Some very beautiful jewels were received by. Princess Astrid as wedding gifts on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Leopold of Belgium last month. Her father gave her a pendant of sapphires and diamonds. The sapphires are said .to be. the- best in all Europe. .Her mother, gave }i er h necklace of rubies and diamonds .which is a family heirloom. The bride’s parents also gave a joint' present of silver plate and a silver lamp. The King and Queen of Sweden presented, her with a diamond necklace, and her uncle, Prince Eugene, gave a sable coat and a picture which he himself painted'. Five boy and girl cousins “clubbed” together to give a diamottd,-mounted wrist watch. The King; and. .Queen of the Belgians gave Princess. Astrid a diadem of magnifi'ceiit gems with a large emerald in the middle.
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1926, Page 18
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