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That pearl tiara rocks! Divine!
Wow that something! Wonder how they protected? Not like in my family one of my uncles stole all my grandmothers jeweler n I have several cases when somebody die r all after the money n Jewellry must have some kind of protection
I hoped that she would wear this tiara, but now she did it is disappointing. It just seems off. Maybe it is the dots in the dress combined with the pearl (dots) on the tiara. Maybe it is the a-symetric hairstyle, maybe it is the color clash of the pearls with the gold or maybe it is because the tiara is tilted. It seems enormous though, with Beatrix half of it usually disappeared. Still, I am happy she used it and hope for a more succesful use soon. I am unconvinced about the brooch, the old version looked much better,as it is it seems unbalanced (as it did with Laurentien in 2013).
All royal residences have so-called "silver chambers" where all valuables are stored, not only jewels but also the gold-, silver and crystalware, amongst these HUGE items like man-sized candelabras or vases which are already worth a fortune by the weight in precious metals alone. The Dutch jewels were always maintained by a Court Jeweller. For decades this is Steltman Jewellers in The Hague but for reglar maintenance (not only jewels, but also the countless horloges, pendules, music boxes, miniatures, etc.) there is an atelier at Noordeinde Palace itself. More complicated maintenance and services are done at Steltman jewellers.
Pic: one of the Silver Chambers of Het Lange Voorhout Palace in The Hague. The palace was sold in 1991 and now houses a museum. The original Silver Chamber displays some pieces but in reality it was crammed with hundreds of boxes with cutlery, candles, candelabras, plates, etc.
http://www.escherinhetpaleis.nl/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/zilverkamer-website.jpg
Pic: Steltman Jewellers in The Hague, acting as the Court Jeweller: http://www.rotterdamzonwering.nl/wp.../11/Steltman-Juweliers-den-Haag-800-x-535.jpg
She looks stunning with her tiara!
now they should to add a photo of Maxima with it!
The story of the tiara:
Diamond Pearl Tiara
Maxima's jewels from the day event yesterday:
*Images have been heavily cropped, comprising less than 20% of the original versions, and are not subject to copyright
For the gala, she wore a brooch on the back. She also seems to wearing diamond bracelets on each hand but they're hidden behind her sleeves.
Side views of the tiara
This sounds crazy friends, but I would love to see how her jewels are packed. The cases and storage must be amazing!!! Anyone else think about this?