[ Message Archive | Royal Jewels of the World Message Board ]

    diamond diadem and some more... Archived Message

    Posted by Kasper on January 31, 2016, 12:40 pm, in reply to "Re: A most interesting woman"

    Dear all of you

    In Bjarkes book about the Royal Danish jewelry, he states following:

    The diadem was made as a forehead piece and wasn't that wide. It is thought that the diadem is a wedding gift for princes Marie. She died in 1909 and 10 years later princes Margaretha received it on the occasion of her wedding to prince Axel. (Marie and Valdemars second son)
    During the 1950 princes Margaretha added to loops, one in each side, so it fitted better with the fashion of the time.
    Count Flemming inherited the diadem, and it's was the worn by countess Ruth.


    This is after the alteration



    My guess is that it is still in that line of the family, and among the 4 children. (Axel, Birger, Carl Johan and Desirče)

    Together with these:

    The opal diadem, altered to a opal garniture. It was left for prince Viggo and worn by his wife princes Viggo (Ellinor margareth Green) and then inherited by their nephew count Flemming. The dog collar is with the Orlean family today. It was discussed on this board in 2015.



    The lava and 4 kinds of red gold garniture, from Queen Desirče of Sweden, throug inheritance to princes Margaretha. Then her son prins George, who gave it to his brother count Flemming after Princes Anne's death.
    Of the record, I read somewhere that it is inherited by count Flemmings dougther comtesse Desirče.


    The turquoise star diadem, which has been seen on countess Jutta severel times. (she is the 2' wife of count Axel)
    It comes from Queen Lovisa of Sweden, and was since a wedding gift a few times down the family line. Her dougther, then princes Ingeborg, her dougther princes Margaretha, and then her son Count Flemming and finally count Axel.



    The kokoshnik, that they sold in 2014 at Sothersbys


    All pictures are from Bjarnes book mentioned above.


    --Previous Message--
    : Princess Margaretha also wore this tiara in
    : 1926 for King Leopold III of Belgium and
    : Princess Astrid of Sweden (her sister)'s
    : wedding in 1926 (first row, second from
    : left):
    :
    :
    :
    : She also wore the tiara for King Harald V
    : and Queen Sonja of Norway (then Crown Prince
    : Harald of Norway and Miss Sonja Haraldsen)
    : in 1968 (seated, second from right):
    :
    :
    :
    :
    :

    Message Thread: