Princess Christopher's tiara was made by Cartier IIRC
--Previous Message-- : Source: Library of Congress. : : 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... : : : : : : :
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