ROYAL JEWELS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 153, 30 June 1937, Page 21

ROYAL JEWELS.

EX-SUEEN TO SELL.

VALUED AT £250,000.

HISTORIC COLLECTION. (Special.—Bv Air'"Mail.) LONDON, June 12. The ex-Queen Victoria Eugenie {Queen Ena) of Spain has enga<ied a young New York jeweller to sell her jewels, valued at a quarter of a million ! pounds. The jeweller. Mr. Paul Flato. whose famous firm is known in New York as jewellers to Royalty, showed a rej»orter a letter from Queen Ena in which she tells the history of the Empress Eugenie's emerald and the other historic gems in the collection.

The letter was written from an address in Porchester Terrace. Paddington, Lonilon. W. "Queen Ena is not selling her jewels to raise money for the insurgents in Spain." said Mr. Flato. "but for her personal needs. I want to impress on you for the present that none of the crown jewels are for sale. That may or may not come later." The Empress Eusrenie's emerald cross is valued at £15.000. The 60 carat stone is probably the most famous emerald in the world. Four queens have worn it. "The Duke of Windsor is expected to be in the market for it.'' said the jeweller. "as the Duchess, is extremely fond of jewelled crosses.'' ••Queen Ena," said Mr. Flato. "•first discussed the sale with me when she came to New York to visit her sick son. the Count of Covadonga. Then a few weeks airo she telephoned me from London. and I hastened to Europe in the Xormandie. "It grieved her to part with them."