Re: Queen Ena turquoises and aquamarines gifts Archived Message
Posted by Dawn on June 10, 2014, 6:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Ena turquoises and aquamarines gifts"
Thank you, everyone! I hope someone will know which descendant has the Queen's turquoise and diamond jewel set she got from her uncle and aunt. --Previous Message-- : Here you can see Queen Ena wearing the : turquise necklace and errings she received : from Edward VII: : : http://www.google.it/search?q=queen+victoria+eugenia+turquoise&safe=off&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hY2XU5lpoafRBf-QgIAE&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=800&bih=1232#facrc=_&imgrc=NfTSe_K39y_jFM%253A%3Bgp-hcXUULdJ6KM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmedia-cache-ec0.pinimg.com%252F236x%252F96%252F5e%252F31%252F965e31044303ecbe461ca341e6f948d7.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.pinterest.com%252Fhistoryabc%252Fena-queen-victoria-eugenie-of-spain%252F%3B236%3B375 : She's also wearing a turquise tiara and her : big diamond riviere. : --Previous Message-- : : The wedding gift from the King and Queen of : England, Edward VII and Alexandra, to their : niece the new Queen of Spain was not the : aquamarine set but a turquoise and diamond : set. : : A sketch of it was published in the : newspapers of the time, along with all the : other wedding gifts. I never seen Queen Ena : wear it nor I know what happened to it. : : : The fabulous aquamarines were a gift from : Ena´s husband. Many years ago I read on a : spanish magazine one interview with the : Queen on her later years (sorry, don´t : recall the exact source). She recall she had : seen her cousin Empress Alexandra of Russia : wearing her aquamarines and she loved those : stones. She was a bit afraid to ask such a : gift to her husband because she thought that : aquamarines would be imensely expensive, : since the very wealthy Romanovs had bought : them . She said her husband laughed when : she told him that. And sometime later he : presented her with the fabulous aquamarines : we all know. : : The big oval aquamarines that form the tiara : were first set on the arches of Queen Ena´s : pearl tiara : : : The aquamarine was inherited by Infanta : Beatriz, and, since the gems were too heavy : for the arches tiara, it was reset into the : its present design. : It was worn by Infanta Beatriz at the : prewedding of Infanta Pilar : : : : The aquamarine parure was also worn by the : Infanta´s daughters at royal events, like : the Danish prewedding in 2004 and the : Astúrias prewedding the same year : : : And of course it was fabulous that Queen : Ena´s greatgrandaughter, Pss Sybilla of : Luxembourg, recently wore the amazing : aquamarines at the prewedding of Ps : Guillaume and Pss Stephanie : : : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Source: "Ottumwa Courier" (Iowa) : dated Thursday, January 22, 1931. : : I came across this newspaper article about : Queen Victoria Ena and her daughters. : : Direct Quote: : : SPAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY BUY CLOTHES IN PARIS. : (by Adelaide Kerr) : : Paris--(AP)---Behind the gilt-edged mirrors : of a couturier's salon the bright black eyes : of French midinettes lash (sp?) with pride : these days over the newly completed wardrobe : of a queen. : : And, while Queen Victoria of Spain, who : recently visited Paris, moves through the : courts of Europe, the house which designed : her clothes watches proudly her queenly : progress. : : Satin, sable, and silver dignity, beauty : and verse...these are the things of which : the winter wardrobe of the tall blond queen : of Spain is fashioned. : : The dresses and coats of her daughters, : the Infanta Beatrice and the Infanta Maria, : though chic and beautiful to the last : detail, are designed along simple lines. : : Four evening dresses, two evening wraps, : two morning frocks, an afternoon dress and : an afternoon coat for each of the three was : the royal order. With broken English, : voluble French, flashing eyes and dramatic : hands, the Paris workers can describe them : to the last detail. : : For Queen Victoria there was an evening : gown of silver gray satin, so pale in tint : that it is almost white, it is designed : along subtle lines with a high waist and : full circular skirt, which sweeps to the : floor and is handed in sable. : : Another gown of silver lame is also : bordered in sable, above which shows a : narrow band of aquamarine blue velvet. WITH : THIS QUEEN VICTORIA WEARS THE GREAT : NECKLACE, BRACELETS, DIADEM AND EARRINGS OF : AQUAMARINES AND DIAMONDS WHICH KING EDWARD : VII OF ENGLAND GAVE HER AT THE TIME OF HER : MARRIAGE. : : One of her morning frocks is made of : heavy brown crepe de chine with a bodice of : yellow chatreuse crepe attached in incruste : design. : : Her two daughters---the Infanta Beatrice, : dark-eyed and blond haired; and the Infanta : Maria Christina, blue-eyed, fair-haired and : said to be the "picture of the : queen"---always dress alike. : : For them there were evening gowns of : black lace and tulle to be worn with short : black lace coats. There always were formal : white satin gowns and accompanying short : emerald satin coats. : : Queen Victoria helps to select every : article of clothing which her daughters : wear. She lives continually with her : children and they "turn o mother for : everything." : : End of quote. : : King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra : apparently sent a wedding gift of these : aquamarine and diamond set of jewels to the : Spanish Queen: necklace, bracelets, diadem : and earrings. Is anyone in the Spanish royal : family known to have worn these since the : death of Queen Victoria Ena? : : : : :
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