While pregnant of their fourth child. The king drove that car and survived with a broken arm and a few scratches.
--Previous Message-- : Queen Astrid died dramaticly in 1935 in a car : crash accident. : : --Previous Message-- : Why was he depressed? : : --Previous Message-- : We have only a few pictues of King Leopold : III : between 1935 and 1940. He was totally : depressed . : (See pictures of Princess Beatrix 's Baptism : in 1938. He was her Godfather and looked : devasted.) : : In 1937 ,He did a State Visit to King : Georges VI and Queen Elisabeth . There was a : Ball at Buckingham Palace . Attendance Queen : Mary and 12 members of the RF . : Perhaps in your old newspapers you may find : a picture. : --Previous Message-- : Dear Beth, : : That is very great ! : : Is it possible to find a photo of State : Ball in honour of King Leopold of the : Belgians ? : : Do you think that the sunday times have some : reports saying that Queen Elizabeth the : Queen Mother was wearing emeralds ? : : We could find an answer. : : : I am pretty sure that she had inherited the : emerald tiara shown Vincent's book. : : Last but not least, Queen Elizabeth seems to : have worn several times the turquoise tiara : when she was young. : : Franck : : --Previous Message-- : I have found some reports in the Sunday : Times : for when Mrs Greville was reported to have : worn her emerald tiara. : : I will only list a few of the later dates as : my intention was to find the latest reports : of her wearing the jewel. : : Report dated 1 July 1934 : : : : Report dated 2 December 1934 at a : pre-wedding reception for Princess Marina. : : : : Report dated 28 June 1936 at a dance at : Holland House. : : : Although the report does not specifically : say Mrs Greville was wearing the emerald : tiara that seems to be what is suggested. : : Report dated 21 November 1937. This was for : a State Ball in honour of King Leopold of : the Belgians. Although the report does not : specifically state that she wore a tiara, I : think it is safe to assume she would have, : but whether that necessarily suggests she : wore the emerald tiara is open to question. : : : : At the very least the media confirms that : Mrs Greville was wearing the tiara in 1934, : and given how the report was phrased for the : pre-wedding reception of Princess Marina, I : suspect that Mrs Greville may have worn her : emerald tiara when she wore the rest of her : emerald jewels. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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