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The story of the emerald wedding tiara necklace, gift to Alexandrine of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha wore the emeralds, also again at her golden wedding in 1892 at Coburg, together with an golden bridal wreath tiara.
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Royal Wedding in 1905, Princess Margaret of Connaught marries the Gustav Adolph of Sweden, the story behind the wedding gifts, today the necklace of diamonds and rubies from the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Windsor siblings.
Absolute simplicity was the keynote of the wedding gown of the Royal bride. Foundation and train were white satin with skirt lace gathered round the hips, the bodice being draped with lace, with sprays of orange blossom half in the folds. Princess Margaret wore a simple wreath of myrtle and which carried a marvelous wedding veil presented to her by the ladies of Ireland. …
GORGEOUS PRESENTS TO ROYAL BRIDE. The most valuable gifts were shown in glass-covered cases, and enormous table groaned and other priceless gifts These gift sent their Majesties King and Queen is regal crown, composed of the finest diamonds and largo pigeon’s red rubies‘ sot square in the now manner. The appertains lovely necklace to match, and the crown are arranged that it forms tiara decoration at will. The bride’s parents, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, gave her another crown, call also form various beautiful ornament diamonds of the purest water, and tho pattern is that most elegant one, the Empire wreath. With trembling stones and festoons gems between each circle. From her brother and sister beautiful diamond and pearl ring came, and from the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Victoria of Wales, Princess Charles of Denmark, and the Duchess of Fife diamond and ruby necklace arrived. In tho case is shown an antique bracelet which the Duchess of Connaught remembers child, and which been sent young Princess Frederick Charles of Prussia. King Oscar’s Gifts. It officially announced that the King and Queen have presented to Prince Gustav and Princess Margaret the Castle of Sofjero, in Scania, southern part of Sweden, well tiara of diamonds as a separate wedding gift to the bride.
The Duchess wore the smaller version of the historic sapphire and diamond parure in 1984 and 1985 at least in public.
Unfortunately the historic Cambridge sapphires and diamond set, consist of the sapphire and diamond cluster tiara, the sapphire and diamond choker, the sapphire and diamond earrings, the sapphire and diamond brooch was also sold and is not in the royal family anymore.
When the founder of the jewel house Moira died in November 2020, it came up to the light, the historic smaller parure fragments are owned by her.
Nothing is known about the cluster tiara.
News about the historic Cambridge Sapphires Parure, find out more about the story of the important Cambridge Sapphires…..
Elizabeth Angela Veronica Rose Nall-Cain, only daughter of Lord and Lady Brocket god-daughter of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, wearing the heirloom diamond tiara, of the family when she married at St James, Spanish Palace the Earl of Bective, son of the Marquess of Headfort, in 1958,
Her mother Lady Brocket wore the diamond palmette tiara, also at Opening Parliament in 1936 in the style of the time on her forehead and the matching diamond fringe necklace and at the coronation in 1937.
When Antalya Stephanie Lauren Nall-Cain, daughter of the Lord Brocket, married Alexander Frederick Prince of Prussia (b.1984), son of Andreas Prince of Prussia in September 27th, 2020 at Brockethall, she wore traditionally the palmette diamond tiara of her family.
Antalya Princess of Preussen The new Princess of Preussen, chose not a wedding tiara of the „Preussen“ family. The bride wore a stunning ivory gown with cape detail, adorn with her family tiara, the Brocket Tiara. It had previously been worn on the wedding day of her grandmother and aunt, see on top. The kokoshnik base could be worn without the fountains or diamond palmettos on top, in a very sleek way.
This diamond „rayon diadem“ of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, comes from the jewelry collection of Empress Marie Alexandrovna, bequeathing it to her daughter. One of the mos spectacular fringe tiara, the pears are placed to form the top of the rays is magnificent.
Empress Marie Alexandrovna’s Fringe Tiara left to her daughter the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, Duchess of Edinburgh, Duchess of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha.
Left to her daughter Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh, Duchess of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha and Infanta of Spain, Galiera
Bought from Queen Marie of Romania [from her sister Infanta Beatrice,Baby Bee) and worn and then left to her daughter the Queen Marie of Yugoslavia
Left to her son Prince Alexander of yougoslavia – sold in the 1960th
The Earl of Southesk and his fiancée Camille Ascoli were married on, 5 September 2020. The Countess of Southesk wore the Fife Fringe Tiara, which had been on exhibition at Kensington Palace, since 2018. The diamond tiara was taken off display for the Carnegie wedding.
It was the wedding gift of Queen Alexandra and King Edward to their daughter the Princess Royal Louise, Duchess of Fife.
Charles „Charlie“ Duff Carnegie, Earl of Southesk, was born on 1 July 1989. He is the eldest of three sons of David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife, and his wife, the former Caroline Ann Bunting. Charlie Southesk is a great-great-grandson of King Edward VII.
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Duchess Louise of Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, Mother of Prince Albert the consort of Queen Victoria, in her silver wedding gown, when she married in 1817.
„……this afternoon there was great court and dinner.
During the festivities the bridal jewelry of the Duchess Louise was also on public display…. and a poem was written about it. … The princess’s bridal trousseau, whose value is estimated at 100 000 Thlr., was on public display in the castle on the 16th and 17th. Of rare beauty was the massive silver toilet with its golden contents, the velvet and silk richly embroidered dresses, the linen etc………….“
„The magnificent bridal jewelry, which was recently added by the princess aunt Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna with a splendid brilliant necklace, was particularly outstanding.“
It could be the diamond belt and the border of diamond loops along the neckline. One counts, 17 entwined diamond rings and the other with 15 entwined smaller diamond ornaments.
An example of this, in the picture the link band of seven intertwined rings, set with approx. 722 diamonds in different historical cuts, as Peruzzi cut diamonds, Mazarin, pear shaped. Originally probably part of a tiara, which is also indicated by the mounting holes in the setting, which was sold a few years ago from a German ducal estate.
We see on the portrait of the Duchess Louise:
a diamond necklace with 9 drop pearls is still remarkable, as are the diamond and pearl earrings each with 3 large drop pearls. In addition, a diamond diadem of 14 visibly upright diamond ears and a diamond and pearl comb, behind it.
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