Link: https://www.svtplay.se/video/26255842/kungliga-smycken/kungliga-smycken-sasong-1-avsnitt-1
I just watched 58 minutes of a documentary where I did not UNDERSTAND ONE WORD and remained totally riveted because the jewels are just so so beautiful. I encourage those non-Swedish speakers to do the same, particularly if you are a jewel lover. There are so many up close shots, and so many scenes of events we have seen (weddings, Nobel ceremonies) that will be fun to revisit.
A couple of notes before I leave this to our community and to those who understand this much better than I do. Silvia, Victoria and Christina all have much deeper voices than I expected. At approximately the 20 minute mark, the Swedish hairdresser comes in to show his magic, and it is mesmerizing. Immediately following are scenes of the Cameo at Victoria’s wedding, and the pure joy jumps off the screen. If you are a lover of late 18th and 19th century European portraiture, you are in for a treat. The Cut Steel? It’s amazing up close and it’s en tremblant – which I did not know.
If you are on Twitter, follow JR. He is unspooling information about the documentary bit by bit and he is always worth a listen.
The Cut steel parure was not found by Queen Silvia herself while rummaging through the cupboards of the Royal Palace but by historian Göran Malm in the palace Silver chamber while doing an inventory before an exhibition about Karl XIV Johan in the 1970s pic.twitter.com/Dh18fkBRjY
— JR (@Jakreg76) April 2, 2020
The tiara, which is very fragile, is a big favourite of Crown Princess Victoria who delights in it being set en tremblant & the feeling of it’s slight tremble as she moves her head. Because of it’s fragility she only wears it to events where she knows that there’ll be no dancing pic.twitter.com/fOA3zAKcJx
— JR (@Jakreg76) April 2, 2020
If you are more of an Instagram person, Tiara a Day also has translated some of the documentary. Another great resource to follow for royal jewels!
Opening it up to our community to jump in with thoughts! We know you have them.