#swedish royal jewel foundation

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Bernadotte Diamond Rose Brooch ♕ Swedish Royal Jewel Foundation  

[duchessofostergotlands]

Hi, I have some hypothetical questions… I have a fictional royal family that I made up and like to write for, I also like to base things as close to reality as possible, so in regards to this questions I would like someone’s opinion (and just to mention here, Iovee the podcast, is my favorite thing to listen to when I’m at my lunch break, I’m excited for the nexts episodes!!!)

1) Do you think is possible for a foreign monarch (just for exemple: Denmark, Sweden or any other monarchy) to inherit a propriety in the UK?

(for context: my monarch great-grandmother was a British aristocrat and she married into my royal family, but she was the only surviving daughter, so she inherited the property and all, but not the title, that became extinct after her fathers death (still trying to figure it out if it’s possible for a woman to inherit the propriety in the 1920s). But let’s say she inherited Chatsworth house, do you think it’s possible for a foreign royal to keep the estate and use as a form of income?

And 2) some monarchies, like the Swedish Royals keep their jewelry in a foundation, if hypothetically, the monarchy was abolished who would keep the jewelry?

Hello :) Thank you for your lovely feedback on the podcast. So nice to hear that people are enjoying it!

So to answer the first question, I can't see why not. Carl Gustaf inherited Bertil and Lilian's home in France which isn't exactly the same but it's a monarch inheriting overseas property. Some countries might require you to tell the government but that would be the case any time anyone inherits something or generates income from something. As for the situation in the 20s, women were inheriting property long before the 1920s. I'm reading a book about women in the 17th century and there are references to them inheriting property in that! It was legally more complex and less likely for all sorts of reasons I won't get into, but it happened.

In terms of the second question, theoretically you can dissolve a Foundation. You'd have to check the governance documents and the laws in different countries but I'd guess the pieces go back into private ownership by the royals. However, I don't think the royals could dissolve the Foundation themselves, it would have to be the board of directors. But to be honest I don't think it really matters whether it's a Foundation or not. Let's look at Greece for a moment. The Greeks were somehow able to get their jewels out of Greece when they were deposed but I'm actually going to side step over to property. Constantine had personal ownership of a place called Tatoi Palace. The Greeks fled in 1967 and then in 1973 the government officially confiscated Tatoi and other properties (and all moveable properties so that would have included any jewels left behind). A lot of other stuff happened and the status of the properties changed but in the 90s they confirmed their stance that the property no longer belonged to Constantine. He eventually took the Greek government to the European Court of Human Rights to contest this. They ruled the property had belonged to the royal family privately but that the government's decision to seize it had been within Greek law - in most countries governments can seize property under certain circumstances - and that actually with one exception every new Republic had confiscated the private property of their deposed monarchs because it was seen to be in the public interest to do so. In the end the Greeks got a financial settlement but it was a fraction of what they wanted. I know it's not exactly related to your question but what I'm trying to show is that if a royal family has reached a point where they are losing their throne, the country is upending their entire system of governance, all bets are off. There's every possibility that their privately owned assets would be seized and legal grounds would be found to make that possible. So it would really be a case of negotiation and whether they can get direct access to the jewels quickly enough.

[steliosagapitos]

~ "Pair of antique amethyst and diamond ear pendants, part of the Swedish Royal amethyst parure, early 19th Century, designed as a pair of pear cut amethysts within old cut diamond surround, alternate by a foliate shaped motif, mounted in gold and silver. The parure has an interesting provenance, it was a gift by Napoleon to his first wife Empress Josephine. Joséphine de Beauharnais gave the amethyst parure to her daughter-in-law, Princess Augusta of Bavaria, who had married Eugène de Beauharnais in 1806, who became the Duke and Duchess of Leuchtenberg. Because Augusta’s father, King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, gave the couple this name. Augusta passed the suite along to her own daughter, Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, when she married the future King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway in 1823. The amethysts have been in the Swedish royal collection ever since; today they are a part of the Bernadotte family jewel foundation, and so they cannot be sold." ~

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Asking Simblr: What's your tiara lore?

Thank you for this awesome question as I absolutely have tiara lore! I love doing this kind of world building even if it just sits in my documents to remind myself when plotting. The Lancasters have followed European Royal Families example (such as the Swedish Royal Family) and formed a family foundation to keep their most important items, such as Tiaras, safe through the generations. Tiaras and jewelry are managed by the Queen and she gets to decide who wears what tiaras. There are also tiaras that are owned personally but the Lancaster collection is prolific and vast, collected over many generations. Queen Alice was known as a jewelry lover and many pieces date to her time as Queen.

First up is the Lancaster Wedding Tiara. Three generations of Royal Brides have worn this tiara (with a notable exception of Queen Charlotte!). It started with then-Crown Princess Alice, who loved everything jewelry and tiaras. It was a gift from her father the King of Attrope.

Next is the State Diadem. Many generations of Queens have worn this tiara to the coronation of their husbands - it is generally not worn on other occasions. An exception would be a royal portrait or something like that.

The Queen has several tiaras that are traditionally reserved for the Queen of the day. On the left is the Sulani Scroll Tiara, a large piece often worn for state dinners and large ceremonial occasions. Inset is two famous large diamonds given to the Crown by the people of Sulani over 150 years ago. On the right is the Lancaster Emerald Parure, a famous set gifted to Queen Anne by her husband King Frederick I. It is thought to be the oldest piece in the collection, featuring stunning large emeralds.

Princess Margaret has worn a few tiaras since she turned 18 (the age at which young ladies are able to wear tiaras). On the left is the Lovers Knot Tiara, worn to a State Dinner. A hefty piece with many diamonds and large pearls. In the middle is a delicate Leaf Tiara that is owned by Princess Margaret personally - it was a gift from her parents on her 18th birthday. On the right she is wearing the Art Deco Diamond Bandeau to the Opera, which Queen Charlotte had created from diamonds in the family collection. It is a more simple piece which fit styles of the time, with no fancy metal work - its just huge diamonds.

Queen Charlotte has worn many tiaras over her time as Crown Princess, Queen and now Queen Mother. On the left is her wearing the Art Deco Diamond Bandeau for its very first outing. In the middle is one of the tiaras reserved for Queens (and former queens) to wear - the Honeycomb Tiara, worn at Charles and Victoria's wedding. A large piece that needs a good supporting hairstyle! On the right is a piece named Queen Charlotte's Bandeau Tiara. Another art deco style piece that was a gift from her husband King Edward II.

Last and certainly not least - Crown Princess Victoria. As the one with the shortest time within the Royal family, she has had less tiara appearances. On the left was her first tiara appearance after her wedding wearing the Lancaster Floral Tiara. In the middle, for her first official portrait, she is wearing the Antique Halo Tiara, one from the Lancaster vaults, dating back to Queen Alice. Purchased from one of the top jewel houses of the day, but not seen in decades so it was a nice surprise when the portrait was unveiled. The one on the right, I was just making a character picture for her and put her in the Queen Charlotte Bandeau because its one I really like. Its one she will definitely wear in the future.

There are some other tiaras that I have flagged as being part of their collection but I haven't pulled them out yet 😊😊

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Princess Victoria, The Crown Princess of Sweden & Daniel Westling

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[tiaramania]

Omg, do you realise that Amalia has probably read your blog??? How awesome is that! I love that she's a tiara geek 😍😍😍

Well that’s a weird thought!

I’m so excited about the news that Amalia loves tiaras and jewelry because we often get royals that just treat them like part of the uniform.  @duchessofostergotlands mentioned wanting her to host a documentary which I would love.  I’ve wondered before why the Dutch haven’t done a program like the Danish and Swedish royal families about their historical jewels but now I’m convinced that they were waiting for Amalia to get old enough to start wearing them so she could participate. 

The Dutch could also use a new book about the royal jewels in the family foundation preferably one that was translated into a few languages.  The last book was written in 1996 before Queen Maxima married into the family or Princess Amalia was even born and a lot has changed about the jewels since then.

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Is the Khedive of Egypt Tiara a loan or is it property of Queen Anne Marie? And what are the tiaras that are life loaned to someone in the danish royal family? And do they go back to the queen of denmark at the time? I'd appreciate it if you attach pictures ♡

So big disclaimer off the bat.  I am not a tiara expert.  I know some, and I love tiara watching, but accounts like @tiaramania and sites like Order of Splendor are much better sources of knowledge. All that said, I did some digging for you anon on OOS and here’s what I got.

If you look on their Jewel Central, the Khedive of Egypt is actually listed under the Greek tiaras.  From reading the post about it, this is because it was left to Anne-Marie when Queen Ingrid died.  Anne-Marie has loaned it to her nieces for their weddings however, keeping with tradition of that as a wedding tiara for female descendants of Queen Ingrid. Here’s Benedikte’s daughter Nathalie in it on her wedding day.

There’s a lot of drama with tiaras in the Danish Royal Family, mostly due to the fact that Countess Alexandra was gifted a tiara with deep history and usage (The Alexandrine Drop tiara) upon her marriage to Prince Joachim.  She retains ownership of that tiara to this day, which means unfortunately it isn’t seen often.  Although, it was recently seen at Frederick’s 50th birthday celebrations.

We’ve seen some different policies with Mary and Marie.  Queen Ingrid left the ruby parure to Crown Prince Frederik so I would assume that it would stay to him in the VERY VERY VERY UNLIKELY BETTER NOT HAPPEN event of a divorce. Her wedding tiara was one purchased for her, and her newest tiara was a purchase from auction.  The midnight tiara is an exclusive loan from Ole Lynggaard.

With Marie she’s only ever worn two tiaras but really only one.  From my reading of Order of Splendor, we don’t know if she actually was gifted this tiara or if it was given to Joachim like the ruby was to Frederik. That tiara was not new (see photo) but didn’t have the history of Alexandra’s tiara which I think was quite deliberate.

If it seems like they ownership of Danish tiaras is a bit all over the map, it’s because that unlike in Sweden where the bulk of tiaras are owned by a foundation, tiaras are owned by an owner and passed down through generations. I must say I prefer the Swedish method because selfish me I want to see many tiaras on many different royals.

Just for some fun and harmless speculation, obviously I think Margrethe will leave the bulk of her jewels to Frederik and Frederik in turn will leave them to Christian.  I think Mary’s wedding tiara and her recently acquired tiara will be left to two of her children.  I could see whatever child doesn’t get either of those either getting a newly purchased tiara or maybe even the Aquamarine Bandeau tiara which the Queen loaned to her niece Princess Theodora of Greece (see below). I think when Nikolai and Felix marry, their wives will both wear Alexandra’s tiara and that Henrik’s future wife and Athena could both wear Marie’s tiara.  Maybe I’m oversimplifying it, but that would be my guess.

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Swedish Prince Carl Philip Just Posted a Sweet Photo of His Two Sons on Instagram

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Swedish Prince Carl Philip Just Posted a Sweet Photo of His Two Sons on Instagram

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Unlike most of their British counterparts, the Swedish royals have started to embrace the idea of having individual Instagram accounts.

While Harry, Meghan, Will, and Kate, all communicate with the public via the official Kensington Palace social media channels, Princess Madeleine and her brother Prince Carl Philip both have personal Instagram handles, where they share not only portraits and pictures from official royal events, but also candid family photos.

Earlier today, Carl Philip, who is fourth in line to the Swedish throne, shared a sweet photo of his two sons, 2-year-old Prince Alexander and 11-month-old Prince Gabriel.

He captioned the candid, “Sommar på Solliden💛,” which means Summer at Solliden, the summer residence of the Swedish royal family in Borgholm. How sweet!

It’s been a busy week of news for the Swedish royals. On Tuesday, some of the family’s crown jewels were stolen in a high-speed motorboat heist. In total, two crowns and an orb were taken from a cathedral in Strangnas around midday.

“It is not possible to put an economic value on this, it is invaluable items of national interest,” police spokesperson Thomas Agnevik said.

On a happier note, Philip’s sister Princess Madeleine announced on Thursday that she and her family are moving to Florida later this fall.

“Princess Madeleine has a great commitment to children’s rights and will continue working with the World Childhood Foundation and, through the move, be able to focus more on the activities in the United States,” reads a statement from the palace.

Source: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a22637171/prince-carl-philip-sons-swedish-royal-family-instagram-photo/

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Emerald Brooch ♕ Swedish Royal Jewel Foundation

[thegoalissweden]

My Trip To Stockholm

I recently took a trip to Stockholm, Sweden for 3 days while managing to spend only $150 USD (1350 SEK) and saw 8 museums. It was a last minute decision to head there but I planned it out ahead of time and really feel like I was able to make the best of my trip! Here is the breakdown:

How To Get There Someone suggested I check out a company called Nettbuss and after comparing their prices to all the other travel companies (flying, train, other bus companies) I realized that it was a great deal. I was able to book a round trip for $26 USD (238 SEK) using the student discount and it took 4 hours to get there. The bus leaves from the train station in the center of Jonkoping and arrives at Stockholm Center.  The bus was surprisingly comfortable. It had free wifi, electrical sockets to charge cell phones, a bathroom on board and seemed to stay on the travel schedule extremely well. I will definitely be using this bus company again, not only because it’s a great price but was a comfortable ride as well.

Nettbuss: https://www.nettbuss.se/sok-kop/innan-resan/biljett-ticket 

Accommodation I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to stay in an Airbnb or a hostel, but I knew I didn’t want an expensive hotel, especially since I would only be in the room at night to go to sleep. I decided on a hostel and used an app called Hostelworld.

I’ve never stayed in a hostel before so I was a little nervous to book a room in one, though I have to say I was happy with my experience. I opted for something in the middle price range at $20 USD a night (360 SEK for 2 nights), a female only 6 bed room and was located near the center of Stockholm where everything was easily accessible. 

I stayed at Generator Stockholm and really liked it a lot! The company has a chain of hostels spread throughout Europe and this one happened to be it’s newest location, meaning it was in great condition and still new by the time I got there. It was an interesting experience sharing my room with 4 other strangers (my travel partner was also in my room). Everyone made an attempt to be respectful of others (ex: turning on lights, loud sounds, being quiet in the morning, etc.) Maybe I got lucky, who knows? 

There’s a restaurant inside the hostel where I ate the best fries of my life. Seriously... the best fries. Of my life. I will forever dream about the meal I ate at that hostel. It was pricey though and I would only suggest eating one meal there unless you have loads of cash to throw around. They also had a lounge and coffee shop which had some seriously delicious morning pastries. I still remember my first bite into that cinnamon roll, it was that good! Overall, I highly suggest this hostel for it’s price, location and quality. i will be using them again without hesitation.

Generator Stockholm Hostel: https://generatorhostels.com/en/ 

Getting Around Town  Stockholm offers an SLK Travel Card option that let’s you buy an unlimited card which allows you to travel on most transit options throughout the city, including buses, trains, ferries and trams. Originally I was going to get the 72 hour pass but decided that I only needed it for 24 hours. This was because many attractions were much closer than I’d originally thought and I was able to walk to most of them without the use of transportation. Don’t let the maps of Stockholm fool you - that water passage is actually a really tiny bridge that takes 3 minutes to walk across. 

My hostel conveniently sold the bus passes at the reception desk for $9 USD (80 SEK) with my student discount, though they can also be purchased at the bus station. However, please note that if you are willing to spend time walking everywhere it’s quite possible to skip the pass altogether. 

SLK Travel Card: http://sl.se/en/fares--tickets/ 

Things To Do I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on this trip because I wanted to prioritize my funds for other locations (sorry, Stockholm). However, this didn’t mean I couldn’t enjoy myself! They actually offer a lot of free things to do in the city, including a free walking tour of Old Town and quite a few museums with free entry. I did pay for two museums, including the Vasa Museum (a must see when visiting Stockholm - $13 USD or 120 SEK with student discount) and the Royal Palace which actually included three museums in the ticket price ($9 USD or 80 SEK). I also picked up a free map (they are everywhere in the city, and I mean everywhere) and made an itinerary the night before so that I could plan an efficient travel route and not waste a lot of time wandering around. Unfortunately, the GPS on my iPhone was wrong a lot of the time and I didn’t have wifi so I had to rely on my travel partner a lot to use her Google Maps and data. In total, I saw 8 museums in three days, including:

The Vasa Museum - A 300 year old ship that is considered one of the best restorations in the world because it’s 98% original.

The Medieval Museum - Interesting information about the medieval history of Stockholm. 

The Mediterranean Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities - One of my favorite visits! It has genuine Egyptian artifacts (mummies, Book of the Dead, etc.) and other mediterranean style history.

The Royal Armoury - A collection of clothes and fashion design throughout the centuries from the Royal Palace.

The Hallwyl Collection - This was less of a museum and more of a preserved apartment that is lavishly decorated, but still one of my top favorites from this trip!

The Royal Apartments - Over 30 rooms which have been used throughout the centuries. Even though they all look (and smell) old, apparently important visitors (for example, the Canadian Prime Minister) still stay in the rooms when coming to town.

The Treasury - I wasn’t allowed to take photos inside of this really small museum, so I took one of the entrance. There were only a few objects on display (less than 20?) but all were sparkly and presumably extremely expensive... things like crowns and jewels.

The Tre Kronor Museum - What’s cool about this museum is that it includes a lot of the original building foundation from centuries ago and also tells the story of how half the palace burned down in a fire before it was rebuilt.

Museums with free entry: http://www.visitstockholm.com/en/See--do/Guides/museums-with-free-entry/

The Vasa Museum: http://www.vasamuseet.se/en/visit 

Free Subway Art Tour Although I didn’t get to see it, Stockholm is decorated with graffiti art in their underground subway for miles. All you need is an SLK card (see above) and you can either take the subway routes provided in the link or join a free walking tour of the “art exhibits.” I did have a hard time finding out where the tour begins and what the times were, which is a big reason why I didn’t take a look at the art. Maybe next time when I feel like I have more time I’ll just wander the subway systems. 

Art In The Subway: http://www.visitstockholm.com/en/See--do/Attractions/art-in-the-subway/

Free Walking Tour Check the schedule before you plan your trip because tours are not offered every day. I happened to arrive on a day where there was a free walking tour of Old Town in English and made sure I caught it! I wouldn’t say we had the most eloquent tour instructor, but hey it was free and we did get a good introduction of the Gamla Stan district aka Old Town Stockholm. Free Walking Tour: http://freetourstockholm.com/free-tours/old-town-tour/

Photo was taken in Old Town during the Free Walking Tour - it was actually dark out as the tour started at 4 pm.

Food I’d heard that eating out in Stockholm was expensive, and for the most part I found that to be true. I was really careful not to spend too much money eating out there where the average lunch price is $12 USD (120 SEK) and dinner can be $16 USD (150 SEK) or more. I don’t wanna pay that price two times a day! So, I’ll just keep it simple and post a list of tips I found (and successfully used) while researching the trip. My goal was to spend $10 per meal with a $40-$50 USD (450 SEK) food budget. With some discipline, I’d say I was able to achieve this goal. 

Basic rules if you want to eat cheap in Stockholm: 1. The best deals are during lunch. So if you want to visit a fancy restaurant – do it before 14.00. 2. Stay away from Gamla Stan, City and Slussen. You find better deals in other parts of town. 3. Best bang for the buck are often thai food and kebab. Not very swedish, but hunger feels no boundaries. 4. If you ever get close to Ikea – eat there. They practically give swedish meatballs away.

Found on TripAdvisor (https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g189852-i233-k4784110-Budget_Friendly_Low_Cost_Restaurants_Needed-Stockholm.html)

Overall... I’d say that all the museum visits and exploring the city gave me a deeper understanding of Sweden and especially Stockholm. I would suggest waiting until it’s a little warmer out to visit because some attractions were closed in the winter (like the Castles and gardens) and also because it was cold, yall. Still a fun 3-day trip! 

My travel buddy, Cat.

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Emerald Necklace♕ Swedish Royal Jewel Foundation

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Cut Steel Bandeau Tiara ♕ Swedish Royal Jewel Foundation

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Epaulette Earrings ♕ Swedish Royal Jewel Foundation

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Gold & Pearl Cross Brooch ♕ Swedish Royal Jewel Foundation (assumed)

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Diamond Rose Earrings ♕ Swedish Royal Jewel Foundation (assumed)