Tasmania gives Mary’s Princess a bracelet

Aussie-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and her husband Crown Prince Frederik’s daughter who was born on April 21 2007, will be christened on Sunday July 1, so the Tasmanian government (Mary was born and raised in Tasmania) have organised a white gold and red enamel bracelet to made to honour the occasion. The bracelet was made by jeweller Diane Allison and features the red and white colours of the Danish flag depicted in tiny white-gold apple seeds and nine red hearts. The bracelet will be publicly exhibited in Hobart’s Parliament House until tomorrow afternoon, when it will be rushed by special courier to Denmark, in time for Sunday’s ceremony.

Tasmanian premier Paul Lennon said of the bracelet;

“This is a beautiful piece of jewellery that will always remind the Princess of her strong Tasmanian heritage. Diane Allison has done an exceptional job designing and creating this delicate piece, which will be sent to Denmark with the best wishes of all Tasmanians.”

Source: The Mercury