Many thanks Merlin. As ever, you provide us with fascinating information.
--Previous Message-- : I did mention recently, and I think it was on : this Board, that it seems that the first : time Queen Fabiola wore the V-shaped : necklace was for the Gala Dinner on the : first day of the King of Saudi Arabia's : State Visit to Belgium in May 1967. : The picture you post is of that occasion. : On the same tour King Faisal came to the UK : and as we know presented Queen Elizabeth : with a Harry Winston necklace. : I suggest that this is Queen Fabiola's : present from the Saudi King and probably : made by Harry Winston too. : : : --Previous Message-- : In his book about the jewels of the Queens : and : Princesses of Belgium ( Bijoux des Reines et : des Princesses de Belgique , 2004), : Christophe Vachaudez suggests that the : V-shaped necklace could be a gift from King : Leopold III or from King Baudouin. But : Vachaudez writes it in the interrogative : way, so he does not seem to be very sure : about that. : : I think that the modern style of the : necklace (mix of round brilliants and : baguette-cut diamonds) could match the style : of Van Cleef and Arpels, of whom King : Leopold III and King Baudouin were clients : in the 1950s/1960s. : : : : : : :
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