On Monday 25th November Queen Mary of Denmark unvailed a statue of Countess Danner, the morganatic wife of King Frederick VII of Denmark.

At the unvailing the Queen was seen wearing a brooch pinned to her coat that has not been seen publicly on her or anyone else in the Danish Royal Family. It turns out that the brooch is part of a set that originally belonged to the said same Countess Danner.

The set is part of the collection at Rosenborg Castle where the Crown Jewels are also kept and consists of two brooches, a necklace, a pair of earrings and two bracelets. Created in gold the pieces are set with citrines, amethysts, diamonds and pearls.

Whether we will see this brooch worn again (or any of the other pieces) is anybody's guess, though I don't think we will. It was still a very fitting outing and I would not mind if we do get to see it worn again. It is always interesting when old jewels are taken out from their display cases and actually worn again.