Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1878-1942) Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
The hereditary princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg is pictured above, with a diamond fleur de Lys brooch.
She wore the brooch first after her engagement, which was a secret in May of the year and later for public in September 1895. Her grandmother Queen Victoria was not amused.
Princess Alexandra’s Royal Diamond Ribbon and Bow Tiara | Princess Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Marylou Whitney Wild roses Diamond Tiara Diadem | Imperial Diamant Parure | Empress Elisabeth of Austria Habsburg Royal and Imperial Jewels
The New York Times notes in history:
The then and now Mrs C.V. Whitney, Mary Lou Hosford, was robbed of $780 000 worth of Whitney jewels, heirlooms for the most part. Emeralds, turquoise and diamond necklaces and sapphires and rubies. It was the biggest crime story ever to hit Saratoga.
I hope she didn’t lose her wonderful and amazing wild roses tiara, which she wore on opening the Metropolitan Opera in NY.
It was not the ruby bandeau, of the Empress Sissi (which I had on the picture to compare).
It was similar but not the same, it looks like more the earlier sketch made by Jeweler Köchert, see on top.
The daughter-in-law of Gertrude Vanderbilt Payne Whitney, sister of Gladys Moore Vanderbilt (1886–1965), who married Count László Széchenyi (1879–1938), which had very good connections to the imperial court of Vienna, so it could be absolutely true, it had an imperial history.
Sapphire Cabochon and diamond curb chain bracelet presented by the Emperor and Empress of Imperial Russia Wedding gift of the Czar| Sapphire Cabochon and diamond brooch| Romanov Present Royal Gifts| Royal Jewels Queen Mary England
Duchess of Connaught, the third son of Queen Victoria married Princess Louise of Prussia. The Queen gave a magnificent diamond tiara, brilliants hanging down in sparkling peaks from a central wreath of brilliants of pure water in Indian style with emeralds.
On 2 March 1879 Queen Victoria recorded in her journal that she had told her son, Arthur, Duke of Connaught, she would give his wife to be, an Indian diadem. Then on 12 March 1879 Queen Victoria described showing her gifts to the bride and others, again referring to an Indian diadem.
The Duchess was pictured, with the royal tiara, only one time in 1893, see above, and give it later to her daughter Princess Patricia of Connaught.
In 1911, the Duke was appointed Governor General of Canada. Princess Patricia accompanied her parents to Canada, and she became popular there, on those occasion she wore her mothers wedding gift, the Indian diamond tiara as stomacher, without the center, of a movable ornament like a sarpech on top, with hanging emerald drop.
Sarpech, also known as an aigrette is a turban ornament that was worn by significant Hindu and Muslim princes.
Princess Patricia of Connaught | Indian Diadem of Diamonds and Emeralds | Stomacher Brooch Royal Jewel | Wedding Gift from Queen Victoria
She had her own jewels and tiaras for royal events, because , her mother’s precarious health meant the unmarried Patricia often step in for her mother, as vice-regal hostess, especially during the Duke of Connaught’s tenure as Canada’s governor general from 1911 to 1916.
Princess Grace Cartier Diamond Necklace | Wedding Present of the „organismes monégasques“ | Marriage Charlotte Casiraghi Monaco Grimaldi
The story behind the personal jewels of Princess Grace of Monaco:
The wedding gift from the Organismes Monegasques to Grace Kelly in 1956 was a costly diamond necklace from Cartier made in 1953.
When Charlotte Casiraghi, Princess Grace’s granddaughter, married Dimitri Rassan on 1st of June in Monaco, she paid homage to these family ties.
The dress she wore to the reception in the evening at Villa La Vigie, was a white strapless Chanel, and the necklace, see above, her grandmother’s diamonds, from the family’s Cartier treasures.
The three strand necklace, created from approximately 64 carats of round and baguette cut diamonds set in platinum is in the festoon style. It was not a gift from Prince Rainier.
Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova | Empress of Russia | Personal Jewelry Jet Comp Tiara Diamond Riviere and matching Diamond earrings
Empress Alexandra Feodrovna in 1894-1895.
This interesting jewel was a traditional Victorian mourning jewel belonging to Tsarina Alexandra. The tiara style hair comb with jet balls was a hair accessory of the time. She wore black, because she was in mourning of her father-in-law, the tsar.
However, in 1894, tradition was broken for one day, wrote in a letter of 5 Nov 1884 to Queen Victoria, before the marriage of her sister Princess Alix of Hesse to Emperor Nicholas II, described the wedding ceremonies and traditions of the imperial court. She also gives an insider’s glimpse of the family mourning the death of Alexander III, her brother-in-law.
From Russia, Royalty & the Romanovs, opening at The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse on 21 June 2019.
Schmuck und Juwelen der Deutsche Fürstenhäuser | Royal Jewels – Historical Jewerly and Treasure of Royals and Aristocracy | bijoux historiques| исторические драгоценности
