Posted by Nellie on February 19, 2012, 6:48 am, in reply to "Whoops!"
You have my sympathy. No damage done.
--Previous Message-- : Sorry, Nellie, that I typed in the wrong : author name. I had both books in front of : me when I was writing my response to you in : the midst of having the flu. : : -Ayvee : : --Previous Message-- : : 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. :