Recent content by jgppo

There is no way to know if the 9 provinces can only be worn by queens, it was a gift to Astrid and she wears it in her most famous picture. Having been the most famous/beloved queen in Belgium people didn’t quiet accept when Leopold married for the second time. The tiara must have belonged to...

The new queen is wearing only the bandeau from the nine provinces tiara which queen Paola probably gave to her now. Paola did wear the tiara to events outside Belgium. I hope (like Marchesina) that the new queen will get the Queen Elisabeth's Diamond Bandeau and the Spanish wedding gift tiara...

I think someone in the forum already said that the Palacio do Grão-Pará (or Grão-Pará Palace) is the home of Dom Pedro Carlos de Orléans e Bragança e Bourbon, one of the pretendors of the throne. The last time I was in Petropolis, I was told that he is also the owner of the Princess' Isabel...

Pictures look great!

I agree! The tiara is beautiful and fetched an impressive amount, but I can't imagine someone wearing it! Emerald and Diamond Tiara Fetches $12.7M, Pink Diamond Sells for $10.8M - Forbes

Thank you, I really like that tiara, another one that was auctioned that was really pretty was The Henckel von Donnersmarck Emerald Tiara, but I really can't imagine how someone would look like wearing it. I photoshoped it sometime ago but I didnt like it:nonono:. But if someone wants to see it...

After looking at Queen Maria Jose's Faberge tiara and wanted to look how some of the Belgian ladies would look like, here is Fabiola and Claire

Is Luisa Maria still in high school or is she already in college?