Posted by Boffer on March 14, 2012, 5:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Brooch "
Yes of course, I did mean North Wales. This was just a mix up when I was looking at my notes & typing, I have it on record that this is the Ladies of North Wales brooch, the Ladies of Bristol brooch/pendant was a sapphire & pearl brooch in the "Holbein" style. Apologises for this confusion.
--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. : : : Edit: Poll now on Royal Jewels Quiz board : : --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. : : : :