Hans I cannot send you private messages.
When Princess Lilian passed away, Prince Alexandre and Princess Maria Esmeralda wanted the Argenteuil Castle being their Parents Memorial. The Prime Minister said no, it has to come back to the State. Important Auctions at Sotheby and others because Princess Marie Christine was in money need.
Jean Marie Delwart bought the emply Castle 8 millions of Euros and renovated. He has a scientific Foundation. He wanted to sell the castle when he was 80 th more than 20 millions Euros and he stopped it because the buyers did not correspond to the spirit of his Foundation. Now he passed away at 85 th, no news about Argenteuil did he sold it privately??
As for Queen Astrid emeralds, I thought King Leopold III will give them to King Baudouin as he did for Prince Albert, they were their birth presents. He gave the Nine Province tiara to Fabiola.
Queen Astrid emeralds are lost for ever and Queen Elisabeth giving her Cartier tiara to her Son Leopold III , the tiara is also lost for ever.
Queen Marie José took her Mothers jewels and inherited Prince Charles Leuchtenberg tiara. Princess Maria Gabriella sold a lot of them.
It continues , Queen Fabiola spanish tiara and her aquamarines are also lost for ever.
Now what will happen to Queen Paola's jewels, we don't know. I will be happy that the famous "hate" between Royals in Belgian will be over.

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I had really no idea…. Sad News! Will the Castle go to the Solvay family?
Can you help us with information about the emerald tiara from Queen Astrid?

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This was discussed before.
Hans do you know that jean Marie Delwart the owner the the castle Argenteuil passed away.?

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Have once seen a pics of a necklace in the luxemburgian collection which looked similar only bar the emeralds. perhaps it went to Joséphine-Charlotte who is said to got her mothers emeralds.

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I have read that the big emerald brooch with pendant is no longer in the family but I know nothing about the tiara (wich I think belonged to Fabiola)

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She was creative with using the diamonds of the Nine Provinces tiara as necklaces, or the base of her tiara.
The breakup of the emerald necklace/tiara makes me sad. Also, what a shame to lose the large emerald brooch.