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Prinzessin Helena von Grossbritannien
Prinzessin Helena von Grossbritannien und Nordirland, 3.Tochter von Queen Victoria
Die Prinzessin als Braut, sie trägt das Geschenk ihrer Mutter, als Schmuck zum Hochzeitskleid, die Opal mit Diamanten
Liste der Geschenke, die Queen Victorias Tochter Helena anlässlich ihrer Hochzeit im Jahr 1866 mit dem Prinzen Christian von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg erhalten hat - in deutsch >>
Jewels | Wedding gifts to Princess Christian, Helena of Great Britain and Ireland
Presents from Queen Victoria
- a very fine cluster necklace of opals and diamonds, with a dress brooch of opals and diamonds and earrings to correspond provided by Messrs R. & S. Garrard & Co., Haymarket; and worn by the bride at the wedding above.
- a very large pendant composed of seven large handsome diamonds, with a ruby in the centre, and a large emerald drop; the diamonds, ruby and emerald taken out of Indian jewels presented to Her Majesty in 1863;seen here >>
- a tiara, necklace, brooch and earrings composed of turquoises set in diamonds;
- four diamond hair-pins in the form of flowersthese had belonged to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent;Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
- a gold chain bracelet, with a large gold centre bearing the initials C. H. and a crown in rubies, sapphires and diamonds; the initials surrounded with diamonds, containing the miniature of His Royal Highness Prince Christian in uniform;Prince and Princess of Wales
- a diamond bandeau and a ruby and diamond ring from the Prince of Wales; seen here>>Duke of Edinburgh
- a very large diamond star, seen here >>;Princesses Louise and Beatrice and Princes Arthur and Leopold
- two diamond stars which could be combined into a diadem; seen here >>Princess Louis of Hesse, Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland
- a large crystal locket, in the shape of a heart, with the initials A. L. in diamonds and rubies in the center;Dowager Queen of Denmark
- a large oval locket with a star of diamonds in the centre, containing the hair and miniature of the Queen Dowager;Queen of Prussia
- an elastic gold band bracelet with a heart locket affixed, composed of lapis lazuli and diamonds;
Crown Princess of Prussia
- a ring composed of a large sapphire set in diamonds;
sisters of Prince Christian
- a locket representing a shamrock leaf, composed of emeralds with a large diamond; each leaf at back containing the miniature of one of Prince Christians sisters;
Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
- a ring composed of a large ruby set in diamonds, which was brought from England by Queen Caroline Matilda of Denmark, sister of King George III. And left to Prince Christian´s grandmother, who left it to his mother.
King of the Belgians
- a gold band bracelet with Souvenir in turquoise and a gold locket with a suspended turquoise and diamond heart;
Duke of Cambridge
- a gold bracelet, ornamented with pearls and emeralds;
Duchess of Cambridge
- a gold bracelet composed of amethysts and diamonds, surrounded with pearls;
Duchess of Mecklenburg
- a gold circular locket, with salve in diamonds on a blue enamel centre; a gold chain attached with lapis lazuli beads;
Princess Mary of Cambridge
- a crystal heart locket, ornamented with rubies and diamonds; a gold ribbon set in rubies and diamonds at the top;
Princess Marguerite of Orleans
- an oxidized silver bracelet, containing the miniature and hair of Princess Marguerite;Comte de Paris and the Duc de Chartres
- a fan, painted in different compartments, and very richly mounted in carved ivory, with the initial H, which had been given to the late Duchess of Orleans (godmother to Princess Helena) in her Corbeil de Noces;
Princess Amélie of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
- a fan, with the portrait, surrounded with flowers, of Princess Amélie of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, painted by the Princess;
Prince and Princess of Leiningen
- a gold bracelet;
Archduchess Clotilde
- an oval locket, with pearls and diamonds, containing the miniature and hair of Princess Clotilde;
Her bridesmaids: Lady Margaret Scott, Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox, Lady Laura Phipps, Lady Albertha Hamilton, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Lady Alexandrina Murray, Lady Muriel Campbell and Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe
- a splendid pendent of different coloured diamonds was also described as an enamel locket in the Holbein style, enriched with various coloured brilliants, a black pearl centre and drop, and three white pearls in the border and as a richly-coloured enamel Holbein locket with pink, green and straw-coloured brilliants, a large black pearl centre, with a white pearl drop;
Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh
- a gold band bracelet, the centre composed of a large amethyst surrounded by an open-worked border of blue and white enamel and pearls;
Earl Granville
- an oval gold locket, with horseshoe of diamonds and sapphires;
Maharajah Dhuleep Singh
a gold armlet with band composed of diagonal lines of Oriental pearls and rubies while the centre ornament was composed of white enamel, Indian rubies and pearls, which could be removed and worn as a brooch;
Tumongong, Su-Maharajah of Jahore.
- magnificent enamel antique necklace, richly set with precious stones;
gifts to her fiancée from Queen Victoria included:
a silver service for the table consisting of a large centrepiece, two side-pieces and a set of candlesticksThank you Laura!
source:The Scotsman, 7 July 1866; The Times, 6, 7, 11 July 1866; Illustrated London News, July 21, 1866
Princess Helena of Great Britain | Hochzeit | Prinzessin Helena von Grossbritannien
Helena Princess Christian | Marriage | Prinzessin Helena von Schleswig-Holstein
Helena Princess Christian | Wedding Presents | Prinzessin Helena von Schleswig-Holstein
Jewels of Helena Princess Christian | Schmuck der Prinzessin Helena
Tiara and Pearl Jewels of Helena Princess Christian | Perlen und Diadem der Prinzessin
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Queen Victoria | Königin Viktoria mit Diadem
Queen Mary´s Jewels | Königin Mary von England
Duchess of Fife | Louise Herzogin von Fife
Duchess of Argyll | Louise Herzogin von Argyll
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