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Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was Posted by Sam (The Beau Monde) on May 16, 2021, 4:19 am Good evening all, I hope we are all keeping well. I've just finished a short article about the mysterious Clerc Ruby necklace that was meant as a wedding present for Grace Kelly: https://thebeaumonde.org/grace-kellys-ruby-necklace-that-never-was/ And just when we thought the mystery was over... I started thinking about what happened next. We know Clerc wouldn't give the deposit back and the palace kept the jewellery, but what did they do with it? The Grimaldi don't strike me as the type to keep jewels locked away for decades like the British (I could be wrong) but would they re-purpose the stones? I was thinking about the earrings and ring Rainier gave Grace to match her Bains de Mer tiara, maybe he used the Clerc stones? What does everyone think?

Re: Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was Posted by Beth on May 16, 2021, 8:51 am, in reply to "Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was" Congratulations Sam! A very enjoyable article to read. Your article is an example to us all of how to acknowledge the work of others, which we use to build our own conclusions.

Re: Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was Posted by Rafael on May 17, 2021, 9:07 am, in reply to "Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was" Hey Sam! What a coincidence, I have been publishing a series on the Grimaldi jewels as well. I did a lot of research on this ruby set, but just like you, I have not found the fate of the rubies anywhere. I tried french newspaper, the journal of Monaco and other sources, but nothing. On the subject of using the set to create the ruby earrings and ring, I don't think that is match. The set by Clerc used faceted rubies while the ring and earrings (and the tiara) are set with cabochon rubies.

Re: Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was Posted by Sam (The Beau Monde) on May 17, 2021, 8:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was" Yeah that’s what I thought although the Clerc Ring and Brooches aren’t very clear in the pictures so could’ve been? I’d love to read your series on the Grimaldi Jewels, do you have a link?

Re: Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was Posted by Rafael on May 19, 2021, 12:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was" It would be great to have access to the Grimaldi or Clerc archives and discover the fate of the set And yes, here is the link. The series will have 30+ posts, but I have only publish a couple of them so far. Hope you like it!! https://www.instagram.com/z.ulg/

Re: Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was Posted by Sam (The Beau Monde) on May 19, 2021, 7:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was" Oh you're z.ulg! I've been following you for years Fantastic, looking forward to the series

Re: Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was Posted by Rafael on May 21, 2021, 11:34 am, in reply to "Re: Grace Kelly's Ruby Necklace that Never Was" How nice! Thank you for following Hope you enjoy the series!!

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