DANISH RUBY PARURE

For the 1804 celebration of Emperor Napolean's coronation,it is said that he distributed money among his marshalls to spend on suitable dresses for their families.
Among them was Jean Baptiste Bernadotte,who bought this parure for his wife, Désirée Clary, Napoleon’s one time fiancée.
The parure included a low wreath bandeau and two large corsage brooches,a necklace
and a pair of earings.
In 1810, Bernadotte was unexpectedly elected the Crown Prince to the childless King Charles XIII of Sweden, later making Désirée Clary the Queen of Sweden and Norway.
The tiara made its way to Sweden with Queen Désirée, who left the parure to her daughter in-law, Queen Josephine of Sweden.
Queen Josephine gifted it to her granddaughter, Lovisa,as a wedding gift when she
married King Frederick VIII of Denmark.
The Tiara was again gifted by Lovisa to her daughter-in-law, Alexandrine, and the rest of the parure was inherited by queen Alexandrine after the passing away of Queen Lovisa in 1926.
Queen Alexandrine gave the Ruby Parure, as a wedding gift to Princess Ingrid of Sweden, when she married Alexandrine's son,Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. 
It became a favourite of Ingrid and she wore it on many occasions includingher Wedding Gala in 1935.
Later Queen Ingrid had the tiara altered by adding 2 brooches from the parure to theQueen Alexandrine gave the Ruby Parure, as a wedding gift to Princess Ingrid of Sweden, when she married Alexandrine's son,Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. 
It became a favourite of Ingrid and she wore it on many occasions including
her Wedding Gala in 1935.
Later Queen Ingrid had the tiara altered by adding 2 brooches from the parure to the
small wraeth bandeau,and she wore the altered tiara at her grandfather, King Gustav V’s 90th Birthday.Queen Ingrid loaned the Ruby Parure to her daughter, Princess Benedikte, to be worn to a performance, which was the only time it has been worn by one other than a queen.
Following the passing away of Queen Ingrid,the parure was passed down to her grandson, Crown Prince Frederik.
Crown Princess Mary w ore the Ruby Parure for the first time at a Pre-Wedding Banquet in 2004.
The crown princess had the tiara re-sized in 2010 and 2hair pins were made with the left over pieces and wore it at the wedding of crown princess Victoria of Sweden.
This majestic piece is no doubtone of the favourite pieces of jewellery of the crown princess,and she has seen wearing it on many important events.

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