over
the centuries
the Thurn and Taxis
in particular Prince Albert I and Prince Johannes
accumulated a collection
of the most spectecular Jewels of the World
has followed the famous
Tiara of France
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in I853 Napoleon III |
 portrait of the Empertice Eugenie wife of Napoleon III of France |
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In I887 the French Republic
(in I889 the Eiffel Tower opened) |
Prince
Albert I |
 the Tiara is difficult to recognise but there she is |
 Princess Margarete of Thurn und Taxis daughter of Archduke Joseph of Austria was also a niece of Napoleons I second wife Marie Louise |
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their grandson
the late Prince Johannes von Thurn und Taxis IIth Prince T&T got married may 3I I980 to Countess Gloria von Schönborn Glauchau |
 official wedding picture May 3I I980 |
 Princess Gloria has put up the Tiara only twice the day of her wedding |
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 Princess Gloria von Thurn and Taxis |
and for
the 60th anniversary
of Prince Johannes june 5 I986 |
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according
to Marylin Monroe
diaments are the girls best friends but it seams that Princess Gloria and the société des Amis du Louvre thought that it would be nice to have this 'little diament' return to France |
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von Thurn un Taxis
can you imagine the Queen of England
without her Crown
(go to the Phonebook
of the Uk and click on Queen Elisabeth II to see it)
well Fr an ce is a Republic
but aren't Crown jewels part of a Countries history ?
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the Tiara of Fr ance designed in I853 by Gabriel Lemonnier 2I2 perles I998 diaments |
 the Tiara a piece of the history of France and the Telecom Industry |
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the
crown jewels of the Kings of France
the Tiara of France seen from the side
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the crown
of Napoleon III
(la couronne de l'Empereur Napoléon III) |
the Diadem
of Emperess Eugenie
(le diadème de l'Imperatrice Eugenie) |
located in the galerie d'Appolon 
it overlooks the Pont des Arts
a view from the
Gallerie d'Appolon inside the Louvre
on the Pont des Arts a bridge over the Seine
(the picture is so unclear that it came back with the mention
'non facturé/not billed due to poor quality)
