Posted by Torkel on March 15, 2012, 2:31 am, in reply to "Re: Brooch "
Thank you very much, Boffer, for confirming this.
I remember we have discussed this previously, and I always doubted the existence of a second, similar, brooch. Good to have this confirmed Also interesting that the Court considers some jewels traditionally to be worn by the wife of the PoW. I wonder what other jewels might be on that list.
--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 North Wales. : : This has all been confirmed by the Royal : Collection, in my correspondence with them. : : : : --Previous Message-- : : Stuart - I don't think all are agreed on the : story. : I'm about to set up a poll on the Royal : Jewels Quiz board, where discussion back and : forth can continue as well as polling : on the matter. I think it will be : interesting to see how people vote. : : --Previous Message-- : I think we have been here before! : Did we not discover a second brooch was made : for Queen Mary or was that just a theory? : : : : : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2114851/Cheltenham-Ladies-Day-2012-Camilla-Duchess-Cornwall-leads-fillies.html : : : --Previous Message-- : : I wonder which this might be. : : Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, : arrives for 'Ladies Day' at the Cheltenham : Horse Racing Festival in Gloucestershire, : western England, on March 14, 2012. The : genteel Georgian town of Cheltenham will : become the centre of the universe : for jump racing enthusiasts as it plays host : to the 2012 National Hunt Festival. AFP : PHOTO/ANDREW YATES : (Photo credit should read ANDREW : YATES/AFP/Getty Images) : : : : : : : : http://cache4.asset-cache.net/xc/141291407.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF8789215AB089EE596C6588969524C3D19A732CCB3D477D9E68512DE159722FDE33855EE30A760B0D811297 : : : : : : : :
on March 15, 2012, 2:31 am, in reply to "