Josefine
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i still hope we will see it more in close up in the future. As for now i am not to keen on the new set of jewllery.
Boris said:For the first time since Prince Joachim of Denmark's wedding in 1995, Queen Silvia has worn the Connaught ruby tiara again. The occasion is the gala dinner during the Swedish Royal couple's state visit to Japan. She also seems to wear a (new?) ruby & diamond pendant on her diamond necklace. Link to pics, thankfully posted by Marianne on the Royal Jewels MB:
Royal Jewels of the World Message Board: Queen Silvia in the ruby tiara!
The King's Enthronement thread can be found in the Swedish Forum.Does anyone have coronation pics of the King and Queen of Sweden?
The Leuchtenberg jewelry vaults ca. 1820, before Josefina's and Amelie's marriages, must have been an amazing sight!
As for sharing jewelry or not: After all, Queen Silvia IS the Queen... and as a matter of fact, there are 'only' five tiaras left which Queen Silvia wears exclusively these days: The Braganca, the Leuchtenberg sapphire, the cameo, the Edward VII ruby and the nine prong tiaras. All the other tiaras are being shared with the Princesses, also the King's sisters.
Regarding the two 'Button' tiaras, their label is misleading: Those diamond flowers were originally not buttons at all but rosettes adorning the crown of King Erik XIV (1553 - 1577) and removed by the first Bernadotte King when he remodeled this crown. This makes them the oldest items of jewelry worn by the Bernadotte ladies today.
I totally agree about their present ugly setting. It's not historic but recent - the six rosettes tiara was first created in the early 1970's. Therefore it wouldn't exactly amount to heresy to have them reset in a more appealing style, just like you suggested. I pray that someone out there gets the idea!
Now you make me feel quite a shamed of myself, since I have read the Alm/Bond book and should have known that! I'll be happy to help you with any translation problems, although some vocabulary is really difficult even for native speakers of Swedish!The book by Bond and Alm (see my post # 84) contains the information about the rosettes being part of the ancient crown.