In 2023, we say goodbye to the Queen of England, and in 2024, we will say goodbye to another Queen, but this time the Queen will abdicate.
Recently, when Queen Margrethe II of Denmark delivered a New Year's message to the people of the whole country, she suddenly announced the news that she was about to abdicate, and the abdication ceremony was scheduled for January 14.
The abdication of Margrethe II also marked the temporary end of the "Queen's Age", as she was currently the only remaining queen in the world.
Since ascending the throne in 1972, Margrethe II has been the first queen of Denmark for 52 years, and like the late Queen Elizabeth II, she is regarded as a national symbol by the people of her own country, with the Danish public approval rating for the queen as high as 92%.
Not only did the two queens have a long reign, but they also have a hobby of collecting jewelry, and Margrethe II's jewelry collection is comparable to that of Elizabeth II.
In 2022, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his accession to the throne, the Danish royal family held an ingenious exhibition called "The Queen's Jewelry Box" at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, which displayed more than 200 pieces of the Queen's collection, telling the story of the Queen's life with jewelry.
So if you want to get to know the soon-to-be-abdicated Queen of Denmark, then take a look at her jewelry, because the queen's story is hidden in these sky-high jewels.
1. "Parents' love" is hidden in jewelry
Margrethe II was born on April 16, 1940, just as Germany occupied Denmark, and the birth of Margrethe II was seen by many Danes as a ray of light in the darkness. When Margaret was a little older, her mother, Queen Ingrid, walked the streets of Denmark in a stroller to show her disdain and contempt for the German Nazis and to inspire the people.
It can be said that from the moment she was born, Margrethe II was already fulfilling her royal duties as Princess Celestia.
Probably because of this encounter, and because she was the first child of King Frederick IX of Denmark, the old Danish king was particularly fond of Margaret. In 1953, the day Margrethe II officially became crown prince, her father, Rederick IX, created a horseshoe brooch for her.
The horseshoe symbolizes luck in the West, and this brooch carries a father's best wishes for his daughter. The brooch is made of a total of 11 purple gemstones, and the shape is simple and atmospheric, and has become the object of imitation by many jewelers.
Margrethe II was also very fond of her father's gift, and although she later had many more expensive jewels, the brooch remained her favorite, and was even worn at the 1972 accession ceremony.
My father gave me a brooch, and my mother gave me a brooch, which was a daisy-shaped, all-diamond brooch with round and full flowers, and it was in full bloom.
This brooch has a special meaning, Margrethe II's mother was a Swedish princess before marrying into the Danish royal family, and this brooch was a gift she received from her mother when she got married, and she wore it on her wedding dress.
And when Margaret got married, her mother gave her the brooch as a gift.
Margrethe II once mentioned this brooch in an interview, saying that she was particularly happy when she received this gift, because she carried the love of two generations of mothers, so she also pinned this daisy brooch to the chest of her wedding dress.
In addition to the daisy brooch, Queen Ingrid also gave her a set of jewelry that all women would fall for themselves, the famous flower heron feather crown.
The crown was actually given to Queen Ingrid by Frederick IX from an auction house in 1963, but it appeared on Margrethe II's head in 1967 and accompanied her for decades.
The crown is not a single piece, but consists of three parts, the middle part is shaped like a crown, and the shape of a heron feather holding a flower, while the remaining two parts are like stretched branches and leaves in an encircled posture, which is fixed on both sides of the hairline.
Margaret had a lot of hair, so she often used this crown as a headband, giving the jewelry a luxurious and practical feel.
It's just that after Queen Ingrid's death in 2000, it is estimated that because of the fear of seeing things and thinking about people, Margrethe II rarely wore this crown.
2. Two pieces of jewelry that symbolize love
Perhaps it was her mother's daisy brooch that worked, and Margrethe II also had a happy marriage, she and her husband Prince Henrik fell in love for 51 years until Prince Henrik's death in 2018.
And there are two pieces of jewelry that bear witness to the love of two people.
One is an engagement ring for two people, and the most famous engagement ring in the world, called toi et moi ring, which means "me and you".
Ordinary rings are solitaire or small diamonds, but the Queen of Denmark's engagement ring features two diamonds of similar size, symbolizing the union of two people.
These two diamonds, the size of a fingernail, are veritable "rock sugar" diamonds, and they shine so brightly on the hand that Margrethe II would catch everyone's attention every time she raised her hand.
In 1992, on the 25th anniversary of their marriage, Prince Henrik commissioned the famous Danish goldsmith Toben Hardenberg to create a silver wedding anniversary gift - a ruby gold necklace.
The main body of this necklace consists of a three-tiered pearl necklace embellished with heart-shaped gold and a pomegranate seed-like ruby at the end. The heart on the front of the necklace is even more inside, and if you look closely, you will find that the heart is composed of two small people like Cupid, a man and a woman, symbolizing Margrethe II and Prince Henrik.
This bejeweled necklace is as bright as the glory days of the two.
3. The responsibility and mission hidden in the rare treasures
In addition to these personal jewels, Margrethe II also has many rare treasures inherited from the family, and these are the real jewels.
The most sparkling set of jewels is this emerald and diamond set.
The set includes a crown, earrings, a necklace and a brooch and costs a total of 2,650 diamonds and 67 emeralds, each the size of rock sugar.
This is also a set of antique-level jewelry, which was commissioned by the then Danish king in 1840 and has a history of nearly 200 years.
The Danish royal family has more than an emerald diamond set, but also a pearl tear diamond set.
At first glance, you may think that this crown is quite familiar, because it is quite similar to the "pearl tears" of the British royal family, which are also set with diamonds and pear-shaped pearls that can swing.
But a closer look reveals the difference: the English "pearl tears" are made in the shape of a high middle and low on the sides, while the Danish pearl crown is the same height for each arch. The number of pearls varies, with 19 pearls in the UK and one less in Denmark.
Although the crown may be slightly inferior to the British one, this set of jewels also includes a necklace and a brooch, also with a diamond base and a pearl-encrusted design.
This set of jewels also belongs to the Danish royal family, and the queen only has the right to use it, not to own it.
Although these two sets of jewels are luxurious, they are always a reminder of the mission and responsibility that Margrethe II should have as a queen, after all, no one but the queen should wear them.
4. Leave a piece of yourself in your jewelry
Although the Queen of Denmark is 84 years old, she has always felt like a tough, cheerful old lady, depending on her mentality.
Being a queen has a lot to carry, but Margrethe II knows how to keep a space in her heart that is unique.
If you come across a silver-haired old lady in a floral dress or jeans and carrying a vegetable basket on the streets of Denmark, be sure to stop and identify her, as she could very well be the Queen of Denmark.
One of the queen's hobbies is to travel in plain clothes and enjoy the life of ordinary people.
This friendliness and casualness is also reflected in the jewelry.
While the jewels displayed by other royals are diamonds and gemstones, all of which are of great value, the Queen of Denmark has a pair of "fakes" in her collection, a pair of sapphire earrings made of plastic.
This is the jewelry that the queen bought when she was out on a trip, and she couldn't believe that this kind of gadget of dozens of dollars would appear in the queen's jewelry box. But if it was Margrethe II, then everything seemed natural.
In addition to experiencing civilian life, the Queen's other hobby is art design, and she is quite accomplished, she can design costumes, illustrations, stage design, and once used a pseudonym to illustrate the Danish version of "The Lord of the Rings" and was adopted, and when she finally learned the true identity of the illustrator, the original writer Tolkien was stupid.
The Queen's talent for design is also reflected in the design of jewelry, and her most outstanding design item is a gold crown that she personally designed in 1976, called the No. 1 gold crown.
This golden crown has a unique shape, consisting of eight golden poppies, each of which can be fake, with petals as thin as cicada wings, stamens made of gold wire inlaid with diamonds, and clear moonstones between the petals, one of which is also made of pearls to make the shape of a butterfly.
These eight golden flowers can be disassembled and used as hairpins, and Margrethe II often attends events with hairpins full of golden flowers, matching her silver hair, not only is it not vulgar, but there is a different sense of gorgeousness.
Nowadays, many monarchs are like mascots, trying to live like the public, but Margrethe II has retained herself while taking on the duties of queen, and the plastic earrings and the poppy crown of her own design are all self-reflections.
In addition to the above, the queen also has a variety of crowns, earrings, medals, all of which are very delicate and gorgeous jewelry.
5. After the queen abdicates, who will inherit the sky-high jewels of the royal family
After the queen's abdication, many of her collections will also change hands, especially the sky-high jewels that belong to the royal foundation, and she will permanently lose the right to wear them, which will be inherited by her eldest daughter-in-law, Crown Princess Mary.
However, these jewels will surely shine in the hands of Crown Princess Mary, because this princess is also a famous beautiful princess in Northern Europe, and her control of jewelry is just as pleasing to the eye as her mother-in-law.
Crown Princess Mary also had her own signature jewel, the ruby crown she often wore.
This crown is made of diamonds in the shape of a small maple leaf, and the middle is dotted with dotted rubies, and the overall shape is dignified and a little fashionable because of the presence of rubies.
Princess Mary is also as fond of jewellery as Queen Margaret, and she once designed a sapphire crown with Mauboussin. A 6.82-carat pear-shaped sapphire sparkles in the shape of a flower cluster with 13.15 carats of diamonds and 13.58 carats of sapphires.
The two crowns show Crown Princess Mary's ability to control and aesthetic skills, and it is believed that she will inherit Margrethe II's rare jewels, and will not bury the elegance of those jewels.
I can't wait, I really want to see the new queen interpret those jewels in a new way.
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