Posted by Hans on November 18, 2014, 2:33 pm, in reply to "Re: To Arthur"
The diamond flowerbrooches are now worn by Madeleine --Previous Message-- : : Thanks so much for these additional photos : Arthur. I know you're probably rolling your : eyes, but your photo collections are : absolutely invaluable. Thank you again for : sharing. I should say rolling your eyes at : me for stating the obvious. : --Previous Message-- : Hello Maria-Olivia, : : I have little information about the jewels : inherited by Prince Carl. As he married Elsa : von Rosen, a divorced woman of unequal : status in 1937, he was excluded from the : Swedish succession and lost his princely : status. His parents died years later, in : 1951 (Prince Carl Sr.) and 1958 (Princess : Ingeborg); at that time, Prince Carl Jr. had : divorced his first wife and married Ann : Lindner Larsson (formerly his mistress), and : he lived a jet-set life, away from the : Swedish court. So I guess that Prince Carl : Sr. and Princess Ingeborg might have been : reluctant to bequeathe their son significant : jewels - they clearly favoured their : daughters Margaretha, Astrid and Märtha, who : had married in the highest royal circles. : : Here are a few pictures from Prince Carl : Bernadotte and his first wife, Elsa von : Rosen, wearing some interesting (though : minor) jewels. I have no information about : these jewels, and I do not know if they come : from Princess Ingeborg or from Prince Carl's : Danish or Swedish ancestors. : : 6 July 1937: Carl Jr. and Elsa's wedding - : Elsa is wearing a pearl and diamond brooch : on her waist: : : : With Carl's brother-in-law, King Leopold III : f the Belgians - Elsa is wearing a two-row : pearl necklace and a pair of diamond (?) : flower brooches: : : (Credit: Spaarnestad Photo, via : www.geheugenvannederland.nl) : : Pearl sautoir: : : (Credit: Spaarnestad Photo, via : www.geheugenvannederland.nl) : : : : : :