Royal Jewels

[Cabochon1]

Wut? Two hats glued together like a birth defect? I don't give 2 cents about "royals" and their clothes but since we're commenting on style, this woman has none. We have to suffer every "royal" from a bazillion countries and principalities that no longer exist after seeing how Diana did it? Excuse me. I'm going to go puke now.

I love reading this thread. I also don't want to contradict you regarding the ugly two hat creation on Astrid's head.

BUT: Princess Astrid is not a royal from a country that no longer exists. She is a Belgian Princess. And the Kingdom of Belgium is still a monarchy today.

 

[JewelFreak]

Wut? Two hats glued together like a birth defect?

, Danny.

--- Laurie

 

[Imdanny]

Cabochon, point taken.

 

[Imdanny]

Wut? Two hats glued together like a birth defect?

, Danny.

--- Laurie

 

[BubblyBear]

The only person that I can think of that could compete with this fashion "sense" (or nonsense) would be Mabel of Orange. See pages 207 and 201 of this thread...

*insert groan about "oh no, here goes Maria on Mabel's bows again!"*

My fellow Texan, I too, cannot get over those bows..

And Danny - My first thought on the double hat hat was Siamese twins!





Here's to hoping for some sparkly sightings tomorrow!

 

[VRBeauty]

Personally I think the hatted hat is a smart-alecky comment on some of the more extreme hat styles seen at special occasions like the royal wedding. As such it could have been executed a bit better - perhaps just a tad more subtly? - but I like the attempt at humor.

 

[VRBeauty]

Just no.



LOL LOL!! Well put. Holy mackeral.

Personally I think the hatted hat is a smart-alecky comment on some of the more extreme hat styles seen at special occasions like the royal wedding. As such it could have been executed a bit better - perhaps just a tad more subtly? - but I like the attempt at humor.

 

[BubblyBear]

VRBeauty - The double hat was worn at the Prince of Orange's wedding in 2002.

 

[VRBeauty]

Oh. Not an occasion calling for sarcastic comment, then...

 

[BubblyBear]

Here a couple of pics from today's wedding.

 

[centralsquare]

Beautiful...lovely headpiece!

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Here a couple of pics from today's wedding.

I rather like the way The Princess looked, but I just wish she hadn't worn the tiara so tilted backwards. I prefer the way her sister Katharina wore it (yes, now I'm sure this is the tiara ADss Katahrina wore).

Does anybody have photos from the gala dinner? I'm dying to see some German tiaras...

Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Here are two galleries (PPE & GettyImages) where you can find many lovely photos of the bride and groom and their guests:
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?start=0&zoektype=2&search=27-08-2011 Postdam
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=121390581&EditorialProduct=Royalty

A few observations - I expected at least some Greek and Spanish royals, also the Princely Couple of Monaco. Another strange think that the Wurttembergs weren't there... A pity that there are so few photos of the other European royals that attended. What surprises me is that there were Windsor and Bernadotte guests (the Mainau branch).

About the jewels - Nothing interesting so far, exept of the aquamarine brooch of The Fürstin zu Schaumburg-Lippe, the aqua jewels of the Fürstin zu Loewenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (nee von Preußen), also Erbprinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg & Gotha's diamond ray brooch. And I was about to forget - The Duchess of Castro's huge sapphire ring.

Bobby

 

[february2003bride]

Wut? Two hats glued together like a birth defect? I don't give 2 cents about "royals" and their clothes but since we're commenting on style, this woman has none. We have to suffer every "royal" from a bazillion countries and principalities that no longer exist after seeing how Diana did it? Excuse me. I'm going to go puke now.

Oh my god, I just spit my water out...

 

[JewelFreak]

One article about the wedding said there would not be tons of royals, Bobby. I guess they aren't "royal" enough -- are they close to any of those families? I was disappointed not to see more jewels too.

--- Laurie

 

[prince.of.preslav]

One article about the wedding said there would not be tons of royals, Bobby. I guess they aren't "royal" enough -- are they close to any of those families? I was disappointed not to see more jewels too.

--- Laurie

To me there was a fair ammount of royal guests. After all, there was representation from Romania, Luxembourg, Russia, Jordan, Saxe-Coburg & Gotha, Bavaria, Baden, Austria, Schaumburg-Lippe, the Two Sicilies, possibly also Liechtenstein. Two Bernadottes and four Windsors were also there. But still it's strange that the Greeks and the Spanish Bourbons weren't there given the rather close blood link. I also expected Princess Benedikte of Denmark with her husband, The Duke & Duchess of Wurttemberg, the Prince of Hanover and the Landgrave of Hesse (or at lest one of his sons). I thought the Marquess & Marchioness of Douro might attend (she is a Princess of Prussia). Not to forget the Prince & Princess of Monaco, whose wedding The Prince attended with his then fiancee.

Bobby

 

[centralsquare]

Here a couple of pics from today's wedding.

I rather like the way The Princess looked, but I just wish she hadn't worn the tiara so tilted backwards. I prefer the way her sister Katharina wore it (yes, now I'm sure this is the tiara ADss Katahrina wore).

Does anybody have photos from the gala dinner? I'm dying to see some German tiaras...

Bobby

I agree about the tiara...looks like a headband vs a tiara.

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Here are some photos from the evening gala - overall there were no surprises

Princess Marie-Louise, Gräfin von Schönburg-Glauchau with a diamond tiara:


The Princess of Loewenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg with the family's large diamond floral tiara, two diamond collet necklaces and long earrings (also wearing Der Königlich Preußische Louisenorden):


The Margravine of Baden with the star tiara and diamond drop earrings (also the dress that HI&RH wore at the Monaco wedding):


The Hereditary Princess of Baden didn't wear a tiara, but here we can see Princess Sibylla of Luxembourg with her Art-Deco diamond tiara, diamond earrings and ruby necklace (not really coordinating with her dress):

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Princess Ursula of Bavaria with her diamond tiara and amethyst % diamond set:


Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna - a former Prussian Princess and first-cousin-once-removed of the groom - wore the same kokoshnik and earrings as in Monaco, but this time she had a brooch added. This time I relly like the way HIH looked:


The Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe wore her wedding tiara:


The Hereditary Princess von SC&G once again donned the beautiful turquoise parure (I wish she'd wear the brooch some day):


Archduchess Elrika wore her large aquamarine and diamond pendant. As you can see the family is still mourning Crown Prince Otto:


Countess Sandra Bernadotte wore the diamond and pink stone bandeau that she wore at her wedding reception, also a brooch:


I've saved the best (IMHO) for the end - The Lady Nicholas Windsor with an unknown small tiara in diamond. I really liked the way she looked this evening - the dress, the hair, the cape...


Bobby

 

[LadyMaria]

Lord and Lady Nicholas look great! Is this the first time she's ever been spotted wearing a tiara? Since they had their small wedding at the Vatican I am assuming she didn't wear a tiara. Has anyone ever seen pictures of their wedding?

 

[alexander1917]

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna - a former Prussian Princess and first-cousin-once-removed of the groom - wore the same kokoshnik and earrings as in Monaco, but this time she had a brooch added. This time I relly like the way HIH looked:


Bobby

no she's only daugther of Princess Leonida and GD Vladimir Cyrillovitch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Vladimirovna,_Grand_Duchess_of_Russia

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna - a former Prussian Princess and first-cousin-once-removed of the groom - wore the same kokoshnik and earrings as in Monaco, but this time she had a brooch added. This time I relly like the way HIH looked:


Bobby

no she's only daugther of Princess Leonida and GD Vladimir Cyrillovitch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Vladimirovna,_Grand_Duchess_of_Russia

The Grand Duchess is indeed the only child of Grand Duke Vladimir Kirilovich and Princess Leonida Georgievna Bagration of Mukhrani. BUT - Maria was married to Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia. Her own paternal aunt - Kira Kirilovna - was the grand mother of yesterday's groom, so this makes Maria Vladimirovna Georg Friedrich's first cousin once removed, her son being his second cousin.

Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Lord and Lady Nicholas look great! Is this the first time she's ever been spotted wearing a tiara? Since they had their small wedding at the Vatican I am assuming she didn't wear a tiara. Has anyone ever seen pictures of their wedding?

It's both the first and the second time we see Lady Nicholas with a tiara. So far we've only seen Paola with a diamond and sapphire necklace, which was sewn into her hair. The occasion was the gala dinner after (or was it before?) the wedding of HRH The Hereditary Prince of Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha in 2009.

Here's a photo:

http://7.t.cdn.belga.be/picture:13948123:preview:watermark

Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

To me there was a fair ammount of royal guests. After all, there was representation from Romania, Luxembourg, Russia, Jordan, Saxe-Coburg & Gotha, Bavaria, Baden, Austria, Schaumburg-Lippe, the Two Sicilies, possibly also Liechtenstein. Two Bernadottes and four Windsors were also there. But still it's strange that the Greeks and the Spanish Bourbons weren't there given the rather close blood link. I also expected Princess Benedikte of Denmark with her husband, The Duke & Duchess of Wurttemberg, the Prince of Hanover and the Landgrave of Hesse (or at lest one of his sons). I thought the Marquess & Marchioness of Douro might attend (she is a Princess of Prussia). Not to forget the Prince & Princess of Monaco, whose wedding The Prince attended with his then fiancee.

Bobby

It seems that I was more or less wrong - HRH The Dowager Princess of Hannover was present, as was her step-daughter Alexandra + her husband The Prince of Leiningen. Also Duke Phillipp von Württemberg was present with his wife, who was born a Duchess in Bavaria.
I also forgot to mention the Duke & Duchess of Braganza and Prince Jaime & Princess Maria Carolina de Bourbon de Parme.

Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Here are some photos that I was able to find today:

The Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg's aquamarine jewels:


The Duchess of Castro's sapphire ring:


(Crown) Princess Margarita's pearls:


Grand Duchess Maria's jewels and kokoshnik (BTW, I wonder what happened to her ruby tiara?):


a nice pearl necklace at the pre-wedding concert:


Last but not least - Maria, The Hereditary Princess of Lippe with a small diamond tiara in the evening. Next to her is her husband Stephan:


Bobby

 

[centralsquare]

Dailymail has some photos as well: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...y-millions-watched-William-Kate-tie-knot.html

Some of the fashion choices of the guests were, well, very Beatrice-like.

 

[laurensmama]

While attending the red carpet event in California the Duchess of Cambridge wore a lavender dress. I just saw a small picture of a bracelet on her right wrist, could someone comment on this bracelet. If you have previously could you please refer me back to it in the thread. Thanks

 

[JewelFreak]

In addition to her gold leaf earrings, Princess Victoria wore a handsome bracelet at the naming of a ship in Stockholm yesterday. I haven't seen it before & couldn't come up with info on it. I mean the cuff -- can't tell what the stone is; in this photo it looks like Tiger Eye but that's a guess.

 

[alexander1917]

to mark to-day's 65th BD of HM the Queen of the Hellenes

 

[jean95404]

How did the Greek royals get to keep all of their jewels? Were there separate Crown Jewels that the State kept? Were all of the jewels considered private property? Did they Royal Family transfer them out of the country before the revolution? Just curious and can't seem to find the answer on the internet.