King Baudouin never gave a jewel to his sister or to his nieces.
When Queen Elisabeth passed away King Baudouin never asked her to give the Cartier tiara to his wife. The late Queen prefered to give it to her Son Leopold III, whose wife wore it only once abroad and sold it back to Cartier
Queen Marie José took her Mother's jewels and her daughter Marie Gabrielle sold them instead of The Giving them back to the main House.
King Baudouin gave aquamarines to his wife Queen Fabiola, her favourite stone.
And Fabiola gave the waterfall Brooch , she wore once to Princes Mathilde and her Wolfers tiara to Queen Mathilde and others such as a ruby bracelet, pearl earrings and ..







I did not intend to criticize The Queens look in generel.
I think the earrings are lovely themselves.
But if you lack jewellery one tend to use what is in the casket. And just maybe sometimes one should not and perhaps create a more simple but effective look by not wearing something or maybe use stud Pearl earrings.