Probably his last State Visit in 1937.Sad no Pictures of the Ball. Brtish Pathé showed a short film of his arrival in Dover and in London.
Afterwards we had his second wedding during the beginning of WW2, his exile with wife and family, his Return and its troubles which ended to an Abication when Prince Baudouin was 21 (1951).
--Previous Message-- : 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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