Following a Ball at the Royal Palace of Brussels, Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe attended the magnificent Gala held by the Belgian Government at the Musée du Cinquantenaire in Brussels on this day in 1960, on the eve of the Wedding of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón.
The Belgian Government held a Banquet to celebrate the Wedding of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón in the Hall of Tapestries of the Musée du Cinquantenaire in Brussels.
King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón (wearing the Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara, Wolfers Necklace, and the Ruby Bracelet)
King Olav V (uncle) and Princess Astrid of Norway (cousin, wearing the Gold Bandeau Tiara)
Queen Juliana (in the Mellerio Ruby Tiara) and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
King Umberto II (uncle) and Queen Marie-Jose of Italy (aunt, wearing her Sapphire Necklace)
Princess Margaret (in the Queen Mother’s Turquoise Tiara) and the Earl of Snowdon.
The Princess de Rethy (stepmother, in her Diamond Tiara) a Princess Maria Pia of Yugoslavia (cousin, wearing her Ivy Wreath Tiara)
Princess Maria Gabriella (cousin, in the Cartier Flower Tiara) and Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy (cousin, wearing the Savoy Ears of Wheat and Flower Tiara)
Archduke Otto von Habsburg and Princess Napoléon
King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón held a magnificent Ball at the Royal Palace of Brussels, ahead of a Banquet hosted by the Belgian Government and the Wedding at the Cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula.
King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón (wearing the Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara, Wolfers Necklace, and the Ruby Bracelet)
Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (grandmother of the groom, wearing her Cartier Bandeau Tiara) and King Olav V of Norway (uncle)
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (wearing the Luxembourg Empire Tiara) and King Leopold III of Belgium (father)
Hereditary Grand Duke Jean (brother-in-law), Hereditary Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte (sister, wearing the Belgian Scroll Tiara), and Prince Alexander of Belgium (brother)
Prince Albert of Belgium (brother) and Queen Marie-Jose of Italy (aunt, wearing Queen Margherita’s Musy Tiara)
King Umberto II of Italy (uncle) and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (in the Stuart Diamond Tiara)
The Princess de Rethy (stepmother, in her Diamond Tiara), Queen Anne of Romania (wearing the Romanian Greek Key Tiara) with King Michael of Romania and Tsar Simeon of Bulgaria,
Princess Paola (sister-in-law, wearing Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau)
Princess Margaret (in her Poltimore Tiara) and the Earl of Snowdon.
Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (wearing the Antique Pearl Tiara) and Prince Felix of Luxembourg
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and the Countess of Mora and Marchioness of Casa Riera (mother of the bride)
Prince Axel (uncle) and Princess Margaretha of Denmark (aunt, wearing the Khedive of Egypt Tiara) with Princess Irene of the Netherlands (wearing the Aquamarine Tiara)
Princess Astrid of Norway (cousin, wearing the Vasa Tiara), Count Flemming and Countess Ruth of Rosenborg (wearing Princess Ingeborg’s Turquoise Star Tiara)
Prince George Valdemar (cousin) and Princess Anne of Denmark (in her Diamond Tiara)
Princess Maria Pia of Yugoslavia (cousin, wearing the Princess Olga’s Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara), Prince Juan Carlos of Spain, and Infanta María Cristina of Spain (in Infanta Isabel’s Mellerio Emerald Tiara)
The Count of Barcelona with Princess Maria Gabriella (cousin, in the Cartier Flower Tiara) and Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy (cousin, wearing the Ivy Wreath Tiara) with Prince Moritz of Hesse and Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta (in the Austria-Este Tiara)
Archduke Otto von Habsburg and Princess Napoléon
The Duchess of Braganza (in the Diamond Bandeau Tiara and Aquamarine Suite) and the Duchess of Bavaria (wearing the Eglantine Diamond and Pearl Tiara)
The Marquis of Villaverde and the Duchess of Franco.
Crown Prince Constantine of Greece along with Princess Sofia (in the Prussian Diamond Tiara) and Princess Irene attended a Reception at the Belgian Embassy in Athens.
Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara
Nine Provinces Tiara
Wolfers Necklace Tiara
Waterfall Brooch
Diamond Daisy Brooches
Tunisian Parure
Diamond Sautoir
Aquamarines
Queen Fabiola’s Ruby Bracelet
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Following a magnificent Ball at the Royal Palace of Brussels, the Belgian Government hosted a Banquet at the Musée du Cinquantenaire in Brussels on this day in 1960, on the eve of the Wedding of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón. King Baudouin (in the Order of Leopold) and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón (wearing her Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara and Aquamarine Earrings) were the guests of honour.
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While there were a plethora of Royal Guests and Relatives in attendance, only King Leopold III (father) and the Princess de Rethy (stepmother), King Olav V (uncle) and Princess Astrid of Norway (cousin, wearing the Gold Bandeau Tiara), King Umberto II (uncle) and Queen Marie-Jose of Italy (aunt, wearing her Sapphire Necklace), Queen Juliana (in the Mellerio Ruby Tiara and Parure) and Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, Princess Maria Pia of Yugoslavia (cousin, wearing the Pearl and Diamond Ivy Wreath Tiara), Princess Maria Gabriella (cousin, wearing Queen Margherita’s Diamond Wreath Tiara) and Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy (cousin, wearing the Diamond Flower and Wreath Tiara), Archduke Otto von Habsburg and Princess Napoleon were pictured.
That was quite an array of awesome jewels, wasn’t it! I wonder what became of Queen Fabiola’s Spanish Gift tiara. I’m hoping it’s lurking in the Belgian royal jewel vault waiting for the right moment to bust out! Maybe Queen Mathilde is waiting for her daughter’s marriage or something fabulous like that to wear it. But then again, we may have to wait a loooong time to see it because I don’t think Princess Elisabeth is quite ready to get married yet, not for a long while! 🙂