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Posted by Nellie
on July 18, 2012, 7:55 pm, in reply to "Re: HQ - Portrait of the Queen Mary - Cullinans"
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We usually think there is another Cullinan (V?) on the band of the Regal Circlet.
I find it quite curious that the Royal Collection captions sometimes call that head ornament (Queen Victoria's Regal Circlet) the Koh-i-Noor tiara or diadem.
Actually there is great inconsistency in the standards and styles of the captions I have seen, which suggests to me that batches of photos have been given to various people at various times to write up captions - without a reference document of standards to refer to.
A heck of a lot of editing is needed.
Another thought about editing is that I would not use the expression "in the present reign" or similar.
That is to set up another heck of a lot of editing one day. "In the reign of Queen Elizabeth II" would work fine right now.
--Previous Message--
: First: Thank you very much for these
: breathtaking HQs, Nikola! They're fantastic
: .
:
: Glittering Queen Mary wears not only a
: 'brooch', she wears Cullinan I & II as a
: stomacher, the smaller 'twins', Cullinan III
: & IV are worn as a pendant from a
: diamond collet necklace and she wears two of
: Queen Victoria's bow brooches .
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: This is what The Royal Collection says about
: this portrait (taken February 1911):
: Photograph of Queen Mary, standing in full
: length portrait and wearing State Robes for
: the Opening of Parliament together with full
: mourning dress for Edward VII. She faces the
: viewer and wears Queen Victoria's Koh-I-Noor
: diadem, earrings, two large bow brooches and
: Crown Collet necklace. Cullinans I and II
: are worn as a brooch on the Garter sash and
: at her neck she wears a seven row diamond
: necklace .
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