Re: Queen's Jewels Jubilee.. from Daily Mail Archived Message
Posted by Nellie  on January 2, 2012, 11:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen's Jewels Jubilee.. from Daily Mail"
It's just an ordinary newspaper writer being silly.
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: This is in response to the Daily Mail and not
: to Rau. Thank you for the link.
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: "In a fitting tribute to her Diamond
: Jubilee, the dazzling collection charts the
: Queen’s love affair with the precious
: gemstone – from her 21st birthday to the
: present day."
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: I've never had the feeling that the Queen
: has had a "love affair" with her
: jewel collection. My own perception is that
: there are some pieces that she has
: sentimental ties to (particularly where
: Granny, her father, or Prince Phillip are
: involved), and that she has a sense of
: occasion or a sense of State as to when to
: pull out the stops, but I would characterize
: her as having a love affair with her race
: horse operations far more than with her
: diamonds or her jewel collection.
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: Thoughts?
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