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Royal Weddings of now and in the Past

Posted by Maria Olivia <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=Maria+Olivia' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 29, 2025, 1:32 pm

The actual Queens, Sofia, Sonia and Maria Teresa did not bring jewels in the Vault of their Husband 's Country. They are wearing them on a perfect way and the Vaults I hope will remain how they are.
The Belgian Royal Vault has nearly nothing. We lost some Queen Elisabeth jewels sold by Queen Marie José , her Daughter and Princess Lilian.
If Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte should have known that her personal belgian Royal jewels should have been sold at an Auction , she should give them back to Belgium .
Queen Fabiola's Spanish tiara and personal aigue marines necklace and pendant are in Spain.
Lucky ,the German Royals are keeping their tiaras for their Weddings.
The Reigning Royal Houses of the Past have alas nearly no grand jewels anymore.

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Posted by Hans <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=Hans' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 29, 2025, 2:23 pm, in reply to "Royal Weddings of now and in the Past"

I have read that the Spanish crown went back to Spain but also all the aquamarines?

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Posted by Stefan <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=Stefan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 29, 2025, 3:13 pm, in reply to "Royal Weddings of now and in the Past"

Sofia brought 2 tiaras she got as Wedding gifts. the prusiian triara and the floral tiara. And she alsp got the shell tiara as Wedding gift but that was already in the Fanmily as she got it from her parents-in-law

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Posted by Lorenzo <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=Lorenzo94' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 30, 2025, 3:28 am, in reply to "Re: Royal Weddings of now and in the Past"

Don't forget the fabulous rubis set she recieved as a wedding gift from Niarchos

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Sharp decline in jewels as wedding gifts

Posted by John R <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=John+R' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 30, 2025, 8:45 am, in reply to "Re: Royal Weddings of now and in the Past"

From the 1960's royal brides often did not receive (new) expensive jewels upon their marriage. Gone were the days that royal parents commissioned jewellers to create grand tiaras or parures and the aristocracy still had money to splash on lavish gifts to confirm their status. In some countries this trend started even earlier. In the Netherlands it started with Emma marrying Willem III in 1879. She came into the marriage with hardly any jewels. Her family was well connected but not wealthy. And as far as we know she did not receive very lavish gifts from other royal cousins / houses. Willem was not exactly popular in royal circles. We only know of two sets of diamond stars Emma received from her new in-law family. Luckily for her she received a pretty impressive national wedding gift and her ancient husband placed large orders for jewels. What Wilhelmina received in 1901 from family or other royal houses, including her in-laws the Mecklenburg-Schwerins, we do not know but it can't have been much. She also received a very impressive national wedding gift (parure). Juliana was said to have received some Aquamarine earrings from her mother in law but those might have been a hand me down or were bought using Wilhelmina's money. Even Bernards wedding gift to Juliana and the engagement ring were (later) paid from his royal allowance (Wilhelmina). Juliana did receive a nice gift from the inhabitants of the Dutch Indies. The Von Biesterfelds were penniless. Same goes for the Von Amsbergs and the family was reduced to very distant cousins so the gift of giving faded accordingly.

The dispersement of royal jewels in especially Belgium is tragic but the result of family dynamics, wealth decline and sheer recklessness. It was wonderful to see that Mathilde received a versatile piece from the Belgian aristocracy for her wedding to Filip.

In Monaco Albert should not have bothered to commission jewels for his wife. The pieces are absolutely ghastly and Charlene never wears them. Which I understand perfectly . The good stuff is owned by Caroline. Although some sources claim the pearl tiara and the diamond flower wreath are (now) actually the property of Albert. Anyway.

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Don't forget the fabulous rubis set she recieved as a wedding gift from Niarchos

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Posted by Maria Olivia <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=Maria+Olivia' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 30, 2025, 2:13 pm, in reply to "Sharp decline in jewels as wedding gifts"

@John Pete , thanks for your post. In Belgium no Queen's jewel box went completely to the follow !
@ Hans . The board does not accept private messages. Queen Mathilde was seen with brand new aquamarine earrings from Fabienne lascar. Those of Fabiola were better quality. No aquamarines were seen since she passed away.

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Posted by Maria Olivia <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=Maria+Olivia' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on January 31, 2025, 10:19 am, in reply to "Re: Sharp decline in jewels as wedding gifts"

for your threads. It is only when a Royal passes away that we know about their Heirloom. I have one hope : the only tiara worn by 4 Queens of the Belgians , Queen Paola Deco tiara will go to Princess Elisabeth.

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Posted by Johan <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=Johan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on February 1, 2025, 7:46 am, in reply to "Thanks"

I hope your wish will be granted. Somehow I fear it will go down the line of princess Astrid and will be lost for the Belgian dynasty. It might be nice if it became the tiara for prince Gabriel's future wife. She's not expected to have a large collection so this might be a beautiful piece for her.

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Princess Anne Marie of Denmark/Queen of Greece

Posted by Maria Olivia <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=Maria+Olivia' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on February 2, 2025, 8:01 am, in reply to "Re: Sharp decline in jewels as wedding gifts"

Princess Anne Marie wore for the first time at her farwell Event her part of Queen Alexandrine Deco Sautoir. She used it for her Pre Wedding Ball to fix her great emerald devant de Cordage with 5 emeralds pendants.
She owns the Danish antique devant de corsage with diamands and pearls worn by her daughters in law for their Wedding.
Queen Anne Marie owns also the Khedive tiara, which is the Wedding tiara of the Danish Prncesses and their Daughters.

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Wedding Gifts Queen Anne-Marie of Greece

Posted by The Royal Watcher <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=The+Royal+Watcher' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on February 5, 2025, 8:34 am, in reply to "Princess Anne Marie of Denmark/Queen of Greece"

The historic Greek Emerald Parure and Greek Ruby Parure were of course among the Wedding Gifts received by King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark, but I also include the gifts she received from her parents on her 18th Birthday among her Wedding Gifts since they were so close together. Queen Anne Marie also received a bunch of modern jewels as gifts around the same time, which is one of the last instances of such grand gifting.

The most important Wedding Gifts given to Queen Anne Marie came from her mother-in-law, Queen Frederica of Greece, highlighted by the historic Greek Emerald Parure and heirloom from Queen Olga of Greece.

Queen Frederica also presented Princess Anne-Marie with the Greek Ruby Parure, which also originated from Queen Olga but had been a more recent addition to the main Greek Royal Family.

From her parents, King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark, Princess Anne-Marie received a striking Diamond Cross, which remains a treasured heirloom.

Princess Anne-Marie had just received the newly created Antique Corsage Tiara as an 18th-Birthday Gift from her mother, Queen Ingrid, a few days earlier, which was created from an Antique Corsage belonging to her great-grandmother, Princess Louise of Prussia, Grand Duchess of Baden.

Princess Anne-Marie also received half of Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Sautoir, which she could wear with the Pendants of the Greek Emerald Parure and also her Aquamarine Pendant, with which she received a magnificent Aquamarine Brooch as a gift from an unknown individual.

As an Engagement gift, Princess Anne-Marie seems to have received a Van Cleef & Arpels Ruby Necklace.

A striking Van Cleef & Arpels Suite was also likely among Queen Anne Marie’s Wedding Gifts. Given its similarity to the Ruby Parure given to her sister-in-law, Queen Sofia of Spain, by Greek shipping tycoon Stavros Niarchos, it is safe to imagine that this Suite was another gift from Niarchos or another Greek Tycoon.

Queen Anne Marie also soon wore her versatile Diamond Necklace, which may well be another Wedding Gift.

Another Jewel of unknown provenance is Queen Anne Marie’s Sapphire Necklace, which could also be another Wedding Gift.

Royal Guests and Relatives from around the world attended the Wedding Ball of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne Marie of Denmark (wearing the Greek Emerald Parure) at the Royal Palace of Athens, with the Guests processing down the iconic stairs of the Royal Palace of Athens.

Eight Kings and Eleven Queens led the Royal Guests and Relatives from around the world at the Wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Athens.

Re: Wedding Gifts Queen Anne-Marie of Greece

Posted by Glenn <iframe src='https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/info/user=Glenn' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on February 5, 2025, 10:57 am, in reply to "Wedding Gifts Queen Anne-Marie of Greece"

I have always believed that this necklace was presented to Queen Anne-Marie in connection with the birth and baptism of Princess Alexia, as it was around this time she first started wearing it.

And today it is only worn by Princess Alexia and is possibly now owned by her.

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