During a state visit to Germany in 1971, Queen Juliana suddenly noticed that the emerald pendant had dropped from her necklace after visiting the Hamburg city hall. A picture of the startled queen does exist, but I cannot find t just now. Later a Hamburg policeman, J. Müller, found this precious jewel, at the time valued at about one million guilders, on a carpet. The policeman got a silver cigarette box with the initials J & B, the Hamburg fund for police widows and orphans received -if I remember well - DM 50.000.....
The large cabochon emerald originates from the trousseau of Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia (1751-1820) when she married Prince William V of Orange (1751-1795) in 1767. They are the parents of King William I of the Netherlands (1772-1843).
Queen Maxima wore a large emerald pendant for the return event. What is the history of this piece?
Pictures from kungahuset.no, by Fredrik Sandberg/TT
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