I agree with you John R. I think it is most unlikely that the Dutch Royal Family would make replicas of their tiaras. If the Ladies of the family wanted lighter tiaras, the Royal Family could no doubt afford new tiaras - even if this might be politically unpopular. I think that a more likely scenario might be some tiaras might have had to be reworked because of metal fatigue from items which were over a century old. In the book on the Queen of England's diamonds, the author recorded that HM's tiara (the Vladimir tiara) had recently been reconstructed because the metal had become fragile.
--Previous Message-- : that i find difficult to believe. : : --Previous Message-- : No I meant that those two were copied as a : whole. : : --Previous Message-- : Do you mean those two pieces were supposedly : reset in a lighter frame? : : --Previous Message-- : I thought the Wurtemberg pearl tiara and the : favorite diamond tiara were mentioned. : : : --Previous Message-- : I believe platinum is the most heavy metal, : then comes gold, then comes silver. The : metal palladium (a sort platinum) however is : lighter than silver. So in theory a platinum : or golden frame replaced by a palladium : frame can result in half the original : weight. : : I am not sure about it, but it looks like : the diadem worn by Queen Máxima on : Investiture Day has been re-set. When it was : re-set in a metal like palladium, that would : have made it much lighter. Even so light : that Queen Máxima could wear it without a : wrapping around the frame. : : : : : : : :