BeNeLux royal jewels

[thijs]

I  thought I read somewhere that this stomacher was a piece from Wurttemberg King Wilhelm l and that he had ordered to make two similar stomachers for his daughters Sophie and her sister Marie. I thought this because the stomacher from Marie returned to the Wurttemberg royal family and became part of the Wurttemberg "crown jewels". Princess Marie left all her jewelry to the Wurttembergs since she was childless. In the description of he inheritance a similar stomacher was described. Thats why I thought they came from Wurttemberg. However I must say that a stomacher from Maria Feodorowna sounds quitte impressive.

[thijs]

Queen Juliana with the complete Mellerio ruby parure

[thijs]

I found this pic from the state visit of queen Elisabeth of Great Britain to the Netherlands. i think somewhere in the fifties. Nice jewelry. Queen Juliana wearing the tiara with the Stuart diamond (I `ve never seen Beatrix wearing it. I doubt Maxima will do so)

[thijs]

Queen Wilhelmina of the Nethrlands with historical Orange jewellery

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Queen Emma of the Netherlands with the sapphire parure

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State visit to Sweden by queen Juliana. She is wearing the sapphire parure (withhout the sapphire pendant at the necklace and brooch)  as can be seen on the picture of queen Emma

[thijs]

I found this pic from the state visit of queen Elisabeth of Great Britain to the Netherlands. i think somewhere in the fifties. Nice jewelry. Queen Juliana wearing the tiara with the Stuart diamond (I `ve never seen Beatrix wearing it. I doubt Maxima will do so)

Queen Juliana with a fortune of diamonds. The crown parure topped y the earlier mentioned Stuart diamond (about 40 carat). This diamond belonged to Mary Stuart ll. A brooche and necklace with old  so called "housediamonds", the bracelet which was gift of Indonesia to Juliana (1700 diamonds) and a watch mounted with diamonds.

[Lucien]

phhuuufff,phhuufff....I first had to dust off this thread again....

It's been too long since any of the parures were last shown in full splendour,but with the State Visit to Argentina later this month,the incoming State Visit from Luxembourg from april 24th till 26th,and the State Visit to Latvia in may,Belgium in june,20th-22nd finally justice will be done again to one of the worlds most beautifull collections,or parts of it.For the Luxembourg visit I count on the Saphire parure for HM and the Chaumet tiara for the Grand Duchess,for Belgium the Pearl drop tiara.
As for Argentina,I'm not sure it will be full parures,but it will impress I'm sure.

[Lucien]

JohnR's wonderfull site updated:

http://www.members.lycos.nl/Oranjenassau/

Courtesy JohnR.

[Lucien]

The Princesses in Oslo.

Night at the City Hall,Oslo

Máxima:
Earhangers of the emerald parure,diamond and emerald hairpin,diamond & emerald brooche with the cabuchon emerald (of Queen Wilhelmina ,néé Princess of Prussia,spouse of king Willem I)

Laurentien:
Gold and diamond brooche,originally a prong of the East-Indies parure,earhangers consisting of prongs of the same parure.

Gala at the Royal Palace,Oslo.

Mabel:
Sunray diademe (second setting of the saphire parure),collier & earrings of the ruby parure.

Laurentien:
Floral motive diademe,with center diamond replaced by ruby,long diamond earhangers.

Máxima:
Queen Anna Pavlovna pavolnik diademe with the large pear shaped pearls,matching pearl earhangers,diamong & pearl button bracelet,devant de corsage (a prong of the Queen Sophie coronet)

The stones in the dutch parures are set "en tremblant",they can move within their settings causing a maximum of sparkles.

http://www.royals.web-log.nl/

[Lucien]

Ankara yesterday,close-up of the aquamarine necklace,brooche and earhangers part of the aquamarine parure,originally a gift to the then Princess juliana from her parents:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=12612&zoektype=2&search=27-02-2007%20Gala

http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=15&id=12594&zoektype=2&search=27-02-2007%20Gala

The saphire brooch worn by Princess Máxima,is a gift from the Zorreguieta family to Her Majesty

http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=30&id=12551&zoektype=2&search=27-02-2007%20Turkeyl
Courtesy PPE.

[ashdean]

It was wonderful to see the great emerald & diamond necklace of Princess Helene,Duchess of Aosta worn by Princess Astrid Of Belguim (her great grandsons wife) at King Haralds birthday gala..

[Lucien]

Jewellery of the Royals,Princess Máxima:

http://jewellery-of-the-royals.blogspot.com

Courtesy Sophie.

[Lucien]

Belgian/Luxembourg Royal jewellery.

HRH Grand Duchess Maria Teresa wearing the Grand Duchess Elisaveta Michaelovna diademe,State banquet,Laeken Palace,Brussels,this evening.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=12982&zoektype=2&search=20-03-2007%20Statevisit

HM Queen Paola wearing the diademe of the Nine Provinces:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=12981&zoektype=2&search=20-03-2007%20Statevisit

Archduchess Astrid of Habsburg-Este,Princess of Belgium with the Savoia-Aosta Heirloom diademe:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=12974&zoektype=2&search=20-03-2007%20Statevisit

Courtesy PPE

[Lucien]

Glittering Be & Lux diademes on video.Move the time-line to 24 minutes after clicking on "bekijk deze aflevering".

http://www.eo.nl/portals/programs/episode.jsp?episode=7870559&broadcastrelnumber=7870564

courtesy Henri who posted the link at the RJWMB.