T
the time of the marriage of Prince Albert of Prussia with Princess Mary
of Sachsen-Altenburg in Berlin, the bride was described in the
newspaper accounts of the wedding as wearing " the crown necklace, with the celebrated 'Sancy' diamond." Much
surprise and mystification were caused by this statement, apparently
made on authority; for amongst the many strange peregrinations of the
"celebrated ' Sancy ' diamond," a visit to the Prussian " Schatz-Kammer
" had not hitherto been mentioned. We are now in a position to clear up
the mystery, thanks to the subjoined extract from an official
communication obligingly made to us on June 7, 1881, by Herr Smernitz, minister of the Royal Household, Berlin:—
"Amongst
the numerous diamonds of the Royal Treasury there is one only
possessing historical interest. This is a brilliant of splendid shape
weighing 34 carats, worn as a pendant to a necklace, and known as the '
Little Sancy.' This diamond was bought by Prince Frederick Henry, of
Orange,
