Re: Side Note: QV wearing Queen Charlotte's crown Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on December 2, 2011, 4:36 pm, in reply to "Side Note: QV wearing Queen Charlotte's crown"
Thanks Boffer. Shall look for that later today, Boffer. I also have another of Queen Victoria wearing it in Bury. --Previous Message-- : : There is a watercolour, in Jonathan : Marsden's - Victoria and Albert: Art and : Love, of the costume Queen Victoria wore to : the Stuart Restoration Costume Ball. : Which shows that she wore Queen Charlotte's : little crown as part of her costume: : : : : This is the best image I could find online, : I can't scan the image, but in the book is : clearly shows Queen Charlotte's crown : perched at the back of her elaborate hair, : in the style of Charles II's court. : : see: : : Jonathan Marsden (ed.), Victoria and : Albert: Art and Love , (London: Royal : Collection Publications, 2010). p. 234 : : : --Previous Message-- : : But Queen Alexandra must have been the last : to wear a tiara plus a crown - see below - : : : : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1322748409.html : : Edit: Queen Victoria's Regal Circlet plus : Queen Victoria's small diamond crown : : : : : :
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