Thanks Boffer. It is interesting to note that Queen Elizabeth wore diamonds for her coronation that had been in the Garter badge worn by the King for his coronation.
Following the success of the Hanoverian claim against Queen Victoria in 1857 - as a result of which the Queen lost to Hanover a significant part of the family jewels - the nine large brilliant-cut diamonds surrounding the figure of St George were removed by R. & S. Garrard & Co. (successors to Rundells as Crown Jewellers). They were used either for the new collet diamond necklace or in the reconstituted Regal Circlet (dismantled in 1937 to form the new crown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). The badge itself was then remade with the present clusters, using lesser stones from the Queen's collection.
--Previous Message-- : This was the garter badge that Queen Victoria : removed large collet stones from in 1858 to : make the 'The Coronation Necklace'; to : replace Queen Charlotte's collet necklace : that had been lost to Hanover. :