Posted by Sal on March 11, 2016, 2:55 am, in reply to "Re: A replica"
I did not say they use(d) this replica.
--Previous Message-- : I don't believe they went through all that : trouble making copies for comfort sake or : safety. If you look at the old B&W photo : from the Van Kempen & Begeer archive you : can see that the tiara was exactly the same : as it it today. The replica seen here is not : as refined as the original and certainly : does not contain real pearls or diamonds. : : --Previous Message-- : There were always rumors that queen Beatrix : had copies made that were lighter because of : her severe headaches. : : I always thought that the tiara she used at : her wedding looks quite different than the : one she uses later. Maybe that's the reason : we didn't see the tiara that much before the : wedding of Beatrix. Queen Juliana used the : tiara in London in 1950 and after that I : can't remember seeing it until the wedding : of Beatrix in 1966... : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Definitely not the original. I wonder how : many : more replicas there are: So far we have seen : the 'Stars Tiara' and now the 'Wurttemberg : Tiara'. : : --Previous Message-- : It's probably a replica, made by René Brus : : --Previous Message-- : This is a replica. : : --Previous Message-- : On his Facebook page Paul Rem, curator of : Palace Het Loo showed a beautiful close-up : of this tiara in it's impressive : configuration (with all the pearl spikes. : Enjoy! : : I'll show some more pictures to compare the : different settings. : : The close-up: : : : : : Queen Juliana with the fullest setting (11 : pearl spikes) during the state visit to the : UK in 1950 : : : : : Princess Beatrix in at her wedding in 1966 : with 5 spikes. The pattern of the tiara was : woven into her wedding gown. : : : : Queen Beatrix at the gala diner the night : before the inauguration in 2012 of her son, : 5 spikes again. : : : : : Queen Maxima with no spikes at all but it : looks like an extra ring with diamonds and : pearls was mounted under the tiara. Maxima : wore the tiara to the gala dinner for the : members of the Corps Diplomatique in : Amsterdam in 2015. : : : : : : : : : : : A replica? I have often wondered if any of : the jewels worn by the royals aren't : replicas while the real ones are hidden away : in a place where they won't be lost in case : they have to leave the country. History has : shown that it would be a prudent choice. : : : :
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