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Forward of this weekend’s royal marriage ceremony in Brussels, we’re devoting our Glowing Highlight posts to jewels worn by Belgian royal brides. First up: Princess Astrid of Sweden, who married the longer term King Leopold III of Belgium in November 1926.
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Crown Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid had been, by all accounts, a love match quite than a standard organized royal marriage. They had been wed in a pair of ceremonies in November 1926. The primary, a civil marriage ceremony, was held in her hometown of Stockholm. The ceremony was held within the throne room of the Royal Palace, house of the bride’s uncle, King Gustaf V of Sweden.
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Princess Astrid wore a white satin marriage ceremony robe trimmed with seed pearls for the civil ceremony. Each the size of the skirt and its scalloped hem had been very on-trend for a 1926 marriage ceremony. She additionally wore the identical lace veil that had been worn by her mom, Princess Ingeborg, and her sister, Princess Margaretha, for his or her marriage ceremony ceremonies.
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She topped the veil with a garland of orange blossoms and myrtle, plus a standard Swedish bridal crown, additionally fabricated from myrtle.
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Her different main adornment for the marriage was a diamond necklace. Her uncle, King Gustaf, had given her a diamond necklace as a marriage current, and it looks as if that it’s this one.
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A couple of days later, the Belgian and Swedish royal households gathered in Brussels for the spiritual marriage ceremony ceremony, which was held on the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula. This can be a household portrait taken after that ceremony.
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Astrid wore a second marriage ceremony robe for the spiritual ceremony, however she selected once more to not put on a marriage tiara together with her veil. The diamond necklace was once more the foremost jewel worn by the bride.
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However regardless that Astrid didn’t put on a tiara for her marriage ceremony, there have been loads of tiaras on show for the ceremony. Listed below are Astrid’s mom, Princess Ingeborg of Sweden (within the heart), flanked by her two different daughters, Princess M”artha (on the left, later Crown Princess of Norway) and Princess Margaretha (on the best, spouse of Prince Axel of Denmark). Ingeborg is carrying her grand diamond and emerald parure, which is now a part of Norway’s royal jewellery assortment. Margaretha wears her diamond floral tiara, which was an inheritance from her French royal mother-in-law. And M”artha, intriguingly, is carrying the Turquoise Daisy Bandeau, which she borrowed from a cousin, Princess Ingrid of Sweden, for the event.
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The ladies of Crown Prince Leopold’s household wore tiaras, too. His mom, Queen Elisabeth, is seated beside him. She’s carrying her diamond bandeau from Cartier, which was later worn by Leopold’s second spouse, Princess Lilian. (That’s a protracted story.) The opposite girl within the {photograph} is Leopold’s sister, Princess Marie-José of Belgium, who would later marry the Crown Prince of Italy. She’s carrying a double bandeau that will later characteristic prominently in her engagement portraits. (The 2 males within the portrait are King Christian X of Denmark, on the best, and Depend Folke Bernadotte, partially obscured within the again row.)
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Behind Princess Astrid, three extra royal princesses put on bandeau-style tiaras. The lady on the left (I believe?) is Princess Feodora of Denmark, carrying a diamond tiara. Within the heart is Princess Ingrid of Sweden, later Queen of Denmark, who wears her late mom’s Connaught Turquoise Bandeau. And on the best is Princess Margaret of Denmark, spouse of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma (and mom of Queen Anne of Romania), who additionally wears a slim jeweled bandeau.
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Astrid did obtain two tiaras as marriage ceremony presents. The Stockholm Tiara, appropriately, was a marriage current from the individuals of Stockholm. Astrid wears the very uncommon diamond and pearl tiara right here on the Vatican in January 1930, throughout Princess Marie-José’s marriage ceremony celebrations. The whereabouts of this one look like unknown.
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From the Belgian individuals, Astrid acquired the grand 9 Provinces Tiara. The versatile, spectacular diamond tiara has remained with the Belgian royal household, and is now worn by Queen Mathilde, spouse of Astrid’s grandson, King Philippe.
