The Royal Jewels - EP 1 | Symbols of Royal Power
Published 2024-01-16
The Royal Jewels (2013)
Director: Anna von Lowzow
Stars: David Bateson
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Synopsis:
This is the story of an historic ruby parure worn by Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. It was made for Napoleon’s magnificent coronation in 1804 when an incredible amount is spent on attire as all eyes focus on France.
When most monarchies only use their symbols of royal power when lying in state, it is also the story of the most visible sign of royal dignity, legitimacy, when these impressive gems are worn at banquets and State visits. But few know that some of the world’s most fascinating jewels are often linked to high points in royal history.
Napoleon’s first fiancée Désirée, the Marseille silk trader’s daughter, attends the coronation wearing beautiful rubies and diamonds. Later she brings the parure with her when she becomes Queen of Sweden.
The Swedish royal family inherits magnificent jewels from the French family. Many remain in Sweden but some come to Denmark in 1869 when Désirée’s great-granddaughter Princess Lovisa marries the heir to the Danish throne. Crown Prince Frederik later inherits the rubies and his wife Crown Princess Mary wears the historic parure for the first time at her wedding in 2004.
Members of the Danish and Swedish Royal families tell the fascinating story of the Royal jewels and the human destinies behind the gems. The history of the Royal Jewels, the Royal Houses and the art history of the gems has been never told before.
A fascinating world few know – but many would like to know more about.
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All Comments (21)
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Oh my goodness, seeing how happy Crown Princess Victoria and her husband were on their wedding day was lovely! There was joy and pure love in their faces.
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A fabulous video. Queen Marguerite appears to be an amazing woman extremely sensible and approachable. I wish her a happy retirement. Long Live King Frederick and Mary.
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I cannot wait to see Queen Mary in the Danish Emerald Parure. I love that King Frederik is a crier.
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Thank you the version in english. I could only find one in Swedish.
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Much as I love the British royal family I do wish they were able to learn from their European cousins the art of simply being regal and accessible. This is a great documentary about European royal jewellery and history. The manner in which the European Queens communicate is heartening and educational.
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Absolutely stunning pieces of jewelry & the associated history!
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One of the best videos of the European Royals that I have seen yet. So impressed with everything: Sweden’s Queen Sofia was so lovely and well spoken in English. Queen Margarethe of Denmark is also well spoken in English - they are both dignified, appear to be down to earth (as royals go). The narrative by all of the ladies was absolutely perfect - the history and knowledge surrounding all of those stunning jewels was the remarkable. I feel quite happy after seeing this. Thank you.
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Thanks very much for uploading this. I owned it on DVD until my house burned down in 2019. I’ve missed being able to watch it.
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Thanks to the lovely queens for participating in this documentary and telling their stories 💐🥰
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The music for this documentary is exquisite. My congratulations to the composer. 👍😊
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It’s nice to see the admiration and respect that they hold for what they have
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Queen Margarthe wears tiaras perfectly!
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Thank you for sharing this wonderful historical compilation! ❤
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❤ It's amazing to me that the world still has royalty ❤
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Our queen Mary (still getting used to calling her queen and not princess😁 but so hapoy that crowning Mary wasn’t because we lost ourv much loved queen Margrethe🥰) has always reminded me of our late queen Ingrid, both in beautiful looks as well as beautiful personality. We are lucky and proud to have such wonderful queens in Denmark 😊🇩🇰❤
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An exquisite documentary, I love every second of it💎👑❤️
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Absolutely fascinating, two of my favourite topics, history and jewellery
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Crown jewels are absolutely stunning. Sa Majesté la défunte Reine Ingrid était une très belle femme. Quel plaisir de visionner cette vidéo.
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Thank you for uploading this. Been waiting for years for the English version of this documentary. ❤
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Loved the video; it was so wonderful to hear the present day royalty discuss the magnificent pieces of jewelry that are currently in their ownership.
