"......The Bride looked charming, in her creamy white satin gown, made with a very long train, trimmed with lace, oranges flowers and myrtle. She wore her mother's wedding veil, and the diamond stars I gave her, pinned in amongst the wreath."
Queen Victoria the grandmother of the bride, writing in her dairy on the wedding day.
The gift of her grandmother Queen Victoria to Princes Marie Louise may be the very large diamond starbust brooches >>, which was worn by herself and her sister Princess Helena.
Gifts of jewellery from the family included:
a gold bracelet with a diamond inscription and a pearl and diamond necklace/choker, which was wearable also as two bracelets, from her parents. The Princess wore it as a choker on her wedding day as seen in the picture above, and often in later days as bracelets.
a beaten gold bracelet with pearls, sapphire and diamonds, from the Grand Duke and Princess Alice [sic] of Hesse
Gifts of jewellery from others included:
The Gift of the Inhabitants of Windsor and Eton
Diamond Star Brooch
On 03 Jul 1891, Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Victoria and Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Anhalt, Princes Aribert and Edward and Princess Alexandra of Anhalt arrived at Windsor Town Hall to receive gifts given by the inhabitants of Windsor and Eton in honour of Prince and Princess Christian’s silver wedding anniversary and Princess Louise’s marriage.
The Mayor made an address to which Prince Christian replied and the gifts were presented. Princess Louise’s gift was a diamond star which could be used as either a brooch or a hairpin. “The star is formed of 148 brilliants of the first water, and is enclosed in light blue velvet case, on which are stamped the initials of the bride and bridegroom.”
The diamond star with seven points is pictured above, was supplied by Messrs. Dyson and Sons of Windsor and later left to Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester who sold it in 1975.
Jewellery from others on display >>
Sources: Royal Collection; The Times; The Standard; Field; Illustrated London News;
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