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Posted by VeronikaN P.S.: It reminds me a little of the ruby and diamond set of Sarah, Duchess of York (who started to wear hers at the Canada visit in July 1987). --Previous Message--
on May 28, 2012, 3:41 pm, in reply to "Re: QD Necklaces"
62.93.126.80 | Message modified by user VeronikaN May 28, 2012, 3:46 pm
I noticed that the Princess Royal wore her diamond and ruby set at the same gala banquet given for King Fahd at the Claridges. Unfortunately I know nothing about this set and it's provenience.
Could this also be a possible gift by the king?
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 26, 1987: Princess Anne At A Banquet For King Fahd At Claridges Hotel In London.
The Princess Is Wearing The Royal Family Order Of Q. Elizabeth II Pinned On A Yellow Ribbon. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)
: Interesting what connections our minds make as
: we fall asleep - and certainly something
: pleasant to dream about!!
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: --Previous Message--
: I believe you may have established a valid
: provenance here.
:
: The official gifts are never published; but
: it is very likely owing to the Queen's
: tradition of wearing any jewellery gifts to
: the return banquet, that this is a necklace
: from King Fhad.
:
: This particular necklace was long believed
: to have associations with Saudi Arabia
: because it has been worn in connection with
: visit involving Saudi Arabia.
:
: As for the jewellery, we cannot be sure who
: made it, but an attribution of any one of
: the large Western Jewellery Houses is
: likely, as the Gulf States seem to patronise
: western jewellers.
:
: I shall now refer to this as the King Fhad
: Diamond Necklace and Earrings; just to
: actually give the piece a name, as it does
: seem to be a likely attribution.
:
: I believe a lot of the Queen's modern
: necklaces could be given provenances, if we
: were to look back at various state visits
: and return banquets to see when they were
: first worn.
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: --Previous Message--
: I'll start one of the threads Nellie has
: suggested.
:
: Last night just before bedtime I finally
: finished reading The Queen's Diamonds!
: Roberts ends it, just before the official
: Diamond Jubilee portrait, with beautiful
: pictures of the King Faisal and King Khalid
: necklaces. Both came from Harry Winston in
: New York. As I was falling asleep, it
: occurred to me that the 'mystery' necklace,
: which Roberts does not include in his survey
: of the Queen's diamond jewels, could have
: been from King Fahd, who visited London in
: 1987.
:
: Is the Queen wearing the mystery necklace in
: this picture taken at the return banquet
: with King Fahd, or is it one of the previous
: necklaces from the Saudi kings? Does anyone
: have a better photo?
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: http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk/royalty-king-fahd-of-saudia-arabia-visit-to-britain-london/Memory/a1ee7f90-d4d9-4525-bb2d-a00b00db35a0
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: Is it known what the king gave her in 1987,
: and had she worn the mystery necklace before
: this visit? Could King Fahd have decided
: that giving the Queen a Harry Winston
: necklace was a tradition in his family that
: he should continue? Or is the mystery
: necklace something else altogether?
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