Itīs not princess Louise but princess Alice's wedding tiara
--Previous Message-- : Martina, : : you are making a confusion: the : Hesse-Darmstadt (= Hesse and by Rhine) : dinasty went extinct in 1968, but the : Hesse-Cassel still exist, not the contrary. : : Princess Louise of Great-Britain's diamond : tiara (a wedding gift from Queen Victoria) : was in the tragic plane, but still exist. I : have seen it in an exhibition in Brussels in : 2007 (it is really more beautiful in real : than what it looks to be on pictures!!!). It : is pictured in Geoffrey Munn's book Tiaras, : A History of Splendour (page 103), and is : described as " a graduated frieze of : stylized leaves and flowers supported by a : latticework gallery ". : : The caption of the picture reads that it : belongs to the " Hessische Hausstiftung : " (Hessian House Foundation), a : foundation which runs most of the estates : and collection of arts of both former houses : of Hesse-Darmstadt and Hesse-Cassel, under : the supervision of the Landgrave of : Hesse(-Cassel). : : : : This diamond tiara has been worn by all : grand-duchesses ans crown princesses of : Hesse-Darmstadt. Though it belongs to the : House Foundation, it seems the current : ladies of the landgraviate family have never : worn it: : : - Princess Louise of Great-Britain, wife of : Grand-Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse-Darmstadt: : : : : - Princess Victoria-Melita of : Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha, first wife of Grand-Duke : Ernst-Ludwig: : : : : - Princess Eleonore of : Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, second wife of : Grand-Duke Ernst-Ludwig: : : : : : --Previous Message-- : I'm sure that Cristina didn't mean the theft : after WWII, but the plane crash in 1937. : Most members of the Hessen and by Rhein were : on the same plane in order to attend the : wedding of Prince Ludwig & Hon. Margaret : Campbell Geddes. The plane crashed near the : dutch coast, killing everbody on board. : : There is the story of a tiara being : recovered from the wreck, being intact in : it's strongbox. But I have heard this story : being connected to two tiaras: the turquoise : and moonstone tiara and the strawberry leaf : tiara which had been a present from Queen : Victoria to her daughter Princess Alice. : : My theory is that both tiaras were on board. : The turquoise and moonstone tiara was : intended as a present to the bride who wore : it later during her life. It is now with her : English relatives. : : The strawberry leaf tiara was probably : intended to be worn by the mother of the : groom during the wedding. It is now with the : Hesse-Darmstadt relatives, as the Hesse and : by Rhyn family died out after Prince : Ludwig's death in 1968. : : Afaik, it is not known what happened to the : cabouchon emerald tiara worn by Princess : Cecile in this fascinating picture. I don't : think that it has been seen since. : : : By the way, has anybody ever seen Princess : Margaret, nee Hon. Margaret Campbell Geddes, : wear a tiara? I have only read the she wore : the turquoise-moonstone tiara, but have : never seen a picture. : : : :
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