Re: Horseshoes - Princess Alice of GreeceArchived Message
Posted by Arthur on October 10, 2014, 9:19 am, in reply to "Horseshoes"
Princess Alice of Battenberg, wife of Prince Andrew of Greece and mother of Philip, Duke of Edinbugh, had a pair of horseshoe brooches that she wore at the back of her hair on this picture:
(sorry for the somber caption on the picture, I found it like it on the net)
I do not know the whereabouts of these hair ornaments.
--Previous Message-- : Queen Margrethe has a ruby horse shoe brooch : given to her by her father when she became : heiress to the throne. The Dutch collection : has one with sapphires, given by Prince : Bernhard to Juliana for the birth of : Princess Irene. Do we know of other : horseshoe jewels in the royal collections? : : :