Edited by JR76 on June 30, 2019, 11:12 pm
I took a screenshot from a book where it said that during her engagement to Nicholas the Empress gave Dagmar "an exquisite pearl necklace" while her future husband gave her "spectacular diamonds". Unfortunately I made the mistake of not including the title of the book so now I don't know which one it is. All I know is that it's a modern one.
I've found several mentions of a catalogue that seems to have an inventory of Empress Dagmar's jewellery collection that was made for a Danish exhibition in the early 2000s. Unfortunately I can't find it being available online. That catalogue might have a clue? 
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That is very interesting JR76. Queen Alexandra's father certainly wasn't noted for his wealth, but the UK press made a virtue of it!
The UK press didn't have any information about jewels given to Marie Feodorovna for her wedding, although it did mention that the citizens of Denmark had raised money for paintings of Denmark as well as an elaborate book case filled with Danish literature. Considerable lines of print were devoted to expressing outrage against the edict of the new German Governor of Schleswig when he banned a public subscription citizens wanted to have to purchase a wedding present for Princess Dagmar.
In contrast, in 1864 when Princess Dagmar was engaged to the then heir, Grand Duke Nicolas, the UK press reported that he had given her a pearl necklace and bracelets, while another report said that the Emperor had given her a pearl necklace worth 12 thousand pounds and the Empress had given her a pair of diamond bracelets.
It is interesting that there is so little information about the gifts given to Dagmar/Marie Feodorovna. Perhaps there was an agreement to avoid embarrassing the bride's parents.
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