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Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces Posted by Franck on June 10, 2020, 10:36 pm Dear all, Further to the informations read, Queen Mary had on least 2 diamond collet necklaces : - Diamond necklace from Crown Prince & Princess of Denmark ; - A Diamond Riviere bequethed to Princess Maud (eighteen yeas ago) by her godmother the late Duchess of Inverness, especially for the occasion of her mariage ; Do you know if Queen Mary had other diamond collet necklaces ? Indeed, the royal family has on least : - Queen Sonja : double riviere necklaces from the collection of Queen Maud (Small diamond necklaces) and a longer diamond riviere maybe Crown Princess Märtha. - Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen. : The diamond riviere necklace comes from Queen Maud. (with bigger diamonds); - Princess Astrid : diamond necklace from Queen Maud ; Can you recognize the rivieres ? Best regards, Franck

Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces Posted by Beth on June 11, 2020, 5:07 pm, in reply to "Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces " Franck, I am assuming you have a small typo when you wrote "Queen Mary". I am hopeless at judging the size of diamonds in the various necklaces and gauging which necklace is which unless there is a big difference in diamond size. So with all of my limitations -- Below is a sketch showing the necklace given by the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark and the one left by the Duchess of Inverness. The latter necklace appears to have smaller diamonds, although the press remarked on the quality of the diamonds in the Duchess of Inverness' necklace. It has occurred to me that perhaps another diamond riviere might have been made from the diamonds in the ruby and diamond necklace given to Queen Maud by Queen Victoria. There doesn't seem to be any evidence in the public arena that Queen Maud ever wore the ruby and diamond necklace; nor have we seen it in modern times.

Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces Posted by Kongetro on June 11, 2020, 5:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces " I am sure that had the diamond and ruby necklace still been intact it would have been used by Queen Sonja by now (or any of the sisters of the King). I actually think it is a great shame that the Norwegian Royal Family don't have more rubies, as red is very prominently used in both the dress uniform of the Army that the King wears, the King's Flag and even the Norwegian Flag itself. So the thought of having been (sadly) converted into a "normal" diamond collet necklace is maybe not that far feched. Previous Message Franck, I am assuming you have a small typo when you wrote "Queen Mary". I am hopeless at judging the size of diamonds in the various necklaces and gauging which necklace is which unless there is a big difference in diamond size. So with all of my limitations -- Below is a sketch showing the necklace given by the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark and the one left by the Duchess of Inverness. The latter necklace appears to have smaller diamonds, although the press remarked on the quality of the diamonds in the Duchess of Inverness' necklace. It has occurred to me that perhaps another diamond riviere might have been made from the diamonds in the ruby and diamond necklace given to Queen Maud by Queen Victoria. There doesn't seem to be any evidence in the public arena that Queen Maud ever wore the ruby and diamond necklace; nor have we seen it in modern times. Kongetro To visit my website Regal Events use this link: https://regalevents913271078.wordpress.com/

Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces Posted by RDavid on June 11, 2020, 9:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces " I always had the impression that the rubies were used to create the Queen’s choker. It seems to have both colored stones (the rubies maybe) and diamonds. Previous Message Franck, I am assuming you have a small typo when you wrote "Queen Mary". I am hopeless at judging the size of diamonds in the various necklaces and gauging which necklace is which unless there is a big difference in diamond size. So with all of my limitations -- Below is a sketch showing the necklace given by the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark and the one left by the Duchess of Inverness. The latter necklace appears to have smaller diamonds, although the press remarked on the quality of the diamonds in the Duchess of Inverness' necklace. It has occurred to me that perhaps another diamond riviere might have been made from the diamonds in the ruby and diamond necklace given to Queen Maud by Queen Victoria. There doesn't seem to be any evidence in the public arena that Queen Maud ever wore the ruby and diamond necklace; nor have we seen it in modern times.

Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces Posted by Knightship on June 11, 2020, 10:21 pm, in reply to "Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces " Four diamond collets were worn to Princess Martha Louise and Ari Behn's wedding in 2002: Queen Sonja wore Queen Maud's two wedding gift collets from 1896. Princess Astrid wore her mother's wedding gift collet from her parents, Princess Ingeborg and Prince Carl, 1929. Princess Ragnhild wore her mother's long collet (larger diamonds). (I read somewhere that CP Martha's long diamond collet might be an heirloom from her aunt Princess Thyra of Denmark, but don't quote me on that as I can’t remember the source or if it is correct). CP Martha’s two diamond collets: Previous Message Dear all, Further to the informations read, Queen Mary had on least 2 diamond collet necklaces : - Diamond necklace from Crown Prince & Princess of Denmark ; - A Diamond Riviere bequethed to Princess Maud (eighteen yeas ago) by her godmother the late Duchess of Inverness, especially for the occasion of her mariage ; Do you know if Queen Mary had other diamond collet necklaces ? Indeed, the royal family has on least : - Queen Sonja : double riviere necklaces from the collection of Queen Maud (Small diamond necklaces) and a longer diamond riviere maybe Crown Princess Märtha. - Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen. : The diamond riviere necklace comes from Queen Maud. (with bigger diamonds); - Princess Astrid : diamond necklace from Queen Maud ; Can you recognize the rivieres ? Best regards, Franck

Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces Posted by Franck on June 12, 2020, 4:54 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces " Thank you so much for your very kind answer ! Queen Sonja also wore a longer collet. Do you think it is a third necklace ? Franck Previous Message Four diamond collets were worn to Princess Martha Louise and Ari Behn's wedding in 2002: Queen Sonja wore Queen Maud's two wedding gift collets from 1896. Princess Astrid wore her mother's wedding gift collet from her parents, Princess Ingeborg and Prince Carl, 1929. Princess Ragnhild wore her mother's long collet (larger diamonds). (I read somewhere that CP Martha's long diamond collet might be an heirloom from her aunt Princess Thyra of Denmark, but don't quote me on that as I can’t remember the source or if it is correct). CP Martha’s two diamond collets: Previous Message Dear all, Further to the informations read, Queen Mary had on least 2 diamond collet necklaces : - Diamond necklace from Crown Prince & Princess of Denmark ; - A Diamond Riviere bequethed to Princess Maud (eighteen yeas ago) by her godmother the late Duchess of Inverness, especially for the occasion of her mariage ; Do you know if Queen Mary had other diamond collet necklaces ? Indeed, the royal family has on least : - Queen Sonja : double riviere necklaces from the collection of Queen Maud (Small diamond necklaces) and a longer diamond riviere maybe Crown Princess Märtha. - Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen. : The diamond riviere necklace comes from Queen Maud. (with bigger diamonds); - Princess Astrid : diamond necklace from Queen Maud ; Can you recognize the rivieres ? Best regards, Franck

Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces Posted by Knightship on June 12, 2020, 7:15 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces " It could be a third, or just additional diamonds. If you zoom in on Queen Maud in the 1937 coronation photo DavoST posted, you will see one of her two collets is longer - like your photo of Queen Sonja:  http://mb.boardhost.com/historyroyaljewels/msg/1591857452.html Previous Message Thank you so much for your very kind answer ! Queen Sonja also wore a longer collet. Do you think it is a third necklace ? Franck Previous Message Four diamond collets were worn to Princess Martha Louise and Ari Behn's wedding in 2002: Queen Sonja wore Queen Maud's two wedding gift collets from 1896. Princess Astrid wore her mother's wedding gift collet from her parents, Princess Ingeborg and Prince Carl, 1929. Princess Ragnhild wore her mother's long collet (larger diamonds). (I read somewhere that CP Martha's long diamond collet might be an heirloom from her aunt Princess Thyra of Denmark, but don't quote me on that as I can’t remember the source or if it is correct). CP Martha’s two diamond collets: Previous Message Dear all, Further to the informations read, Queen Mary had on least 2 diamond collet necklaces : - Diamond necklace from Crown Prince & Princess of Denmark ; - A Diamond Riviere bequethed to Princess Maud (eighteen yeas ago) by her godmother the late Duchess of Inverness, especially for the occasion of her mariage ; Do you know if Queen Mary had other diamond collet necklaces ? Indeed, the royal family has on least : - Queen Sonja : double riviere necklaces from the collection of Queen Maud (Small diamond necklaces) and a longer diamond riviere maybe Crown Princess Märtha. - Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen. : The diamond riviere necklace comes from Queen Maud. (with bigger diamonds); - Princess Astrid : diamond necklace from Queen Maud ; Can you recognize the rivieres ? Best regards, Franck

Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces Posted by Franck on June 12, 2020, 4:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Maud's diamond collet necklaces " I thank you so much for your kind photo ! It could be indeed a third necklace. Franck Previous Message It could be a third, or just additional diamonds. If you zoom in on Queen Maud in the 1937 coronation photo DavoST posted, you will see one of her two collets is longer - like your photo of Queen Sonja:  http://mb.boardhost.com/historyroyaljewels/msg/1591857452.html Previous Message Thank you so much for your very kind answer ! Queen Sonja also wore a longer collet. Do you think it is a third necklace ? Franck Previous Message Four diamond collets were worn to Princess Martha Louise and Ari Behn's wedding in 2002: Queen Sonja wore Queen Maud's two wedding gift collets from 1896. Princess Astrid wore her mother's wedding gift collet from her parents, Princess Ingeborg and Prince Carl, 1929. Princess Ragnhild wore her mother's long collet (larger diamonds). (I read somewhere that CP Martha's long diamond collet might be an heirloom from her aunt Princess Thyra of Denmark, but don't quote me on that as I can’t remember the source or if it is correct). CP Martha’s two diamond collets: Previous Message Dear all, Further to the informations read, Queen Mary had on least 2 diamond collet necklaces : - Diamond necklace from Crown Prince & Princess of Denmark ; - A Diamond Riviere bequethed to Princess Maud (eighteen yeas ago) by her godmother the late Duchess of Inverness, especially for the occasion of her mariage ; Do you know if Queen Mary had other diamond collet necklaces ? Indeed, the royal family has on least : - Queen Sonja : double riviere necklaces from the collection of Queen Maud (Small diamond necklaces) and a longer diamond riviere maybe Crown Princess Märtha. - Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen. : The diamond riviere necklace comes from Queen Maud. (with bigger diamonds); - Princess Astrid : diamond necklace from Queen Maud ; Can you recognize the rivieres ? Best regards, Franck

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