Posted by Boris on March 14, 2012, 4:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Brooch "
Thank you very much Nellie for (re-)starting the discussion and to Boffer for settling the matter. In view of the photographic evidence, I could never quite understand the reasoning behind the theory of two different brooches.
Just a plea, by the way: IMHO it would be very helpful in general to avoid subject titles which are worded in such general terms as 'Brooch' which don't identify the subject matter at all. It's easy to miss an interesting discussion, as well as to waste time to find out that you're not interested, when you can't see what it's all about in the overall view of the threads on this board.
--Previous Message-- : : Thank you Boffer. : I agree with you that it is the one brooch, : but i'm sure some others are not yet : convinced. : However, I have a note that the Royal : Collection confirmed that Bristol is wrong. : It was from North Wales. : Bristol was an error made by Menkes which : Field relied on, and the Royal Collection : used Field as source in Five Gold Rings . : : I will still do a poll on the Royal Jewels : Quiz board because I'm sure others will want : to discuss the matter from a jewels : perspective. : : I am not seeking to revive debate over : persons, only the jewels. : : : : --Previous Message-- : This is the brooch that was given to Queen : Alexandra as a wedding gift in 1863, upon : her death it passed into the main royal : family and is now considered among the : jewels to be worn by the wife of the Prince : of Wales. : : It thus passed from Queen Alexandra, to : Queen Mary (as Queen), to the Queen Mother : (as Queen), to Diana and now to Camilla; : both as the wife of the Prince of Wales. : : There is only one brooch, not two versions, : it was never copied, the brooch worn by : Diana is the same as the one now worn by the : Duchess of Cornwall. : : The royal collection consider is as being : part of the jewels to be traditionally worn : by the wife of the Prince of Wales; and when : there isn't a Prince of Wales, to be worn by : the Queen. Which explains why it passed from : Queen Mary to the Queen Mother in 1937 along : with the other jewels to be worn by the : Queen Consorts, and it was then gifted to : Diana as a wedding present in 1981. : : The brooch was a originally a gift to Queen : Alexandra from the Ladies of Bristol. : : This has all been confirmed by the Royal : Collection, in my correspondence with them. : : :
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