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I recently got the new book about Queen Margrethe's jewelry, En Dronnings Smykkeskrin by Heidi Laura. I don't speak Danish so I'm reading it very slowly with the help of Google translate but one thing that's already intrigued me is the info about Princess Dagmar's Diamond Floral Tiara that is now worn by Princess Marie. It's featured in the section about jewelry for the next generation. The caption translate to 'gift from Queen Margrethe to Princess Marie' so I got a little excited thinking the Margrethe has completely given the tiara to Marie instead of just being a long term loan like was announced at the time of her wedding. But then I translated the captions for the other jewelry given to Marie and they both included 'Belongs to H.R.H. Princess Marie' unlike the tiara which made me think there was something lost in translation in the first caption. I asked some Danish speakers on Tumblr and they said that they would translate it as the tiara being given not loaned to Marie but agreed with me that it was odd that it didn't include the last line about ownership like the brooch and the bracelet so I'm not sure what to think about who owns the tiara now. Here are the captions in both the original Danish and my translated English. There were also great pictures of all of the jewels and I highly recommend the book even if you don't speak Danish. Someone just told me today that if you use the Google translate app on your phone, you can take a picture of the page and it will translate it with you having to type all of the text in which is a huge time saver.

Diadem
Hvidguld med brillanter.
Udført omkring 1900, muligvis af hofjuveler A. Michelsen, Københaven.
Gave fra Dronning Margrethe til Prinsesse Marie.

Diadem
White gold with diamonds.
Made around 1900, possibly by court jeweler A. Michelsen, Copenhagen.
Gift from Queen Margrethe to Princess Marie.

Broche
Guld, brillanter og safirer.
Udført i 1800-tallet.
Brochen tilhørte tidligere Dronning Alexandrine, som forærede den til Dronning Ingrid. Skænket til Prinsesse Marie af Dronning Margrethe i forbindelse med Prins Henriks fødsel i 2009.
Tilhører H.K.H. Prinsesse Marie.

Brooch
Gold, diamonds and sapphires.
Made in the 19th century.
The brooch belonged to former Queen Alexandrine, who gifted it to Queen Ingrid. Donated to Princess Marie by Queen Margrethe in connection with Prince Henrik's birth in 2009.
Belongs to H.R.H. Princess Marie.

Armband
Hvidguld med brillanter.
Fomentlig udført af sølvsmed Hans Hansen.
Gave fra Dronning Margrethe til Prinsesse Marie. Tilhorer H.K.H. Prinsesse Marie.

Bracelet
White gold with diamonds.
Formerly made by silversmith Hans Hansen.
Gift from Queen Margrethe to Princess Marie. Belongs to H.R.H. Princess Marie.