This is the photo but after viewed the closeup of Paolas brooch I`m not so sure it is the same anymore.
--Previous Message-- : The longest strand of pearls looks longer than : the four other strands, which are very close : in length. Moreover, you can see, on the : side of the Queen's neck, that the longest : strand is overlapping the four shorter ones. : So I guess that Queen Paola is wearing a : four-strand pearl necklace + an added : one-strand necklace. : To be sure, we would need to have a back : view, to check the clasps of the : necklace(s)... : : Queen Paola has regularly worn a four-strand : pearl necklace. For example here for the Te : Deum at Brussels cathedral for the National : Holiday in July 2010 (I guess it is the same : necklace that she has worn at Archduke : Amedeo's wedding): : : : : The pearl drop earrings worn by Queen Paola : in Rome this week-end are simple, but : beautiful. Very regal! : : BTW, Queen Paola owns quite a lot of pearl : earrings: pearl button earrings (worn on the : above pic), pearl drop earrings with diamond : chain, pearl drop earrings without chain : (the pair worn in Rome this week-end), pearl : drop earrings with pearl button (from : Princess Luisa Ruffo di Calabria), pearl : "half-moon" earrings (possibly a : wedding gift from Princess Lilian, according : to Christophe Vachaudez's book Bijoux des : Reines et princesses de Belgique )... : : I think we had come to the conclusion, some : time ago, that the butterfly brooch comes : from Princess Ingeborg of Sweden (Queen : Astrid's mother). Someone had posted a pic : of Princess Ingeborg wearing this brooch, : but I can not succeed in finding it again... : Could anyone post it again? : : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you for the clear picture, Tamara. : : I cannot recall Queen Paola wearing five : strands of pearls previously, she has : generally opted for the understated : necklace. : Are these her own pearls? : : --Previous Message-- : thanks to both of you..here is a slightly : better closeup of the dragonfly brooch : : : : --Previous Message-- : Dragonfly aquamarine and diamonds. : : : : : : : : : : : : : :