Thank you for that additional information and the great photos from the book. I don't think I have seen a photo of Countess Ruth wearing this tiara. Do we know when she is supposed to have worn it?
--Previous Message-- : 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): : : : : : : :
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