Re: Some of Princess Mary's jewels on camera Archived Message
Posted by Beth on January 8, 2017, 3:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Some of Princess Mary's jewels on camera"
Many thanks for the photos of Princess Mary, the Princess Royal wearing her emerald necklace Arthur. Yesterday I had an interesting time reading the links which VeronikaN provided. The first, immediately below the first photo of the bracelet, was to Urusula's site. I was intrigued to discover that the emerald necklace was made from other wedding gifts. http://royal-magazin.de/england/mary-lascelles-harewood/princess-mary-emeralds.htm In the images which Arthur posted the Princess can be seen wearing another gift, an emerald brooch, at the centre of her dress holding her sash in place. As Princess Mary had her wedding gifts redesigned, it suggests to me that she liked the gems and so, when the style of the original gifts was no longer fashionable, she sought to make them eminently wearable again. One of the problems we have in trying to trace royal jewels is that not all ladies were photographed on each occasion when they were wearing their major jewels - such a loss to us. Thank you Laura and Ursula for the great entries on the jewels of Princess Mary. I had a very stimulating time reading them. --Previous Message-- : Beautiful picture, Beth. Thank you! It is : definitely the same emerald bracelet. : : Strangely, Princess Mary, Countess of : Harewood, did not seem to have been a huge : fan of emeralds. She had several emerald : jewels, which were auctionned off after her : death, yet she was hardly ever seen wearing : them. Besides the emerald bracelet on the : picture posted by Beth, I only know of an : emerald and diamond cluster necklace, that : she wore in 1954, for the gala performance : at Covent Garden Royal Opera House during : King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden's State visit : to Britain: : : : : (Source: : http://www.britishpathe.com/video/royal-opera-night-1/query/king+sweden+covent+garden : ) : : :
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Message Thread:
- Countess of Harewood Wedding Gems - Dawn January 7, 2017, 3:50 pm
- Re: Countess of Harewood Wedding Gems - Beth January 7, 2017, 4:33 pm
- Re: Countess of Harewood Wedding Gems - Cristina January 7, 2017, 4:39 pm
- Re: Countess of Harewood Wedding Gems - Nellie January 7, 2017, 5:57 pm
- Re: Countess of Harewood Wedding Gems - Arthur January 8, 2017, 3:39 pm
- O/T Harewood House - Nellie January 9, 2017, 7:18 am
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