Posted by Hans on March 24, 2025, 3:37 pm

HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by JohnPete on March 24, 2025, 4:44 pm, in reply to "Singapore state visit to Belgium "

It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by Hans on March 24, 2025, 11:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by Hanken on March 25, 2025, 1:24 am, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by GertJan on March 25, 2025, 2:29 am, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by John R on March 25, 2025, 5:17 am, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

Where's Fabiola's (Ducal) Coronet with the red (rubies?) stones when you need it to pay homage to the SG flag. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by JohnPete on March 25, 2025, 5:20 am, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

True, but we can’t expect anything else. At least all Mathilde’s tiaras are adaptable as necklaces as well, for a jewel-poor queen it gives her some options at least. I suppose Queen Paola will never release the Art Deco bandeau of Queen Elisabeth to her daughter in law, and her appearance in it during her wedding will be her last and only. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by JohnPete on March 25, 2025, 5:26 am, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

that would have been amazing, to see Mathilde blazing in red (ruby? paste?) stones in that wonderfully adaptable piece of jewelry. I hope whichever Spanish relative Queen Fabiola bequeathed it to enjoys seeing it glitter in its velvet cassette, never to be worn. Previous Message Where's Fabiola's (Ducal) Coronet with the red (rubies?) stones when you need it to pay homage to the SG flag. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by Hans on March 25, 2025, 8:51 am, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

I hope that the artdeco bandeau Will go to the duchess of Brabant once. Previous Message True, but we can’t expect anything else. At least all Mathilde’s tiaras are adaptable as necklaces as well, for a jewel-poor queen it gives her some options at least. I suppose Queen Paola will never release the Art Deco bandeau of Queen Elisabeth to her daughter in law, and her appearance in it during her wedding will be her last and only. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by John R on March 25, 2025, 11:39 am, in reply to "Art-Deco Bandeau"

She could have given it to her granddaughter on her 18th birthday but she hasn't. It seems she prefers to keep it herself. At least now she still has something she can lent to her granddaughters or spouses of her grandsons for their wedding. Fair enough but it would be nice if ultimately it can go to the mainline. Previous Message I hope that the artdeco bandeau Will go to the duchess of Brabant once. Previous Message True, but we can’t expect anything else. At least all Mathilde’s tiaras are adaptable as necklaces as well, for a jewel-poor queen it gives her some options at least. I suppose Queen Paola will never release the Art Deco bandeau of Queen Elisabeth to her daughter in law, and her appearance in it during her wedding will be her last and only. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by JohnPete on March 25, 2025, 12:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Art-Deco Bandeau"

Posted by Hanken on March 25, 2025, 1:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

I did not intend to criticize The Queens look in generel. I think the earrings are lovely themselves. But if you lack jewellery one tend to use what is in the casket. And just maybe sometimes one should not and perhaps create a more simple but effective look by not wearing something or maybe use stud Pearl earrings. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by Johan on March 25, 2025, 1:35 pm, in reply to "Art-Deco Bandeau"

Mathilde has been buying a few. smaller pieces but so far only the tiara for the Duchess of Brabant. With her limited pieces I think she and Philippe will buy three other tiaras for their younger daughter and two daughters-in-law. It's a shame they did not buy the Spanish wedding gift tiara and the aquamarine pieces of queen Fabiola or the pearl Beauharnais tiara and the turquoise Demi parure when Maria Gabriella of Savoy put those up for auction. The Belgians could also invest in an amethysts to go with the Empire tiara. Replace the nine diamonds with nine amethysts and add earrings, a necklace, a brooch, bracelet(s) and a ring and they would have an amazing set. It seems the Royal couple do not want to do so or have not inherited a major part of King Boudewijn's fortune. In that case they simply might not be able to buy much. Previous Message I hope that the artdeco bandeau Will go to the duchess of Brabant once. Previous Message True, but we can’t expect anything else. At least all Mathilde’s tiaras are adaptable as necklaces as well, for a jewel-poor queen it gives her some options at least. I suppose Queen Paola will never release the Art Deco bandeau of Queen Elisabeth to her daughter in law, and her appearance in it during her wedding will be her last and only. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by Maria Olivia on March 25, 2025, 1:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

Previous Message I did not intend to criticize The Queens look in generel. I think the earrings are lovely themselves. But if you lack jewellery one tend to use what is in the casket. And just maybe sometimes one should not and perhaps create a more simple but effective look by not wearing something or maybe use stud Pearl earrings. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by Maria Olivia on March 25, 2025, 2:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

King Baudouin never gave a jewel to his sister or to his nieces. When Queen Elisabeth passed away King Baudouin never asked her to give the Cartier tiara to his wife. The late Queen prefered to give it to her Son Leopold III, whose wife wore it only once abroad and sold it back to Cartier Queen Marie José took her Mother's jewels and her daughter Marie Gabrielle sold them instead of The Giving them back to the main House. King Baudouin gave aquamarines to his wife Queen Fabiola, her favourite stone. And Fabiola gave the waterfall Brooch , she wore once to Princes Mathilde and her Wolfers tiara to Queen Mathilde and others such as a ruby bracelet, pearl earrings and .. I did not intend to criticize The Queens look in generel. I think the earrings are lovely themselves. But if you lack jewellery one tend to use what is in the casket. And just maybe sometimes one should not and perhaps create a more simple but effective look by not wearing something or maybe use stud Pearl earrings. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by Maria Olivia on March 25, 2025, 2:10 pm, in reply to "Re: Singapore state visit to Belgium "

Too modern earrings with the antic Laurel Leaf tiara. Previous Message Previous Message I did not intend to criticize The Queens look in generel. I think the earrings are lovely themselves. But if you lack jewellery one tend to use what is in the casket. And just maybe sometimes one should not and perhaps create a more simple but effective look by not wearing something or maybe use stud Pearl earrings. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by Maria Olivia on March 25, 2025, 2:19 pm, in reply to "(no subject)"

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde bought a new tiara because they know Elisabeth will never receive Queen Fabiola's Spanish tiara and Queen Paola's deco tiara Previous Message Too modern earrings with the antic Laurel Leaf tiara. Previous Message Previous Message I did not intend to criticize The Queens look in generel. I think the earrings are lovely themselves. But if you lack jewellery one tend to use what is in the casket. And just maybe sometimes one should not and perhaps create a more simple but effective look by not wearing something or maybe use stud Pearl earrings. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by John R on March 26, 2025, 5:26 am, in reply to "Re: Art-Deco Bandeau"

I believe the family is actually not that wealthy but they are frugal at the same time, except for Mathilde perhaps. She has made Natan a fortune and seems to enjoy jewellery but has only acquired relatively modest pieces. Previous Message Mathilde has been buying a few. smaller pieces but so far only the tiara for the Duchess of Brabant. With her limited pieces I think she and Philippe will buy three other tiaras for their younger daughter and two daughters-in-law. It's a shame they did not buy the Spanish wedding gift tiara and the aquamarine pieces of queen Fabiola or the pearl Beauharnais tiara and the turquoise Demi parure when Maria Gabriella of Savoy put those up for auction. The Belgians could also invest in an amethysts to go with the Empire tiara. Replace the nine diamonds with nine amethysts and add earrings, a necklace, a brooch, bracelet(s) and a ring and they would have an amazing set. It seems the Royal couple do not want to do so or have not inherited a major part of King Boudewijn's fortune. In that case they simply might not be able to buy much. Previous Message I hope that the artdeco bandeau Will go to the duchess of Brabant once. Previous Message True, but we can’t expect anything else. At least all Mathilde’s tiaras are adaptable as necklaces as well, for a jewel-poor queen it gives her some options at least. I suppose Queen Paola will never release the Art Deco bandeau of Queen Elisabeth to her daughter in law, and her appearance in it during her wedding will be her last and only. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by Hans on March 26, 2025, 7:56 am, in reply to "Princess Elisabeth tiara"

Previous Message King Philippe and Queen Mathilde bought a new tiara because they know Elisabeth will never receive Queen Fabiola's Spanish tiara and Queen Paola's deco tiara Previous Message Too modern earrings with the antic Laurel Leaf tiara. Previous Message Previous Message I did not intend to criticize The Queens look in generel. I think the earrings are lovely themselves. But if you lack jewellery one tend to use what is in the casket. And just maybe sometimes one should not and perhaps create a more simple but effective look by not wearing something or maybe use stud Pearl earrings. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by JohnPete on March 26, 2025, 8:13 am, in reply to "Re: Art-Deco Bandeau"

Posted by Johan on March 26, 2025, 1:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Art-Deco Bandeau"

Leopold II did not leave a huge fortune to his daughters or his successor. Boudewijn reportedly was quite wealthy but he and Fabiola were also very religious. I had hoped a major part of their wealth would have gone to Philippe and Mathilde but that may not have been the case. Previous Message One wonders what happened to the immense fortune the family supposedly amassed due to King Leopold’s plunder of The Congo.

Posted by Johan on March 26, 2025, 1:50 pm, in reply to "Jewels Presents"

Princess Marie Jose of Belgium later queen of Italy did not get many jewels from her mother. Her main pieces were inherited from her paternal grandmother Marie, countess of Flanders. Marie inherited Stephanie de Beauharnais' gold and pearl tiara and gave it to her granddaughter. Albert I and Elisabeth only added the earrings. The turquoise demi-parure was also from Marie. Most of Marie-Jose's jewels came from the Italian family she married into. Previous Message King Baudouin never gave a jewel to his sister or to his nieces. When Queen Elisabeth passed away King Baudouin never asked her to give the Cartier tiara to his wife. The late Queen prefered to give it to her Son Leopold III, whose wife wore it only once abroad and sold it back to Cartier Queen Marie José took her Mother's jewels and her daughter Marie Gabrielle sold them instead of The Giving them back to the main House. King Baudouin gave aquamarines to his wife Queen Fabiola, her favourite stone. And Fabiola gave the waterfall Brooch , she wore once to Princes Mathilde and her Wolfers tiara to Queen Mathilde and others such as a ruby bracelet, pearl earrings and .. I did not intend to criticize The Queens look in generel. I think the earrings are lovely themselves. But if you lack jewellery one tend to use what is in the casket. And just maybe sometimes one should not and perhaps create a more simple but effective look by not wearing something or maybe use stud Pearl earrings. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.

Posted by Stefan on March 26, 2025, 2:46 pm, in reply to "Marie Jose's Belgian jewels"

She also got the diamond tiara from her brother Charles, which was never worn by anyone Previous Message Princess Marie Jose of Belgium later queen of Italy did not get many jewels from her mother. Her main pieces were inherited from her paternal grandmother Marie, countess of Flanders. Marie inherited Stephanie de Beauharnais' gold and pearl tiara and gave it to her granddaughter. Albert I and Elisabeth only added the earrings. The turquoise demi-parure was also from Marie. Most of Marie-Jose's jewels came from the Italian family she married into. Previous Message King Baudouin never gave a jewel to his sister or to his nieces. When Queen Elisabeth passed away King Baudouin never asked her to give the Cartier tiara to his wife. The late Queen prefered to give it to her Son Leopold III, whose wife wore it only once abroad and sold it back to Cartier Queen Marie José took her Mother's jewels and her daughter Marie Gabrielle sold them instead of The Giving them back to the main House. King Baudouin gave aquamarines to his wife Queen Fabiola, her favourite stone. And Fabiola gave the waterfall Brooch , she wore once to Princes Mathilde and her Wolfers tiara to Queen Mathilde and others such as a ruby bracelet, pearl earrings and .. I did not intend to criticize The Queens look in generel. I think the earrings are lovely themselves. But if you lack jewellery one tend to use what is in the casket. And just maybe sometimes one should not and perhaps create a more simple but effective look by not wearing something or maybe use stud Pearl earrings. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant. Stefan

Posted by John R on March 27, 2025, 7:54 am, in reply to "Re: Art-Deco Bandeau"

I was informed that large sums were bequeathed to various (RC) charities and organisations by both Baudouin and Fabiola. Albert and Paola are not very wealthy and neither are Philip and Mathilde. Albert complained about his income a few years ago with the Belgian Government but nothing came out of it. We all know that Laurent has been having financial problems for years. Fortunately for Astrid, Lorenz had a successful career. New jewels that were bought like Elizabeth's tiara are not top quality Edwardian Era pieces. Previous Message Leopold II did not leave a huge fortune to his daughters or his successor. Boudewijn reportedly was quite wealthy but he and Fabiola were also very religious. I had hoped a major part of their wealth would have gone to Philippe and Mathilde but that may not have been the case. Previous Message One wonders what happened to the immense fortune the family supposedly amassed due to King Leopold’s plunder of The Congo.

Posted by Johan on March 27, 2025, 10:17 am, in reply to "Re: Marie Jose's Belgian jewels"

True the Leuchtenberg diamond tiara was bought by Albert I and Elisabeth for Charles, count of Flanders. The bad blood between Charles and his older brother Leopold III and little to no contact between the Count and his nephews Boudewijn and Albert II resulted in the piece going to his sister. Such a shame because it would have been perfect as the main tiara for a Duchess of Brabant. Light, beautiful but still impressive. Previous Message She also got the diamond tiara from her brother Charles, which was never worn by anyone Previous Message Princess Marie Jose of Belgium later queen of Italy did not get many jewels from her mother. Her main pieces were inherited from her paternal grandmother Marie, countess of Flanders. Marie inherited Stephanie de Beauharnais' gold and pearl tiara and gave it to her granddaughter. Albert I and Elisabeth only added the earrings. The turquoise demi-parure was also from Marie. Most of Marie-Jose's jewels came from the Italian family she married into. Previous Message King Baudouin never gave a jewel to his sister or to his nieces. When Queen Elisabeth passed away King Baudouin never asked her to give the Cartier tiara to his wife. The late Queen prefered to give it to her Son Leopold III, whose wife wore it only once abroad and sold it back to Cartier Queen Marie José took her Mother's jewels and her daughter Marie Gabrielle sold them instead of The Giving them back to the main House. King Baudouin gave aquamarines to his wife Queen Fabiola, her favourite stone. And Fabiola gave the waterfall Brooch , she wore once to Princes Mathilde and her Wolfers tiara to Queen Mathilde and others such as a ruby bracelet, pearl earrings and .. I did not intend to criticize The Queens look in generel. I think the earrings are lovely themselves. But if you lack jewellery one tend to use what is in the casket. And just maybe sometimes one should not and perhaps create a more simple but effective look by not wearing something or maybe use stud Pearl earrings. Previous Message its so boring... i'm glad we have Queen Maxima ( okay okay she has a lot more jewelry to play with) Previous Message Again! I do not like the Quuens earrings in this set up either. There is a missmatch between tiara/brooch and earrings is terms of design, I think. Previous Message Previous Message It’s nice to see the laurel leaf tiara again after a while. Previous Message HM Queen Mathilde is wearing her Laurel Leaf Tiara wich was a present from the Belgian aristocrats in 1999 on occasion of the wedding with the then Duke of Brabant.