Jewels of the Houses of Hesse (by Rhine and Kassel)

[Eric_Lowe]

She thought it was safer to store the jewels in Russia than in Romania...So did VMH. They both lost their jewels...

[dp5486]

Yes it was very unfortunate. I was reading through the biography (or autobiography?-can't remember which) about how Marie started to rebuild her jewel collection with the help of her sister Ducky. Ducky and Kirill had inherited jewelry from Miechen and they started to sell it to sustain themselves. Marie says how unfortunate it was but she did pay Ducky upfront and for face value.

[Marlene]

Yes, how did Queen Marie come to lose her jewels? Such a shame!

About 20 years or so ago, the Sunday Times magazine (London)  had a nice article about the loss of the Roumanian jewels.

[grandduchessella]

Missy petitioned several times to the Soviet government for the return of the jewels but to no avail. She was especially upset over the loss of the jewels that had been given to her by her father for her wedding.

[Eric_Lowe]

Yes...She should have left it in England, where it was the safest place.  

[Eddie_uk]

About 20 years or so ago, the Sunday Times magazine (London)  had a nice article about the loss of the Roumanian jewels.

How interesting, I would love to see that I like the Sunday Times magazine.

I'm not suprised Marie was upset. Especially when the jewels had family connections

That's the soviets for you!!

[Eric_Lowe]

I wonder if they had records of how they dispose of the jewels...

[grandduchessella]

Has anyone heard more of this?

The Hessen Affair

 1945 - Castle Kronberg, outside Frankfurt, is turned into a 'country club' for victorious American officers. The cynical Colonel Jack Durant and the dazzling beautiful Lieutenant Kathleen Nash uncover the crown jewels of Germany - more diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and pearls than are gathered in any one place outside the Tower of London. Nash and Durant manage to get the gems to New York, where they must deal with gangsters to fence the loot. To make matters worse for the two renegade officers, Princess Sophie discovers the theft of her jewels and complains to American army headquarters. It now turns out that her brother fought for the Allies and is about to marry the future Queen of England. With double-crossing gangland figures trying to control the gems and the army closing in on them, will Kathy Nash and Jack Durant stay true to one other and their plan? Or will one sell the other out? 

The movie's still in production.

[Robert_Hall]

Sounds like a fun movie, a bit fantasy fiction based on semi-truths.  Hope it is a "Pink Panther" comedy.

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

What beautiful tiara!!! Thank you very much for posting all the photos grandduchessella,
Of what materials was it made? Diamonds?

[Eric_Lowe]

Most likely diamonds.

[Thomas_Hesse]

Of course diamonds - the tiara was designed by the Prince Consort himself.

It was the only item to survive the terrible 1937 aircrash - protected in it special box. I think it is not worn anymore

[ashdean]

Of course diamonds - the tiara was designed by the Prince Consort himself.

It was the only item to survive the terrible 1937 aircrash - protected in it special box. I think it is not worn anymore

At least one other tiara survived the aircrash,...and we have no knowlwdge if the 2 Grand Duchesses were taking all their jewels with them to London in 1937.
A set of diamond and aquamarines ,at least a part of which (tiara?) were by Faberge..and had come to Ernie from his sister Ella were still in existance...long after there were given by Louis & Margaret to a Hessian neice and were in the 90s sold in London.

[Eric_Lowe]

The diamond lettice tiara worn by Alice, Ducky and Onor is still intact. It was last seen in the Tiara exhibition in the V&A in London and photographed in Jeffery Munn's fab book. The emerald and star tiaras last seen worn by Cecilie of Greece was never seen again.

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

Thank you very much for answer my question below. It was indeed a very beautiful tiara