Posted by Arthur on July 7, 2014, 6:29 pm, in reply to "princess Ingeborg"
Thanks, Maud, it is the picture I had in mind.
But I fear you are right, and that Ingeborg's butterfly may not be the same as Paola's one: on Ingeborg's brooch, we can notice a dark spot in the middle of each wing of the butterfly, which we do not see on Paola's. And the pavé setting of the stones of Paola's brooch seems to be quite modern, actually...
--Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :