I just read on another board, which is always of great quality, very personal comments about princess Anne of France ( this is the official title from the Spanish court ) and her late mother in law.
I always try to avoid personal comments. They are yseless and often rude. Especially when they come from people who have never met the people they are talking about. It makes everything so complicated. I have always thought that princesse Anne of France duchess of Calabria was a very royal lady. Actually she is very much like her father, the late Comte de Paris. She does not talk a lot, but when she does it always mean something. Furthermore, I don't think princess Alice was obsessed by the fact that she was a descendant of Charles the Xth of France and that her daughter in law was descendant of king Louis Philippe. After all princess Alice agreed to be the god mother of princess Chantal of France who is princess Anne ' s younger sister. One often forget that before infante Alfonso claimed the leadership of the two Sicily house, both families got on very well. They were quite close cousin through the Spanish royal house. The late Comte de Paris absolutely loved infanta Isabelle Alphonsine ( Alicia ' s sister in law) At one point, infante Alfonso even asked the hand of the future comtesse de Paris in marriage and she said no. To come back to that parure, i have in mind one occasion during which she wore, at least the tiara and the earrings. Obviously they were lent to her by her sister in law. I will try to find a picture to post it.
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