My final post before vacation focused on the royal jewels that might be seen at Crown Princess Victoria’s wedding. The royal women certainly did not disappoint; everything sparkled and looked magnificent.
I saw some tiaras that were amazing as well as amazingly out of place. Let’s check it out, but a word to the wise: this post is picture-laden. It may take a moment to load.
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
The Cuban-born lovely usually wears beautiful jewels that fit her appearance, but in this instance, the tiara was too big. It seemed to weigh too heavily for someone as petite as Maria Teresa.
According to Royal Magazin, the origin of this Empire Diamant tiara is not known. The tiara’s design of laurel leaves dates to around the mid of the 19th century. It had been worn by Grand Duke Henri’s mother, Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte. Read more…
As if the wedding wasn’t sweet enough already:
I love Princess Vic. What a great wedding! It will go down in royal history.
Sweden’s Princess Madeleine has called off her wedding plans.
Amid the preparation for elder sister Victoria’s wedding this June, Madeleine, 27, has been dealing with numerous issues in her relationship. Madeleine had been engaged to lawyer Jonas Bergstrom since August 2009, but recently rumors cropped up over his alleged infidelity. Her mother, Queen Silvia, even made a public statement of support to try and quell speculation but to no avail – the engagement was called off, a rare thing for royalty.
The princess said in her engagement interview that she and Bergstrom became engaged during their holiday to Capri in early June 2009. On August 11th, the pair officially announced the engagement during a formal photo call in front of the royal family’s summer home Solliden. Madeleine showed off her ring to the media, and Jonas lovingly held his arm around her. The news of a broken engagement, therefore, comes as a surprise to many.
The Royal Court issued a statement: “After careful consideration, Princess Madeleine and Jonas Bergström jointly decided to go their separate ways.”
I wish Madeleine the best and hope that she finds her “Prince Charming” one day soon.
The two royal brides-to-be, sisters Victoria and Madeleine, will be in the process of choosing their gowns, flowers, and most importantly, their jewels.
Today we take a look at some of the fabulous tiaras and jewels the Crown Princess may wear for her wedding to Daniel Westling in June 2010. Princess Madeleine also has a stunning repertoire of jewels from which to choose in preparation for her wedding to Jonas Bergstrom.
With many thanks to The Royal Forums and Royal Jewels of the World, I present some of the most stunning items in the Swedish Bernadotte dynasty. What will the Princesses choose?
The Baden Fringe tiara
Many times princesses and queens will have a tiara converted. Fringe tiaras are popular as necklaces. The Baden fringe belonged to Princess Viktoria of Baden, later Queen Victoria of Sweden.
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Princess Madeleine of Sweden has become engaged to boyfriend Jonas Bergström.
(Photo: Charles Hammarsten och Patrik Österberg/All Over Press)
The happy couple were joined by their families for a private engagement dinner Sunday at Solliden Palace, the summer residence of the Swedish Royal Family. Madeleine’s elder sister, Crown Princess Victoria, will be marrying June 19th of next year.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are reported to be very pleased that in the space of six months they will be gaining two sons-in-law – Jonas and Princess Victoria’s fiance, Daniel Westling.
The engagement announcements of both Victoria and Madeleine are a stark contrast to their brother, Prince Carl Philip. He broke off a long-term relationship with his girlfriend, Emma Pernald, in March of this year.
See the original story (in Swedish) from svenskdam.se
