would : certainly be "the victim" . : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : Well Henri, obviously the old general, : having a wife and just one daughter, had a : fair idea what women like best .... : : : --Previous Message-- : Interesting that the Franco Government, : acting : in the name of the State of Spain, is : responsible for two royal diadems we : regularly see: the ducal coronet diadem worn : by Queen Fabiola of the Belgians and the : floral motif diadem worn by Queen Sofía of : Spain. : : : : :
on March 7, 2014, 11:21 am, in reply to "
, I only seem to remember the Lady of Meiras with those gigantic pearls around her neck...