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Posted by GillW
on November 3, 2009, 12:57 am, in reply to "Re: Maple leaf brooch"
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The first date I have at present for the Queen wearing this in recent years is 2005, for a Canadian reception at BP.
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: I seem to remember there being more than one
: Maple Leaf Brooch. Does anyone recall
: something similar to this?
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: Does anyone know when the Queen began
: wearing this brooch? The Royal Collection
: site for the recent Commonwealth exhibition
: only mentions that it was worn in 1951,
: likely borrowed from her mother.
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: The Canadian jeweler Birks has this on its
: website :
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: And for a Royal visit on the eve of the
: Second World War Birks craftsmen created a
: diamond-set, maple leaf brooch as a gift to
: Queen Elizabeth, who wore the piece at every
: public appearance she made during the
: conflict.
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: That might be an exaggeration, but it was
: worn frequently during that time, including
: below in 1939 and again over 60 years later
: during her centenary year:
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: Despite two visits to Canada since the Queen
: Mother's death, I don't recall seeing the
: Queen wearing the brooch until last year.
: It was worn when receiving the Lieutenant
: Governor of Ontario David Onley last
: October. The Toronto Sun stated:
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: A buzzer rang. The door opened again. And
: the Queen welcomed them in.
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: "Ruth and I were absolutely captivated
: that she wore an absolutely stunningly
: beautiful maple leaf broach on her
: dress," recalls Onley.
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: And she hadn't just snapped it on to impress
: the Canadians. In news clips of events later
: that day, Onley noticed the Queen was still
: wearing the diamond maple leaf on her sea
: foam green silk dress.
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: "It was a really nice courtesy,"
: Onley recalls.
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: The Queen explained the pin was her mother's
: favourite.
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: It was also worn a few weeks later at an
: event honoring Canada' war dead.
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