[MR] New Atlantian Crowns and Coronets

[padrgroups at charter.net]

On behalf of Their Royal Majesties Valharic and Arielle and the New Regalia Committee, I am pleased to announce that the new Atlantian crowns and coronets have been completed and formally presented!  The new crowns/coronets were delivered at Gulf Wars and were presented in TRM Ragnarr and Anneke's last court at Coronation. They were used by TRM Valharic and Arielle in Their Coronation ceremony, and were on display in the A&S hall all day.

The heirs coronets are sterling silver with gold-plated band and fluer-de-lis, and blue spinel stones.  The monarchs crowns are entirely gold-plated, with garnet, blue spinel, amethyst, moonstone and green agate.  They are plaque-style with removeable spacers to size them up or down for a better fit, and they weigh almost nothing.

Mistress Lailin Uhtala Darkridge, OL of Darkridge Jewels (Midrealm, KY) designed and fabricated these coronets, and she did a fantastic job.  Pictures of the crowns, chronicling the process of production, are available on her website at http://www.darkridgejewels.com.  Click on the Crowns and Coronets link.  Ours are on the second page.  The King's crown also graces the home page.

This was a long process, and many people put in a lot of hard work to see it come to fruition.  I would like to thank the members of the New Regalia Committee, all of the Royalty who sat the throne during this process, and the populace of Atlantia for their support of this project.  

In Service to Atlantia,
Duchess Padraigin