From 'The Day Book' (Chicago, Illinois) dated July 28, 1913:
Exact Quote:
"London---The stolen $625,000 necklace was to have been Princess Royal's wedding gift to Duchess of Fife on her marriage to Prince Arthur of Connaught."
Do you know anything more about this necklace? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I thought this was interesting to know a royal person was very, very happy with this type of gift, but here's an entry to mention about that.
From 'The Bemidji Daily Pioneer' (Bemidji, Minnesota) dated May 27, 1921:
"Paper Once Royal Gift"
There was a time when only the nobility, the great personages of history, could enjoy the use of paper, and then in only the most meager quantities. Only 1,800 years ago Emperor Trajan of Rome was the delighted recipient of a magnificent gift consisting of 20 reams of paper from the emperor of China. In that age and time, 20 reams of the precious fabric was considered a royal gift indeed, and only a potentate with the vast resources of China at his disposal could afford to give a present of such value.
One man can imagine the elation enjoyed by Trajan upon receiving so great a quantity of paper, and thus know that through such generosity he was to augment the number of volumes contained in his library. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From 'The Sun and the New York Herald' (NYC, NY) dated February 22, 1920:
These are Prince and Princess Christopher of Greece. The lady was formerly Mrs. William B. Leeds, whose 1st husband was the son of Princess Anastasia. Anyway, the tiara this Princess wore looked a lot like the one worn by Queen Elizabeth II in design; but the diamond pendants were there instead of pearls like Elizabeth's. Also, it seems the princess' diamond pendants were not mobile....not moving...normally, gravity would cause them to go this way or another, but it did not happen here. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From 'New York Tribune' (NYC, NY) dated March 19, 1913:
Queen Olga of Greece wore this tiara which eventually is worn by Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. I would suppose the choker worn by Olga is now used by Queen Anne-Marie, isn't it?
The star tiara worn by Princess Alice of Battenberg, who became Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (and who became Prince Philip of Britain's mother)....does the British royal family have it in its collection? Her granddaughter, Princess Anne, perhaps? See below...
on December 22, 2015, 9:39 pm
