Re: Princess Mary at the New Year's Court Banquet Archived Message
Posted by Nellie  on January 3, 2012, 4:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Princess Mary at the New Year's Court Banquet"
Thank you Bjarne. It's wonderful that you have held the jewels and discussed them with the Crown Princess.
When watching episode 1 of The Royal Jewels I like to think that Crown Princess Mary is speaking to you standing right there beside the cameraman.
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: I have seen the new tiara. I have held it in
: my hands and I have talked with the Crown
: Princess about it.
:
: I told her that I find the alteration
: absolutely beautifully done and that I
: understood why she wanted to reset it:
:
: 1) It was simply too big for her head (Queen
: Ingrid had a bigger head!)
:
: 2) Therefore it had to lay on her hair and
: that is not how a tiara shall be worn.
:
: 3) It was also too big at the sides which
: can be seen on many photos.
:
: A lot of people here seem to be experts.....
:
: There was no tiara to this set when it was
: made in 1804. There were 8 bouquets that
: could be placed in the hair or on the dress
: as a guirlande.
:
: There was also a comb, but that comb was NOT
: used for the tiara.
:
: In 1897 a tiara was made for Princess
: Alexandrine out of six of the sprays, as
: that was now the fashion. This tiara was
: given her at her wedding in 1898.
: Alexandrine did not wear it often and only
: one photo shows her with it (a photo which I
: found and bought for my book many years
: ago!).
:
: The rest of the set was inherited by King
: Christian X i 1926 when Queen Louisa died.
: She had a very large collection of jewelry,
: and both her children and her
: children-in-law inherited several jewels
: from her (besides a lot of other things).
: She also put a lot of jewelry in a family
: foundation that was to follow the Danish
: monarchs. Her will consists of 45 pages
: folio - and those pages are only about her
: jewels!!!
:
: So she did not put the rubies into the
: foundation.
:
: King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine gave
: the whole set of jewelry as a wedding
: present to Queen Ingrid. She had the tiara
: made bigger to match the large necklace and
: eardobs.
:
: Queen Ingrid left the set to Crown Prince
: Frederik as she wanted it to be with a wife
: of the crown prince once again.
:
: If you think that Queen Ingrid was a
: conservative person you are wrong. She
: altered a lot of things so that they were
: more appropriate for their times. So I am
: quite convinced that she would have
: understood the new alteration.
:
: I told the Crown Princess that I found the
: new tiara beautiful and well done. I find it
: absolutely more perfect as a jewelry work
: now! She answered that she was very glad
: that I said that, because as a matter of
: fact she had been very nervous to meet me!
:
: BUT I am all for alterations if necessary. I
: would find it quite understandable if the
: Grand Duchess of Luxembourg e.g. would alter
: that much too big tiara, I must say. As the
: Queen of Denmark says: It is up to every
: owner of the jewels to make them appropriate
: for their use!
:
: I like the three small broaches made for her
: hair. I told her to have them made so that
: they could be used as brooches too.
:
: I am quite sure that the big necklace will
: be made to a piece of jewelry that can also
: be altered - and I am all for it. I even
: suggested her what one might do.
:
: Why are so many people writing of what they
: like and what they do not like! Even me! It
: does not matter what opinion I might have!
:
: Her husband likes it and her mother-in-law
: does. That's it!
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- Re: Princess Mary at the New Year's Court Banquet - Cristina January 4, 2012, 9:45 am
- Re: Princess Mary at the New Year's Court Banquet - Maridje January 3, 2012, 11:06 am
- Re: Princess Mary at the New Year's Court Banquet - Gert-Jan January 3, 2012, 11:08 am
- Re: Princess Mary at the New Year's Court Banquet - Juscha January 3, 2012, 11:36 am
- Re: Princess Mary at the New Year's Court Banquet - Nellie January 3, 2012, 4:50 pm
- Finally Bjarne!!!! Thank you very much!!!! - Joy-Ann January 3, 2012, 5:41 pm
- Re: Princess Mary at the New Year's Court Banquet - Royal Enthusiast January 4, 2012, 4:18 am
- to Bjarne - Tamara January 4, 2012, 8:58 am
- Semi-OT: My thoughts on the debate (for what it's worth) - Rachel in IN January 7, 2012, 6:09 pm
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