Royal Jewels

[Arkteia]

Hi I rarely post here but if you have not seen these videos I hope you will enjoy them...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhJ6QDTvAgw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrALU7dAYlw&feature=related

 

[Josefine]

can this be real diamonds?

 

[Imdanny]

Honestly Danny, that's the most contructive critisim I've ever heard! (the communication major in me is clapping )

Teriann, you are very kind! Thank you for your comments. My beloved late aunt was a communication major! What a nice post!

 

[Imdanny]

So far I'm pleased with what we've seen; and lets not forget that (hopefully) there will be plenty of years to see what lies in the jewellery boxes Let's just give the Duchess some time untill the Duke & she are more active in royal duties (think about State Banquets, Royal Variety Performances), and certainly lets wait till the Diamon Jublee events before making conclusions about Catherine & jewels. Hey! It's just merely an year since the wedding!

Bobby

Bobby, I'm glad you take the long view and I will too!

Best,
Danny

 

[prince.of.preslav]

can this be real diamonds?

No. We've seen this pair at another gala for the WCF in New York and then we concluded that they are not real diamonds. I have a closer photo in my files.
By the way, wasn't Queen Silvia also set to attend this year's gala dinner in NY? I was surprised that HM wasn't there...

Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

First, let me apologize for not posting this sooner. I've been swamped at school with state testing.

I had a birthday a few weeks ago, and my mom found a massively cool present...coloring books and paper dolls from Queen Elizabeth's coronation. So yes, that means these books are 60 years old. They are in good shape; the paper dolls have not been punched out, the clothes haven't been cut out. Just a few of the pictures have been colored. These are just plain cool!!!!

Happy belated birthday, Maria! I hope you'll have a wonderful year
Nice present you mom gave you! Are there jewels to go with the dolls and dresses? I can only imagine tiny tiaras and necklaces

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Should I translate this?

09h00: Palais Grand-Ducal

La date du mariage de S.A.R. le Grand-Duc Héritier avec la comtesse Stéphanie de Lannoy est fixée au samedi 20 octobre 2012.

Link - http://www.monarchie.lu/fr/agenda/index.html

Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Yesterday (2nd May) The Duchess of Cornwall, Honorary Air Commodore, received the Freedom of Thame on behalf of Royal Air Force Halton and took the salute at the Freedom Parade outside Thame Town Hall. Her Royal Highness, dresses in lovely blue, wore the new pearl and diamond choker, her pearl and diamond earringsand the RAF badge:


http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/n...uchess-of-cornwall-wears-news-photo/143671565

Bobby

 

[JewelFreak]

And a planet that fell out of orbit & landed on her head.

--- Laurie

 

[AmayasV]

BANGKOK, 5 May 2012 (NNT) - His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej today celebrated the Coronation Day with other royal members.

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej left Sirirat Hospital with Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn and Her Royal Highness Princess Siriwanwaree Narirat to perform the royal ceremony at Amarindra Vinichai Throne Hall in the Grand Palace.

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was officially crowned as Rama IX, the 9th king of the Chakri dynasty, on 5th May 1950, four years after his accession to the throne.

 

[Scotsgirl]

And a planet that fell out of orbit & landed on her head.

--- Laurie

I think that Camilla looks very beautiful in her blue ensemble with the pearl choker.

 

[prince.of.preslav]

BANGKOK, 5 May 2012 (NNT) - His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej today celebrated the Coronation Day with other royal members.

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej left Sirirat Hospital with Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn and Her Royal Highness Princess Siriwanwaree Narirat to perform the royal ceremony at Amarindra Vinichai Throne Hall in the Grand Palace.

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was officially crowned as Rama IX, the 9th king of the Chakri dynasty, on 5th May 1950, four years after his accession to the throne.

Thanks, AmayasV! I love your posts on the Thai royals, as they don't get much attention here are on the other boards that I frequent...
I really enjoyed the last photo, where Queen Sirikit is waving. So nice
AmayasV, you seem to have a great interest in that royal family, so I'd like to ask you somethink - I looks like Rama IX only leaves the hospital to attend only the most important of events and is usually sitting (either on a wheel-chair or a sort of throne) and in the photos HM looks very frail... Do you know if that's true?
I also noticed that the three most important royal ladies - The Queen and the Princesses Sirindhorn and Srirasmi) were dressed in hues of pink, while others were in shades of yellow/green. Is there a particular significance in these colours fro them?

Thanks in advance,
Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Looking at various photos from royal weddings, I noticed something in the jewels Crown Princess Victoria wore at Martha-Louise of Norway's wedding in 2002. As we know, the anethyst parure in the Bernadotte collection consists of a tiara/necklace, a pair of bracelets that can form a choker, a pair of earrings, a large pendant brooch and a small one. In the photo we can see the tiara, the smaller brooch and one of the bracelets. But HRH also wore a pendant on the riviere, which is not the one from the large brooch. Since we know that there aren't any other spare parts of in the parure, what did the Crown Princess hung from the necklace? Any guesses would be useful.

 

[prince.of.preslav]

The Daily Mail has an article with many photos on the upcoming exhibition Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration. The photos are all new and I will appear in the new book, I assume.
Apart from the ones mentioned in the article, among the 100 exhibits are going to be: Queen Victoria's diamond collet necklace, earrings and fringe brooch, QV's small crown, the "Best" diamonds and a jewelled snuff box from Frederick the Great's collection.

Note: the Delhi Durbar necklace is featured only because it contains one of the Cullinan diamonds

It was interesting to read the Teck Corsage Brooch's "new" name... Wonder what the story behind it is...
Also, I find it strange that they didn't mention the tiara that came with the three rose brooches, don't you think?

Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Since I mentioned the rose brooches... Looking at this photo again and again, I keep wondering what the occasion might've been. Something important for sure. Lets hope that we'll see sth similar (in terms of grandeur) at this year's celebrations:


Anybody knows when this was taken?

Bobby

 

[BubblyBear]

Bobby,
I found the photo on getty images. States taken in Melbourne, 1954: Queen Elizabeth II on the balcony of Government House, Melbourne, during her tour of Australia, March 1954. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).

 

[AmayasV]

Thanks, AmayasV! I love your posts on the Thai royals, as they don't get much attention here are on the other boards that I frequent...
I really enjoyed the last photo, where Queen Sirikit is waving. So nice
AmayasV, you seem to have a great interest in that royal family, so I'd like to ask you somethink - I looks like Rama IX only leaves the hospital to attend only the most important of events and is usually and in the photos HM looks very frail... Do you know if that's true?
I also noticed that the three most important royal ladies - The Queen and the Princesses Sirindhorn and Srirasmi) were dressed in hues of pink, while others were in shades of yellow/green. Is there a particular significance in these colours fro them?

Thanks in advance,
Bobby

Bobby,
Because I'm thai and interest in thai royal family and others asian royal courts.I have no idea about HM's health issues ,after Princess Galyani Vadhhana's funeral in 2008 I looked him sitting on a wheel-chair from then.He gets much better than his last birthday celebration ,looked so tired and (maybe)couldn't control his hands. On 20 April 2012 their Majesties visited the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, locally called Wat Phra Kaew, to observe mural paintings on the gallery surrounding the temple’s Uposotha.



On 27 April 2012 @ Sra Phathum Palace with Princess Sirindhorn and Thanpuying Dasanavalaya Sorasongkram ,the only daughter of Princess Galyani Vadhana.



The princess in pink and two row pearls in the last photo is princess Clulabhorn ,the youngest daugther of HM. Princess Srirasmi didn't attend the event. IMP the colour doesn't matter its depennd on their testse.

 

[Josefine]

Looking at various photos from royal weddings, I noticed something in the jewels Crown Princess Victoria wore at Martha-Louise of Norway's wedding in 2002. As we know, the anethyst parure in the Bernadotte collection consists of a tiara/necklace, a pair of bracelets that can form a choker, a pair of earrings, a large pendant brooch and a small one. In the photo we can see the tiara, the smaller brooch and one of the bracelets. But HRH also wore a pendant on the riviere, which is not the one from the large brooch. Since we know that there aren't any other spare parts of in the parure, what did the Crown Princess hung from the necklace? Any guesses would be useful.

can it be a part of the second bracelet?

 

[BubblyBear]

Perhaps this photo of demi-parure (minus tiara) will help:




I think one of the above posters is on the right track mentioning the other bracelet. Maybe the pendant is one of the larger end pieces as seen in the top right of my photo.

Picture from a newly discovered website!

theroyaluniverse.com

 

[JewelFreak]

Good thought, BB -- looks like it might be this one:

 

[Josefine]

does someone have the photos of silvia at the nobel 1986 when she wore this set
she had many of the items in her hair she maight have had the pendent victoria wore with the necklace

 

[Josefine]

i guess this is the same necklace her doughter Birgitta wore at her brother¨s wedding, i do not have a good photo does anyone have one of birgitta wíth this necklace?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsfujita/3291801179/

 

[prince.of.preslav]

does someone have the photos of silvia at the nobel 1986 when she wore this set
she had many of the items in her hair she maight have had the pendent victoria wore with the necklace

Here is the photo that you mean, Josefine. Back in 1986, Queen Silvia wore the smaller brooch from the parure and a diamond hair-slide.
The larger brooch was used in front, securing HM's sash, while the pendant was used on the necklace.


I am convinced that The Crown Princess remains the only person to have worn the oval peandant to date.

Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Perhaps this photo of demi-parure (minus tiara) will help:




I think one of the above posters is on the right track mentioning the other bracelet. Maybe the pendant is one of the larger end pieces as seen in the top right of my photo.

Picture from a newly discovered website!

theroyaluniverse.com

Good thought, BB -- looks like it might be this one:

Might be! Now we only need to find a proof that the clasp of the bracelet is detachable. We already know thet it has a hook
Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Bobby,
I found the photo on getty images. States taken in Melbourne, 1954: Queen Elizabeth II on the balcony of Government House, Melbourne, during her tour of Australia, March 1954. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).

Thanks! It must've been the first visit by the new Queen to her realm down there.

Bobby

 

[prince.of.preslav]

i guess this is the same necklace her doughter Birgitta wore at her brother¨s wedding, i do not have a good photo does anyone have one of birgitta wíth this necklace?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsfujita/3291801179/

Yes, that's the one - five rows of pearls with a large cab sapphire in a frame of 17 diamonds at the clasp.
Unfortunately, the photos I have are either b/w or not clear.

 

[prince.of.preslav]

I have a question - we have often seen Princess Madeleine and once Princess Victoria with the drops from the Connaught tiara as pendants on a fine chain. The resault is a lovely, simple necklace. But has thier mother, Queen Silvia, ever worn this necklace?



Bobby

 

[Josefine]

i do not think silvia has worn the pendents alone, she has worn the tiara as a necklace.
Madeleine has worn a pendent on a reviere diamond necklace

I have a question - we have often seen Princess Madeleine and once Princess Victoria with the drops from the Connaught tiara as pendants on a fine chain. The resault is a lovely, simple necklace. But has thier mother, Queen Silvia, ever worn this necklace?



Bobby

 

[Josefine]

what webbsites do you look through if you want to have your info on royal jewllery

 

[Josefine]

i tought i may have seen them before.
Silvia willl be in NY in a week or so for a gala

can this be real diamonds?

No. We've seen this pair at another gala for the WCF in New York and then we concluded that they are not real diamonds. I have a closer photo in my files.
By the way, wasn't Queen Silvia also set to attend this year's gala dinner in NY? I was surprised that HM wasn't there...

Bobby