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    Wedding of Prince Gustav Adolf and Princess Margaret - the men Archived Message

    Posted by Kongetro on February 23, 2016, 1:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Alexandra's necklace "

    Thank you for this additional image. According to this it is easier to see that the Criwn Princess us indeed wearing the sapphire tiara as in the photo. But when comparing the photo and this latest image I see that there seems to be another difference. This time it's more about the men...in the painting it looks like the Crown Prince is wearing the sash of the Order of the Garter, while in the photo he is wearing the chain.
    And while on the subject on orders....in the painting King Edward seems to be wearing a yellow sash. Unless he is wearing the chain of the Order of the Seraphim, it would be natural for him to wear sash of this order. But since the other men present are all wearing the chain of this order I guess the King is doing likewise (although difficult to see in the painting). If so, could the sash be the Order of Fidelity (Ordre de la Fidélité), the highest order if chivalry of Baden? According to Wikipedia the Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden was appointed Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.


    --Previous Message--
    : Here is another painting of the wedding of
    : King Gustaf VI Adolf and Princess Margaret
    : of Connaught, from the British Royal
    : Collection's website. The jewels worn by
    : Queen Alexandra on this painting look
    : similar to those visible on the sketch
    : posted by Beth at the beginning of this
    : thread. Queen Victoria of Sweden is wearing
    : the Leuchtenberg sapphires:
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    : Source:
    : https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/search#/72/collection/451868/marriage-of-princess-margaret-of-connaught-to-prince-gustavus-adolphus-of-sweden
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