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Posted by Boffer
on July 10, 2012, 4:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Elizabeth in Scotland"
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I inferred that Torkel meant that the brooch belong to the late QEQM was worn for the first time The Queen in 2006; which indeed it was, at the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
By all means correct me if my inference was wrong.
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: QEQM in Australia in 2006? She died in 2002!
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: Thank you Boffer, Brian and Maridje.
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: I donīt think I have seen Queen Elizabeth
: wear this ruby hibiscus flower brooch before
: - though I seem to remember there being a
: brooch of the late QEQM worn in Australia in
: 2006.
: Itīs a lovely brooch.
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: As for the flower petal brooch, I didnīt
: recognize it from previous pictures. I am
: surprised it has been worn for such an
: important event as the engagement, yet
: nothing is known about it. Probably old?
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: HIBISCUS FLOWER DIAMS RUBY
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: in Leslie Field's book, page 138-"One
: brooch from the people of Australia, is a 3
: 1/2 inch-long, three dimensional hibiscus
: flower set with 346 flawless diamonds and
: thrity-four Burmese rubies. When Her Majesty
: was given the brooch in Canberra she
: immediately pinned it on, saying 'How
: beautiful, how very beautiful."
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: Queen Elizabeth wore this brooch for the
: first time in 2006 during her Australian
: tour. She inherited the brooch from QEQM her
: mother.
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: QEQM-2027532-Australie-1958/02/24
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: The brooch worn on July 4.
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