Royal Jewels

dianab · Jul 21, 2010

Princess Grace Kelly

JewelFreak · Jul 21, 2010

Josefine, good pics -- the Teck necklace was stunning on Princess Margaret! I wonder if the Durbar tiara is perhaps too big for today's royals -- Queen Mary wore it gracefully but she had such an imperial style & being swathed in jewels was the way to do it then. Irrespective of personalities, it does not look well on Camilla. Overpowers her -- honestly, she looks to me like a kid playing dress-up in it. I wish she'd ask the queen for something smaller.

Dianab -- Grace certainly did have a lot of tiaras. Beautiful rubies. In the photo where she's wearing pink, the tiara is unfamiliar, looks great on her. Also her brooch which looks like a sapphire, hard to tell from the angle.

I absolutely LOVE the shot of Stephanie sucking her thumb!

--- Laurie

laurensmama · Jul 21, 2010

so having a problem posting, please refresh my memory tell me about the tiara Queen Rania is wearing (dianab post of 7/20/10). Thanks.

laurensmama · Jul 21, 2010

Really am enjoying the posts where the same piece is worn by several different ladies and you can see how the piece was changed over time and how each person wears it to fit their personality. Also is the Teck necklace still in the British Royal Family (I assume it is the property of the Queen?!?)

QueenShelly · Jul 21, 2010

Mary look so royal and knows how to display the jewels.
The other person unappealing

JewelFreak · Jul 22, 2010

Do we have a glitch on posting photos or is it me? Tried to put one up 3 times & got the following error message from PS:

<<Image file type mismatch: expected extension png but extension jpg given.>>

What is extension PNG? I attached a regular old jpeg file, which I've done always before.

Anyone else having trouble?

--- Laurie

loriken214 · Jul 22, 2010

WOW...I haven't been here for a few days and came back today to find all of these GORGEOUS photos....thank you so much for sharing them!!!!

I, too, enjoy seeing the same piece on different people in time. If only these tiaras and jewels could talk.....

It is a joy to see Princess Margaret....do you have more photos of her? She was so lovely and I believe she had a lovely jewelry collection, too.

Lori

loriken214 · Jul 22, 2010

The lovely Princess Grace....America's contribution to Royalty!

Lori

JewelFreak · Jul 23, 2010

OK, figured out what I did wrong. Anyway, this necklace, a collier resille (sorry for lack of accent), is one of my favorites of the British jewelry. As far as I know, it hasn't been worn since Queen Mary. Bobby, as the top-drawer expert on British royal jewels, any info? Hope it hasn't been broken up for re-use of stones. Can't help thinking how beautiful it would have looked on Diana.

Made by Cartier for Queen Alexandra, 1904.

---Laurie

JewelFreak · Jul 23, 2010

Queen Mary added a few diamonds to the edges.

JewelFreak · Jul 23, 2010

Another beautiful thing -- Sunburst Brooch given by the PoW to Alexandra as a wedding present. Here she is wearing it on her bodice.

--- Laurie

JewelFreak · Jul 23, 2010

And doesn't the Queen Mother look adorable in this picture? Wearing Sunburst brooch.

JewelFreak · Jul 23, 2010

Queen Elizabeth got it out for a State dinner in France. Sparkler!

LadyMaria · Jul 23, 2010

laurensmama said:
so having a problem posting, please refresh my memory tell me about the tiara Queen Rania is wearing (dianab post of 7/20/10). Thanks.

I believe that tiara is borrowed from her sister-in-law, Princess Haya. Princess Haya inherited it from her mother, Queen Alia.

LadyMaria · Jul 23, 2010

RE: Pictures from dianab on Sophie of Hapsburg.

Please note...there are BOWS on the shoulders of her wedding dress...

LadyMaria · Jul 23, 2010

WEDDING DATE SET!!!!

Prince Albert and Charlene Wittstock's wedding (and hopefully great display of royal jewels) will be July 9, 2011!!

alexander1917 · Jul 24, 2010

JewelFreak said:
And doesn't the Queen Mother look adorable in this picture? Wearing Sunburst brooch.

I think it's Queen Victoria's Waterfall brooch here....

dianab · Jul 24, 2010

LadyMaria said:
RE: Pictures from dianab on Sophie of Hapsburg.

Please note...there are BOWS on the shoulders of her wedding dress...

Yes, I noted the BOWS ... are you want say something with this comment?
I think her wedding dress one of stunning & elegant of all times

I think she's one stunning royal in level of Diana & Grace

xxxxx

More Grace

dianab · Jul 24, 2010

Princess Grace

dianab · Jul 24, 2010

Grace of Monaco

dianab · Jul 24, 2010

Princess Grace

dianab · Jul 24, 2010

Grace

dianab · Jul 24, 2010

Grace

dianab · Jul 24, 2010

Princess Grace of Monaco

dianab · Jul 24, 2010

Grace Grimaldi

dianab · Jul 24, 2010

Grace

JewelFreak · Jul 24, 2010

Alexander, you're right, that is the waterfall brooch the Queen Mum is wearing. Sorry about that.

I think Grace looks better in the tutti frutti necklace even than Caroline -- and looking better than Caroline isn't easy! Amazing how many photos were taken of Grace & she looks marvelous in them all. Can't help imagining how it would feel to look over trays of jewels, per these lucky royals, to decide what to wear tonight!

--- Laurie