--Previous Message-- : The largest diamond in the devant de corsage : weighs 50 carat. It was written in the press : back then that the results of the national : fundraising for this wedding present (with : the diamond riviere that is now a bandeau) : were disappointing. Two reasons exist for : it: the economy was in a sluggish state in : that time, and Queen Sophia, Willem III's : first wife, who was quite popular in : Holland, deceased only a few years before. : Now Queen Emma has a well deserved much : loved reputation, but it wasn't like that at : the start. Because of the disappointing : results of the fundraising, they chose for : Cape diamonds: less expensive ones with a : slight yellowish colour. :