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I like her tiara - it reminds me of Princess Mathilde's, only in prettier.
Mary's wedding tiara was not bought at any auction. This Tiara belonged to the Queen. It was one of the first tiara's she got in life. THe Tiara belonged to her mother.Most probably from auction as was done with Mary's wedding tiara. Certainly, Marie won't receive anythig from the royal vault in the way of a tiara. In comparison to other royal houses, they are quite limited as is.
Mary's wedding tiara was not bought at any auction. This Tiara belonged to the Queen. It was one of the first tiara's she got in life. THe Tiara belonged to her mother.
It still belongs to the Queen--Mary only gets to wear it when needed.
The Danish Monarchy - Article
The Jewellery
The bride’s tiara is a gift from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince Consort.
The future Crown Princess has had a new pair of earrings made for her wedding. The earrings are made of platinum with brilliant-cut diamonds and South Sea Island pearls. They are hand-made by the jewellery designer, Marianne Dulong.
The Danish Monarchy - Current activities - News
The tiara belongs to Her Majesty The Queen. It was a gift from the Queen’s parents, King Frederik and Queen Ingrid. Originally, the tiara belonged to Princess Dagmar (1890-1961), the youngest daughter of Frederik VIII and Queen Louise. In 1922 she married Master of the Royal Hunt Jørgen Castenskiold.
In addition, Miss Marie Cavallier wears a pair of diamond earrings from Genève.
Princess Robijn, I made a typo! I know Mary owns her tiara (the dinky thing couldn't have cost that much anyway), and that Marie's is a loaner.From the official site:I think Crown Princess Mary owns her weddingtiara.
(I had read that Mary's tiara came from an auction and was bought especially for her by the Queen and Henrik for her wedding - but is it then true that was in fact originally the Queens are there any pictures of her wearing it?)
I also heard this rumour but I never found any picturs of the queen wearing Mary's tiara. Maybe someone confused it with the flower tiara of Marie of the drop diamond tiara of Alexandra. They both have been worn by the queen before.
Also remember that Mary has two tiaras. She has the Ruby tiara that was last worn by Queen Ingrid. She also has her wedding tiara. Mary owns her wedding tiara outright. Marie does not own any tiara. Her tiara is a loan from the Queen.
Yes, Mary does have two tiaras--one which she owns and one that is soley for her use as the Crown Princess. Actually, that leads to a question that is slightly off-topic, but when Mary becomes Queen will she still wear the Parue until her son marries or does she have to put it away until her son marries? It's stipulated that it is for the Crown Princess and she will be Queen. Interesting!
So, yes, Mary has two tiaras. One is dazzling and takes the breath away and the other is rather elegant, simple, and quite lovely. I find no fault with either--but seriously, I don't think that Marie should have had a grander tiara to wear at her wedding than the Crown Princess. I also think that Marie should have been given her own tiara when she married into the family--Alexandra received her own tiara, a very nice family piece, which is gone now--I think, as a second wife, I'd be irritated that I didn't get the same type of treatment. She only gets to borrow a tiara. I guess my concern is that 1: Marie needs her own tiara and 2: I'm worried that because Marie has worn the floral three times that if she is given a tiara that it will be the floral and then that's TWO tiaras that will pass out of the hands of future monarchs and spouses.
By the way, this discussion of tiaras is no way meant to be a reflection on Marie--she's lovely and she truly glows with the pregnancy.
Princess Marie wearing her Tiara and the Elephant Order on new official portraits
More:
http://royals.web-log.nl/photos/uncategorized/2009/03/27/official_3.jpg
In the last picture with Marie she is wearing a diamond and sapphire ring beside her wedding ring and then her engagement rind is on the other hand. Does anyone know where she got this new ring from?
Oooh.... you are spoiling my beautiful dreams about new tiaras, TLLK!
The worst is, that you are probably right about Mary's wedding tiara. It would be perfect for a young girl. On the other hand Mary's tiara might be reserve for Christian's future wife. (Poor kids, already speculating about their marriages)
I am not so sure about the Khedive Tiara. Isabella may not want to borrow a tiara from her great-aunt when there are other pieces in her closer family. We will know in couple of decades!
So I have enough time to keep dreaming about new tiaras for Isabella AND Christian’s future wife AND Mary, too. After all buying new tiaras might be easier than forcing the next generation to marry partners with tiaras in their inheritance.
I must say I like the way the Norwegians handled their tiara situation: Märtha-Louise got one for her 18th birthday, Mette-Marit for her wedding.
I think that CP Mary's wedding tiara would be perfect for Princess Isabella when she turns 18. Princess Isabella might opt to wear the Khedive Tiara for her wedding day like the other women in the Danish Royal Family.
A beautiful dream Stefan!And especially that the tiaras who are worn by the Kings's sisters will come back after their death (not all but the major ones).
A beautiful dream Stefan!
There is hardly a chance to become reality though, because these tiaras are personal property and not part of a family trust. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
King Juan Carlos got 1 or 2 tiaras back from his sisters, but I don't think that Margrethe's sisters are willing to part with their heirlooms.
I believe Stefan meant that the tiara's of king Harald's sisters will go back to the Norwegian king after they pass away.
Oops, sorry, I misunderstood you there.Yes i was talking about the tiaras of Princess Astrid and princess Ragnhild. 1 or 2 years ago a book about Princess Astrid was published for whioch she was also interviewed. And it was stated that she has said that some of her Jewels will go back to the Crown after her death.