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The brooch looks a bit like the Cut Steel tiara.
That brooch is a real whopper, and quite beautiful. It might work well on an evening gown. I wonder what the history of this brooch is.
Princess Christina seems to have the best jewels of all the kings sisters.Pity the ones that were stolen a few years back were never retrieved.
Also, Princess Birgitta has the beautiful sapphire and diamond necklace, which, if I am not mistaken, is a Bernadotte piece.
No the sapphire Parure was no Bernadotte heirloom. It was a Wedding gift from king Ferdinand of Bulgaria to Princess Sibylla so she was the only Bernadotte to weear it before Princess Birgitta.
The sapphire and diamond necklace was a present to Princess Birgitta from her family, rather than one from her husband's family or one she acquired herself.
I thought Margareta did quite well, with the collet necklace and the Aquamarine kokoshnik. Also, Princess Birgitta has the beautiful sapphire and diamond necklace, which, if I am not mistaken, is a Bernadotte piece.
The story goes that King Ferdinand offered Princess Sibylla the choice of any gemstone she wanted from a small batch he carried in his pocket and when she chose sapphires he had the necklace made from the stones he'd bought from Empress Dagmar.It is said that the sapphire necklace originally belonged to Russian Empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar) who, after being exiled, sold it to Bulgarian King Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who in turn gifted it to his cousin Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha on the occasion of her marriage to Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden. She in turn left it to Birgitta, her only daughter who made equal marriage, now Princess von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
The story goes that King Ferdinand offered Princess Sibylla the choice of any gemstone she wanted from a small batch he carried in his pocket and when she chose sapphires he had the necklace made from the stones he'd bought from Empress Dagmar.
Princess Christina's jewellery at Nobel banquet in 1967. What earrings and brooch is she wearing?
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I agree. As usually, the princess wears the buttons tiara really well and the two strand pearl necklace works well with it. But not that heavy long gold chain. It doesn't fit in the mix. Is this gold jewel known? The pendant looks like it could be a historically significant jewel.The Six Button Tiara and Princess Christina pearls really compliment each other.
As LadyFinn wrote in the post linked below it's The Kings Medal that was awarded to Princess Christina last year.I agree. As usually, the princess wears the buttons tiara really well and the two strand pearl necklace works well with it. But not that heavy long gold chain. It doesn't fit in the mix. Is this gold jewel known? The pendant looks like it could be a historically significant jewel.
Princess Christina at the official dinner yesterday evening, wearing the Karl Johan Tiara (Six Button Tiara), pearls and H.M. The King's Medal 12th size with diamonds in chain, which she got from the King last year.
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In Sweden it's known as Prinsessan Sibyllas diadem (Princess Sibylla's tiara) and apparently it's known by the family as Mammas diadem (Mummy's tiara).This tiara is also referred to as the Connaught Diamond Tiara. There is a different tiara called the Connaught Fringe Tiara.
Finally Princess Cristina wore some other tiara than the 6-buttons tiara. My wish was heard! And the Connaught tiara is one of my favourite Swedish tiaras, imo it's very beautiful.