The family Jewels

 

Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna 

Princess Maria Pia 

The wedding of Princess Maria Pia of Italy and Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (Prince and Princess Paul, the bride and groom and Queen Marie Jose and King Umberto II)

Queen Elena of Italy 

Queen Marie Jose and King Umberto 

Wedding of Princess Marie José of Belgium and Crown Prince Umberto of Italy 

Grand Duchess Helen of Russia (Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark) 

Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (Princess Paul of Yugoslavia) 

All of the above images are from the Marlene A. Eilers Koenig Collection

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Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia is a New York-based appraiser, gemologist, and a jewelry designer.  His newest book, Once Upon a Diamond is reviewed here on my other blog, Royal Book News.

http://royalbooknews.blogspot.com/2020/10/once-upon-diamond-by-prince-dimitri.html

Prince Dimitri's family has provided sparkling inspiration for his book.

Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna of Russia) - Grand Duchess Helen of Russia (Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark  - Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (Princess Paul of Yugoslavia - Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

Princess Margherita of Savoy (Queen Margherita, consort of Umberto I) - King Vittorio Emanuele III (who married Princess  Elena of Montenegro) - King Umberto II (who married Princess Marie José of Belgium) - Princess Maria Pia of Italy.

Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia and Princess Maria Pia married at Cascais, Portugal, on February 12, 1955.   Prince Dimitri and his twin brother, Prince Michel, were born on June 18, 1958