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Alba Tiara Posted by 992234177 on July 27, 2020, 11:22 am Found this article about the Alba tiara, not sure what it means about emeralds versus rubies. Not sure how there can eight strawberry leaves rather than seven or nine. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/realeza/articulos/la-historia-de-la-corona-ducal-de-los-alba-la-joya-de-esmeraldas-que-no-vemos-desde-la-muerte-de-cayetana/43585&prev=search&pto=aue https://www.revistavanityfair.es/realeza/articulos/la-historia-de-la-corona-ducal-de-los-alba-la-joya-de-esmeraldas-que-no-vemos-desde-la-muerte-de-cayetana/43585

Re: Alba Tiara Posted by Beth on July 29, 2020, 7:41 am, in reply to "Alba Tiara" Thanks 992234177. The Google translation makes it difficult to be sure of what was said in the original, and sadly I have no Spanish to help me. But, I think the writer was comparing the Alba emerald ducal crown to the one given by Franco to Queen Fabiola which must have originally had rubies. I wonder if the reference to the different number of strawberry leaves is because the jewel can be worn in various versions, as a closed coronet or as an open tiara. Presumably the strawberry leaves, or at least some of them, are detachable and can be fixed at different points? Or have I completely misunderstood?

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