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I was just thinking though, maybe the ruby aigrette should go back to the main line since it was one of Queen Maud’s pieces.
And I think the rubies could look nice on Mette Marit, perhaps worn in the back of her hair if she wears an up-do.
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I guess that the Ferner daughters and daughters-in-law will very rarely need Princess Astrid's jewels after her demise. They will never be invited to State occasions (State visits, annual Parliament gala banquet...), only to family occasions (jubilees, weddings, "big" solemnized birthdays), which do not occur very often.
Rationally, it would be better to give back all the historic jewelry to the main branch of the Royal family, with the provision to lend the Ferners some pieces when occasionally needed.
Nevertheless, I feel that Princess Astrid has reached a sensible, fair and honourable compromise between the historical/patrimonial interest of the Royal family (to whom the bigger jewels will eventually revert) and the affective and financial interests of her own descendants (who will inherit the minor jewels, either for use or for sale). If these jewels are eventually sold or auctioned off, maybe King Harald V (or later King Haakon VIII) will have the opportunity (and the financial capacity) to buy them back too. Previous Message
Ah, yes! Completely forgot about that interesting piece. So her daughters are well-positioned for a tiara event in Norway should they ever get invited to one. Although perhaps after Astrid’s passing they might sell these pieces too. Previous Message
And her gold bandeau with different stones Previous Message
If that’s true that leaves only two headpieces for her three daughters, should they ever need one; the diamond bandeau, and the ruby aigrette. Previous Message
It has often been stated that the turqiose circelt and the Vasa tiara from Princess Astrid will come back to the maine line Previous Message
I have a sense that Mette Marit is quite a modest person who won't go all out even when she has access to the grander pieces. She might even prefer to give her daughter the limelight. I don't see her wearing the huge Emerald Tiara except for a portrait but I would love to be proven wrong. Any way I think Queen Josefina's diamond tiara will suit her much better than the Emerald piece. Hopefully Princess Astrid will hand down some of her grandest jewels to the main line just as her sister has done. Previous Message
Queen Sonja is wearing Norwegian Emerald Parure Crown Princess Mette-Marit is in the Diamond Daisy Bandeau and Princess Astrid is wearing her Vasa Tiara at tonight’s State Banquet for the Finnish President at the Royal Palace of Oslo .
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