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Queen Victoria's Opals | Royal Opal| Oriental Circlet Tiara |Queen Victoria's Opal Tiara
Queen Victoria’s Opals | Royal Opal| Oriental Circlet Tiara |Queen Victoria’s Opal Tiara

Queen Victoria Jewels | Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet | Royal Opal and Diamond Tiara| Royal Jewel History

Royal Oriental Circlet Tiara of Marie Grand Duchess of Russia, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Edinburgh and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |Wedding Present of Queen Victoria

The parure of opals and diamonds was a wedding gift of Her Majesty in the name of HRH the Prince Consort and the Queen to Princess Alexandra. It consisted of three brooches, a pair of earrings, a cross and a bracelet. The Prince Consort drew the designs for the jewels which were executed by Garrard and Co. Princess Alexandra wore the opal and diamond bracelet from this parure on her wedding day. Prince Albert was very fond of opals, giving his wife an opal and diamond parure which included the Oriental Circlet tiara, which had its opals and later given to the wife of Prince Alfred, Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, as wedding gift. The Prince of Wales gave a suite of opal-set jewellery to his eldest sister, Victoria, when she married the Crown Prince of Prussia in 1858. Upon her marriage in 1862, Princess Alice received an opal and diamond suite from her late father consisting of a cross, two brooches and a pair of earrings which were made by Garrard and Co., which foreshadowed that given to Princess Alexandra. royal royalty royalfamily royaljewels jewelry opal diamond parure queenvictoria princealbert royalwedding history england uk monarchy britishmonarchy britishroyals britishroyalfamily
The parure of opals and diamonds was a wedding gift of Her Majesty in the name of HRH the Prince Consort and the Queen to Princess Alexandra.

Queen Alexandra’s Opals| Royal Wedding Present of Queen Victoria| Queen Opals British Royal Jewels History

The Prince of Wales gave a suite of opal-set jewellery to his eldest sister, Victoria, when she married the Crown Prince of Prussia in 1858. Opal and diamond wedding gift to Kaiserin Friedrich, Princess Victoria, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria married the future Emperor of Germany in 1858 one of her wedding gifts was an opal necklace, earrings and brooch. Opals were Prince Albert’s favorite stone and it seems he meant to give each of his daughters an opal suite for their wedding. Press at the time said it was a gift from her brother the future King Edward VII but in Victoria’s journal she recorded it was a parure of opals diamonds given by us royal royalty royalfamily royaljewels jewelry opal diamond parure queenvictoria princealbert royalwedding history england uk monarchy britishmonarchy britishroyals britishroyalfamily
Opal and diamond wedding gift to Kaiserin Friedrich, Princess Victoria, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria married the future Emperor of Germany in 1858 one of her wedding gifts was an opal necklace, earrings and brooch.

above the sketch of the wedding gift the “parure” of opals and diamonds from both her parents

By his Royal Highness the Prince Consort – A opal cross(worne as bridal jewelry), two opal brooches, and a pair of opal earrings, all in very fine opals and diamonds. From Messrs Garrard. The opal cross pendant and brooch, was later left to her daughter Princess Irene of Hessen. Wedding Gift Royal Opal Parure royal royalty royalfamily royaljewels jewelry opal diamond parure queenvictoria princealbert royalwedding history england uk monarchy britishmonarchy britishroyals britishroyalfamily
Royal Wedding Gift- the Prince Consort – A opal cross(worne as bridal jewelry), two opal brooches, and a pair of opal earrings, all in very fine opals and diamonds. From Messrs Garrard. The opal cross pendant and brooch, was later left to her daughter Princess Irene of Hesse, Princess of Prussia

Princess Alice Grand Duchess of Hesse by Rhine | Royal Marriage presents Wedding gifts|England German Royal Jewels

Royal Jewels with Opals |Princess Louise of Great Britain & Irland | Duchess of Argyll This very fine opal and brilliant necklace with five large opals, set round with brilliants, connected by a diamond chain, a large drop brooch, with two very fine opals, set round with brilliants, a pair of opal and diamond earrings to correspond was given by the Queen to the princess, as well as a very large and fine emerald, set with brilliants as a centre of bracelet and another as centre of necklace. These were all supplied by Messrs. Garrard(The Times)

Royal Jewels with Opals |Princess Louise of Great Britain & Irland | Duchess of Argyll

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