Bordeaux City Hall, ready for the visit:
Of course, Bordeaux was also in the Middle-Ages the capital of the Duchy of Aquitaine, whose Duke was... the King of England, until the end of the Hundred Year War in 1453 - which creates remote, but still strong affective connections between Bordeaux and England. The pretext of this Royal visit to Bordeaux, yet, was not this historical background, but King's Charles III's environmental commitment, as the official schedule included a visit about fire prevention and forest resilience strategies after devastating fires in the pinewood forest south of Bordeaux in 20222, as well as a visit of a biological organic vineyard.
Now, back to the jewels! Queen Camilla wore her rectangular Art Deco diamond brooch (which she has been seen with several times in the past year) and the pair of turquoise and diamond earrings of her turquoise demi-parure.
After the protocolary visit to the City Hall, the King and Queen went to the nearby embankments on the river Garonne, to visit the Royal Navy fregate HMS Iron Duke.
That's when the incident mentioned in the object of this message happened: when the Queen boarded onto the ship, she was wearing her brooch...
... but when she went back to the embankment, the brooch had disappeared!
Later in the day, when the royal couple visited the organic vineyard of Château Smith Haut Laffite, the booch was still missing from the Queen's outfit...
Has anyone information about the cause of this incident?
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