Posted by Count75 on May 23, 2014, 6:19 am, in reply to "Re: Greek jewels"
Thank you very much.
--Previous Message-- : Im no expert but it seems the Greek Royals : only had private jewels, given to the : various princesses when they married into : the family and inherited by their children. : Im not aware of any great purchase of jewels : by the Greek state. : The first queen from the Glücksborg-dynasty : was by birth a Romanova. She was given a lot : of jewels like almost every Grandduchess as : she married a king her jewels might have : even been a bit more. : Various sets that are still with the family : were part of her trousseau. : Her daughters-in-law Sophie, Marie, Elena : and Anastasia all brought jewels. Im not to : sure about Francoise. : Even though the current members still have : an impressive collection, many other pieces : have been sold or inherited outside the : family. : : : --Previous Message-- : Does the Greek government have any jewels : that : were part of the Greek monarchy or does the : deposed king and queen have them all? I see : the former queen wearing fabulous jewels and : wondered if their were some that were left : behind in Greece. : : :
on May 23, 2014, 6:19 am, in reply to "