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I think that the garnets would look amazing on Elisabeth!

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That just shows how taste may vary. I have always thought that garnets are for (very) old ladies

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A few more photos ….

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Hans, you are a Queen Paola "fan", pictures I never saw. Thanks!
The half moon earrings are a present from Princess Lilian , the flowerbrooch with ruby is a present of Prince Albert. The two necklace/tiaras are belgian presents for her Wedding.
I think her pearl earrings are from her Mother?
On the last picture , the Queen wears her Deco tiara as necklace with the Nine Province tiara . Never saw this ?

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Indeed, the pearl earrings are from her mother. The short pearl earrings are the pendant from the bow brooch.


The bandeau as choker was worn in Spain.

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Paola has three children and 12 grandchildren so it won't be easy for her to decide what jewels to leave to them.

i hope she'll leave the art deco bandeau to either Elisabeth or Gabriel. It would be nice if the larger of the two diamond necklaces and the diamond brooch were to go to the Duchess of Brabant.
At the same time i do hope her other children and grandchildren will in time inherit pieces to remind them of their mother and grandmother. The smaller diamond necklace/tiara might go to princess Astrid and the pearl and diamond cluster earrings to Laurent as they would fit with the diamond and pearl tiara Claire has.
Considering that Philippe and his children will need more of the grander pieces i hope they go to him. Still the ruby floral brooch, the diamond and aquamarine earrings and the garnets would in that scenario go to either Astrid or Laurent. I cannot see Paola leaving all her official jewels to the King.

Philippe and Mathilde have already started to extend the royal collection by the tiara given to Elisabeth. By loaning the Wolfers tiara to her Mathilde seems to indicate an intention to share the collection with her daughter(s-in-law). As they mainly own diamonds it would be nice if the Spanish Wedding gift tiara was also inherited or bought by Philippe but the longer it takes for that piece to show up the more i start to doubt it.

They missed the opportunity to buy pieces from the inheritance of his great-aunt Marie-Jose of Italy. A pity as it would have given the collection more colour.

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the Deco tiara which was worn by 2 Belgian Queens Elisabeth and Astrid has to go to our Crown Princess. For the other jewels ,I don' know!

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The last part 😉

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Paris Match published on its color Cover a picture of Donna Paola with her wedding dress. She wore the rond diamond brooch , (she wore later to fix her Sashes) on the bow of her Wedding Dress. On the day of her Wedding she wears no brooch.

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Just the other way….

During her wedding, she wore the brooch, wich was a present from Elisabeth. No brooch for paris match.

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Just the other way….

During her wedding, she wore the brooch, wich was a present from Elisabeth. No brooch for paris match.

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I did not know this round brooch was a present from Queen Elisabeth. She wore it at her Wedding. I forgot.
We had no TV at home went to neighbours. I remember the reporter said , Princess Paola's mother wore an E brooch , present of Queen Elisabeth but it was a present from Elena, Queen of Italy. Thank you H for all your great pictures.