I completely agree with Cristina! Jorge, you have another thread of the beautiful Braganza jewels plus important backround histories. Thank you Cristina, Pedro and Martina also. --Previous Message-- : So nice to have you back on this board with : another Braganza thread Jorge! : : Yes, the set came from the late King Hassan : of Morocco, who had a close friendship with : the Duke. I have on my notes at the time of : the wedding and first appearences by Dona : Isabel that the necklace was a moroccan : gift. I´ve always assumed that most likely : the earrings were also part of the gift, : since they are perfect match and Dona Isabel : always worn them together. : (On a side note, the late king´s gift to Dom : Afonso at his birth was a sofisticated baby : bottle sterilizer, acording to one of Dom : Duarte´s TV interviews at the time ). : : Your second and third picture are indeed : taken at the Madrid wedding in May 2004, but : the first one was taken at a wedding in : Bayern in September 2004. : : Dona Isabel has worn frequently the double : row diamond bracelet you refer to. The shape : of the elements has always looked like small : lozanges to me, but again I have never seen : a clear big pic of it. : I have the same problem with the pics of : Dona Maria Francisca at the Athens wedding. : She is indeed wearing a diamond bracelet but : the pics are too small or blurry to see the : exact shape/design of it... : : Dona Isabel is wearing the bracelets here, : but the design is not clearly visible : . : : On the Swedish visit Dona Isabel also wore : the stunning aquamarine earrings (not : diamond earrings), althought (again) no : bigger and clear pics were available. : : Here´s a clearer pic (posted by Tamara : sometime ago) of Dona Isabel at the : Luxembourg Silver wedding. The intricate : design of the rigid necklace can be seen : here. : --Previous Message-- : King Hassan II of Moroccos set : : One of the favorite jewels of HRH D.Isabel, : Duchess of Braganza is a diamond set : comprising necklace and matching earrings. I : read somewhere that this set was a wedding : gift of King Hassan II of Moroccos with whom : D.Duarte had excellent relations. Does : anyone can confirm this? : : HRH wore this set, for example, at the : wedding of King D.Filipe of Spain (at the : time Prince of Asturias) as can be seen in : the following picture. : : : : : : : And since we are talking about diamonds, : note at the left wrist of the Duchess in the : following picture. Doesn’t it look a double : diamond rivière bracelet? Now, we know that : HRH already wore a necklace of pearls as a : bracelet so, is it possible that this : bracelet can be used as a necklace? I : believe this piece is a Braganza heirloom : and was used by D.Isabel mother-in-law at : the wedding of Prince D.Juan Carlos of Spain : with Princess Sofia of Greece. : : : : : Rigid Diamond necklace/tiara : : Another important jewel in the Braganza : vaults and used by D.Isabel is a rigid : diamond necklace. This jewel made its : appearance at important international royal : events as 25th wedding anniversary of the : Luxembourg Grand-Dukes. : : : : : : However, in 2008, the Duchess surprised : everyone by using this necklace as a tiara : at the State Banquet that the Kings of : Sweden offered when visiting Portugal. To be : honest the Duchess surprised many people : appearing completely bejeweled wearing not : only a tiara but also the imposing Ladies of : Rio Aquamarine necklace, the Infanta : D.Filipa brooch, Prince of Beira ring and : diamond earrings. : A little off topic I must say that this : state visit had a little scandal. The first : state banquet was offered by the President : of Portuguese Republic and, apparently the : Portuguese authorities did not invited the : Portuguese Royal Family as tradition and : protocol dictates. As far as I know, no : credible justification was made for that : protocol failure. When The King and Queen of : Sweden reattributed the banquet, the Dukes : were invited and appeared as you can see in : the picture. : : : : : Infanta D.Maria Francisca set : : The final set that I have to show you today : is said to be a present to D.Isabel from her : husband on the occasion of the birth of : their daughter, Infanta D.Maria Francisca. : Anyone can confirm? This set comprises a : necklace and matching earrings and appears : to be silver with pearls of different sizes. : Apparently it has no diamonds. : : : : : :
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