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Posted by LittleMo
on May 8, 2012, 4:52 pm, in reply to "QD ... The Queen's Diamonds New Information"
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Thanks Boffer for all the information. Your time and effort is appreciated.
so I have forgotten, and am away from home and my notes, which was the tiara that HM borrowed on the night of the Fanfare for Europe Event with Edward Heath? I thought that was said to be 'Rundell'? Or was that just people's hopes and guesses and it is something else who's name I have forgotten?
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: I have received my copy of the Queen's
: Diamonds and there are a number of mysteries
: solved, as to the whereabouts and origins of
: certain jewels.
:
: It goes without saying that all the
: information below has been quoted and
: paraphrased from:
: Hugh Roberts (ed.), The Queen's Diamonds ,
: (London: Royal Collection Publications,
: 2012).
:
:
: Including:
:
: - Queen Adelaide's Fringe Necklace : This
: was made using George III's diamonds (hence
: the confusion with Queen Mary's Diamond
: Tiara). It was worn by Queen Victoria as
: both a necklace and a tiara, it was worn by
: Queen Alexandra at her coronation as a
: girdle, and was later worn by Queen Mary as
: a tiara, until she commissioned her own
: Fringe Tiara. It passed to the Queen Mother,
: who often wore it as a necklace. It is now
: owned by the Queen.
:
: - Queen Adelaide's Brooch : (Originally
: referred to as the William IV brooch) was
: originally made as the clasp for a pearl
: necklace that Queen Adelaide wore to her
: coronation.
:
: - Queen Victoria's Bow Brooches : It has
: been confirmed that these were made to
: replace Queen Charlotte's almost identical
: bow brooches, which were lost in the
: Hanoverian claim.
:
: - Queen Victoria's Wheat-ear Brooches :
: There are six in total, it is confirmed that
: they were made using family diamonds by
: William IV.
:
: - Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Necklace
: : It has been noted that the crown on the
: top of the central quatrefoil is detachable.
:
: - Queen Alexandra's Wedding Tiara :
: (Previously incorrectly referred to as the
: Rundell Tiara). It was made by Garrards for
: the cost of &�8,000. This was left to
: Princess Victoria upon Alexandra's death,
: and was later "disposed of by
: her". (It is no longer in the
: collection).
:
: - The Ladies of England Necklace/Tiara :
: This was dismantled in 1913 to created the
: Lover's Knot Tiara
:
: - The Duchess of Gloucester's Pendant
: Earrings : It is revealed that the two pairs
: of earrings originally known as 'The Duchess
: of Teck's Stud Earrings' (worn by the Queen
: on her wedding day); and 'Queen Mary's
: Pendant Earrings' were originally the same
: pair, the pendants hanging from the studs.
: They were originally inherited by the
: Duchess of Teck from her aunt the Duchess of
: Gloucester. The stud earrings were a gift to
: Princess Elizabeth from Queen Mary in
: January 1947, when she left for the South
: African Tour. The pendant earrings were
: inherited in 1953.
:
: - The Duchess of Teck's Tiara : This was
: made using diamond elements inherited from
: the Duchess of Gloucester. It was gifted by
: Queen Mary to the Queen Mother in 1937 and
: inherited by the Queen in 2002; since then
: it has been "loaned to the Duchess of
: Cornwall".
:
: - The Duchess of Teck's Flower Brooch :
: This is the corsage brooch that Queen Mary
: gave to the Queen Mother in 1923 as a
: wedding gift, it was among the jewels that
: the Duchess of Teck inherited from her aunt,
: the Duchess of Gloucester.
:
: - Greek Key Diamond and Pearl Necklace : It
: is revealed that the necklace that the Duke
: of York gave to his bride in 1923 as a
: wedding-present, in a greek-key design, was
: purchased from Garrards. It is revealed that
: this was dismantled six months later, and
: the stones were used to created the Lotus
: Flower Tiara.
:
: - The Duchess of Teck's Emperor of Austria
: Brooch : (Previously referred to as the
: 'Teck Corsage Brooch') This was a gift to
: the Duchess of Teck by the Emperor of
: Austria when he stood as godfather to her
: son Prince Francis of Teck.
:
: - The County of Surrey Tiara : It is
: revealed that this has been dismantled. The
: large diamonds from which were used to
: replace the pearls on top of the 'Girls of
: Great Britain and Ireland Tiara'.
:
: - The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland
: Tiara : This is convertible to both a
: necklace and a small coronet style tiara.
: The pearls were removed and used in the
: Lover's Knot Tiara.
:
: - Queen Mary's Richmond Brooch : Previously
: referred to as the Surrey Brooch, this pearl
: and diamond brooch, was actually a wedding
: gift to Queen Mary from the Town of
: Richmond.
:
: - Queen Mary's Love Trophy Collar : This
: was made by Garrards in 1901 for Queen Mary,
: using stones from her own collection, taken
: from another collar, which has in turn been
: made using the stones from diamond stars
: that had been given to Queen Mary as an 18th
: Birthday Present.
:
: - The Boucheron Loop Tiara : This was made
: in 1902, using 675 stones that had been
: given to Queen Mary (when Duchess of York)
: by the De Beers Company. It was later
: dismantled to made the Delhi Durbar Tiara.
:
: - The Delhi Durbar Tiara : This was made in
: 1911 using stones taken from the Boucheron
: Loop Tiara. The emeralds were permanently
: removed from this tiara by 1922.
:
: - It is revealed that when the emeralds were
: removed from the Durbar Tiara they were
: adapted for the Vladimir Tiara. Queen Mary
: also purchased a small diamond bandeau in
: 1925 from Garrards, upon which is placed
: some of the Cambridge Emerald Pendants as
: spikes. This bandeau was bequeathed to by
: Queen Mary to Princess Marina, the Duchess
: of Kent in 1953 (with the emeralds removed).
:
: - It is revealed that the brooch worn by
: Queen Mary to the 1937 coronation was a
: "large openwork oval brooch" that
: was "later disposed of".
:
: - Queen Mary's Stomacher : It is revealed
: that the Karputhala Stomacher that was
: dismantled to create Queen Mary's stomacher,
: was indeed the one that was suggested. It
: had been a wedding present in 1893.
:
: - Queen Mary's Sautoir : The Diamond
: Sautoir that Queen Mary was often featured
: wearing was made in 1928 using diamonds
: taken from a riviere necklace that was
: purchased from the Grand-Duchess Vladimir in
: 1921. It passed to the Queen in 1953 and has
: since been shortened.
:
: - Queen Mary's Chain Link Bracelets : These
: combine to form a choker necklace. The first
: was purchased in 1932 from Garrards. A
: second one was made to match in 1935 (when
: they were made to be adapted as a choker).
: The second bracelet was made to incorporate
: a detachable brooch that was made in 1935
: using 9.75 carat diamond from South Africa.
: The brooch and bracelets were left to the
: Queen in 1953, who has only ever worn them
: as bracelets.
:
: - Queen Mary's Cluster Earrings : These
: were made in 1922 using the 'Mackinnon
: Diamonds'. in 1939 the Mackinnon Diamonds
: were removed and replaced with large
: diamonds that had been a wedding-gift in
: 1893 from the Bombay Presidency.
:
: - Queen Mary's Floret Earrings : These were
: made in 1939 using the Mackinnon Diamonds
: that had been removed from the Cluster
: Earrings.
:
: - Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Necklace :
: It has been confirmed that this was a gift
: from George VI to Queen Elizabeth on the
: occasion of their coronation. It has since
: been loaned to the Duchess of Cornwall, who
: has shortened it by nine stones.
:
: - Queen Elizabeth's Palm-leaf Brooch :
: Previously referred to as the Paisley Motif
: Brooch; this was made by Cartier in 1938
: using loose stones from her own collection.
:
: - Queen Elizabeth's Lily Brooch : Known as
: the 'Foot Long Floral Brooch' it is revealed
: that this brooch is 17.2 cm long, it was
: made by Cartier in 1939 using 203 loose
: stones from Queen Elizabeth's collection,
: and 52 stones from Cartier.
:
: - The Greville Bow Brooch : The large
: 'mystery' bow brooch that the Queen Mother
: was pictured wearing in 1961 is actually
: from the collection of Mrs. Greville. It was
: made by Boucheron in 1900.
:
: - The Greville Tiara : This was made in
: 1921, using stones from a tiara made by
: Boucheron in 1901 (this tiara is
: illustrated). It was modified in 1953 using
: a large marquise diamond, and brilliant
: diamonds that were loose (after having been
: removed from a brooch in 1949).
:
: - The Greville Scroll Brooch : The small
: diamond and pearl brooch that the Queen
: Mother and the Queen have worn (which some
: have referred to as being in an 'E' shape);
: was actually part of the Greville bequest.
: It was made by Cartier in 1929.
:
: - The Greville Festoon Necklace : This was
: made by Cartier. The two-strand necklace was
: made in 1929. This was later partially
: remodelled (original design in illustrated)
: in 1938, when the shorter three-strand
: necklace was made to compliment the piece
: (creating a five-strand necklace).
:
: - The Greville Ivy-leaf brooches : These
: were made separately by Cartier in 1930 and
: 1937 respectively. They were bequeathed to
: the Queen Mother by Mrs. Greville in 1942;
: and later given to Princess Elizabeth as a
: 21st birthday-present.
:
: - The Courtauld Thomson Scallop-shell
: Brooch : This was made in 1919, to the
: designs of Lord Courtauld Thomson. His
: sister, Miss Winifred Hope left the brooch
: to the Queen Mother in 1944.
:
: - The Queen's Engagement Ring and Wedding
: Bracelet : These were both made from the
: stones taken from one of Princess Andrew's
: Tiaras (Prince Philip's Mother). It is
: illustrated that the tiara that was
: dismantled was the one which many speculated
: was used to create the small rosette tiara
: of the Countess of Wessex. This is now ruled
: impossible as the tiara was dismantled in
: 1947.
:
: - The Queen's Nizam of Hyderbad Tiara :
: This was made in 1939 by Cartier. It is
: confirmed that this tiara was dismantled in
: 1973, with the stones being used to create
: the Burmese Ruby Tiara. Only the three rose
: brooches remain.
:
: - The Queen's Nizam of Hyderbad Neckalce :
: This was made in 1935 by Cartier with more
: pendants (original design modified). It was
: sold in 1936 but returned to Cartier in
: 1937, until it was purchased by the Nizam in
: 1947 and gifted to the Princess Elizabeth
: for her wedding.
:
: - The Queen's Baguette and Brilliant
: Bracelet : This small bracelet, it is
: revealed was purchased from Garrard in 1949
: and gifted from George VI to Princess
: Elizabeth.
:
: - The Queen's Festoon Necklace : It is
: revealed that this three-strand necklace
: with triangular motifs was made in 1950
: using 105 loose stones from the King's
: Collection. It was later shortened by 10
: stones in 1953.
:
: - The Queen's King Faisal Necklace : It is
: revealed that this was made by Harry Winston
: in 1952, yet it was not purchased until 1967
: when it was gifted to the Queen.
:
: - The Queen's King Khalid Necklace : This
: was made in 1977 by Harry Winston. It was
: gifted to the Queen in 1979.
:
: There are scores of illustrations and images
: in this book. Including photographs taken
: from 'Queen Mary's Jewellery Inventory'
: which seems to have been an extensive album
: of photographs catalogue her whole
: collection. Many of the pieces in which have
: since been remodelled. Images include:
: - The Ladies of England Necklace/Tiara
: - The Delhi-Durbar Stomacher
: - The Surrey Tiara
: - Queen Victoria's Wedding Gift
: Necklace/Tiara
: - Queen Mary's Pearl Stomacher
: - The Duchess of Gloucester Earrings in
: their original form.
:
: It has also been revealed that far from
: dying and leaving no instructions as to the
: distribution of her jewels; despite leaving
: no will, Queen Alexandra left a detailed
: inventory with notes detailing to whom the
: jewel should pass to. Thus showing that
: there was method to the dispersion of her
: collection.
:
: All pieces discussed in the book are
: illustrated with both HQ and 'actual size'
: photographs, as well as many pictures of the
: pieces being worn.
:
: I will be happy to type out the more
: detailed quotes if anyone wants
: clarification on some of the points raised
: above.
:
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