--Previous Message-- : The next day Princess Benedicte wore her : necklace as bracelet. How did She ? : : --Previous Message-- : The diamond necklaces with lozenge-shaped : motifs worn by Princess Benedikte and Queen : Anne-Marie both come from their paternal : grand-mother, Queen Alexandrine. Both : necklaces could be connected together, to : make a longer necklace or sautoir, as it was : fashionable in the 1920s/1930s. Queen : Alexandrine wore it in various lengths, : often with a pendant connected to it. : : : : According to information provided on this : board by (the well-informed and much-missed) : Bjarne on this board in 2008, " the : sautoir necklace that now belongs to : Princess Benedikte and Queen Anne-Marie was : not taken apart for them. It was made to be : parted in two necklaces and again into : bracelets. The necklace was part of King : Frederik's inheritage from his mother : ". : : --Previous Message-- : : Thank you for this history. I thought they : must be part of a sautoir or chain. Again : thanks. : : --Previous Message-- : They used to form one long necklace. It : belonged to their grandmother Alexandrine. : I'm sure Glenn could tell us more! : : I love following the jewels through the : generations. : : : : : : : Why do Princess Benedikte and Queen Ann Marie only wear the family order of their father and not their sister?