Re: Wearing pairs of brooches - Queen Margrethe II Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on September 7, 2014, 7:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Wearing pairs of brooches - Queen Margrethe II"
Thank you very much, Arne, for this information. I do regret that Bjarne Steen Jensen's book is not available in French, English or German, it seems to be such a treasure! --Previous Message-- : Dear Arthur, : : Bjarne Steen Jensen tells the story of this : pair of brooches in his book "Juvelerne : i det danske kongehus". He dates these : elegant brooches to the 1840's, and - like : many other royal jewels - they came to : Denmark from Sweden. : : The brooches belonged to Queen Josefina of : Sweden-Norway, and they may have been made : for her, or they may have been part of an : inheritance from her sister, Empress Amelie : of Brazil. : : Queen Josefina left the brooches to her : granddaughter, Princess Lovisa, who went on : to become the Queen Consort of King Frederik : VIII of Denmark. : : They became part of the royal Danish family : foundation, which Frederik VIII established : in 1910, and have been worn quite frequently : by all the following Danish queens. : : In Bjarne Steen Jensens book, there is a : picture of Lovisa, when still a Princess of : Sweden, in court dress for the state opening : of parliament. Here, she is seen wearing the : brooches, as it was originally intended - on : the shoulders (to fasten her train). : : Yours sincerely, : Arne : : : --Previous Message-- : The Danish Queens own a pair of large : antique : square diamond brooches, which are splendid, : and that Queen Margrethe II regularly wears. : : Does anyone know the history of this pair of : brooches? : : Queen Ingrid: : : : : Queen Margrethe II: : : : : 1980s: ceremony in Oslo (King Olav V’s 80th : birthday in 1983? His Silver Jubilee in : 1982? His 30 years of reign in 1987?) : : : : 1995: Crown Prince Paul of Greece and : Marie-Chantal Miller’s pre-wedding : reception, London (I think): : : : : 1997: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, : Duke of Edinburgh’s golden wedding : anniversary, Windsor Castle: : : : : 2000: Queen Margrethe II’s 60th birthday, : Copenhagen: : : : : 2011: Prince William of Wales, Duke of : Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton : pre-wedding reception, London: : : : : : 2012: Queen Margrethe II’s 40th accession : anniversary, Copenhagen: : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : Perhaps a new thread is in order here, for : royal ladies wearing their brooches in twos, : paired or not. : : To start with Princess Marina, Duchess of : Kent wearing two varieties of her paired : sapphire brooches (the second pair is : different). : : : : : : : : :
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- Thanks to all contributors - Nellie September 7, 2014, 12:57 am
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