I've hunted and hunted and cannot find that. I have two Menkes, 1985 Grafton books, and 1989 Contemporary books.
Edit:: it is on page 32 in Field !!!!! ha
--Previous Message-- : From 'The Queen's Jewels' by Suzy Menkes in : the Diamonds section when it talks about the : Queen Mother, after paragraphs about Queen : Alexandra. : : In my book it's on page. 32 : : When Princess Victoria of Wales, King : George V's sister, died on 3 December 1935 : (seven weeks before the King), she left the : Duchess of York a diamond fringe necklace. : Of early-nineteenth-century design, it is : similar to one Princess Elizabeth was given : as a wedding gift in 1947 from dignitaries : of the City of London (page 69). : : : Suzy Menkes has a lot of information in her : book. I actually only discovered this : particular passage early last year even : though I've had the book for over 10 years. : : -Ayvee : : --Previous Message-- : : Do we know the source for connecting : Princess Victoria with that fringe necklace? : EII) with a fringe necklace. : : :