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1906 Norwegian visit to the United Kingdom
Posted by Kongetro on March 12, 2021, 2:27 am
I have just posted about King Haakon VII's State Visit to the United Kingdom in 1906 on my blog:
This is the link if you should be interested in reading it:
When searching for information about it I were able to read some Norwegian newspaper articles, but they were very "vague" when it came to the glittering part, which is rather frustrating. However, I did come across an illustration published from the State Banquet held on the second day of the visit:
I think it is safe to say that Queen Alexandra wore George IV's State Diadem for this occasion and that the Princess of Wales (later Queen Mary) wore her Boucheron Loop tiara.
However, the tiara worn by Queen Maud is not very well drawn, at least not in order to identify it 100%. It looks like it was a very tall tiara and I have therefore suggested that it could be the Diamond and Pearl tiara she received from her parents as a wedding gift. Has anybody read anything about the jewels worn for this event? Was it mentioned that Queen Maud wore Pearls as well as diamonds?Kongetro
There is this striking painting from King Haakon's investiture into the Order of the Garter before the Banquet, which shows Queen Alexandra quite clearly wearing the George IV State Diadem but none of the other ladies and their jewels are clearly depicted.
I was going through the royal collection website a few weeks ago, and they had uploaded a lot more pages from Princess Victoria's private albums so maybe you could find more pictures of the visit in that?
Thank you very much for those kind words and for posting the photo from the Royal Collection. I will try to check out the album of Princess Victoria and see if I can find anything. Thank you for the tip
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I really enjoy reading your articles Kongetro!
There is this striking painting from King Haakon's investiture into the Order of the Garter before the Banquet, which shows Queen Alexandra quite clearly wearing the George IV State Diadem but none of the other ladies and their jewels are clearly depicted. I was going through the royal collection website a few weeks ago, and they had uploaded a lot more pages from Princess Victoria's private albums so maybe you could find more pictures of the visit in that?
on March 12, 2021, 2:27 am
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