Posted by Boffer on May 16, 2012, 10:25 pm, in reply to "QEII Jewel photos"
The lady holding them in Caroline de Guitaut, who is curating the exhibition, Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration at Buckingham Palace this summer.
What never fails to impress me is the size of the diamonds in the Delhi Durbar Necklace. We always seem to mention the Cullinan pendant and the large Cambridge Emeralds, yet the those are extremely substantial diamonds.
All the diamonds in the necklace, apart from the Cullinan, were provided for by Garrards, the cost of which was met by George V as a gift to Queen Mary as a 44th Birthday Present.
In total the cost of mounting the Delhi Durbar parure, including providing some diamonds and a few emeralds came to a total of £5,000.
The finished parure consisted of:
- Tiara - Two Necklaces (the large one still worn today, and a smaller one which was altered into the present choker that used to be worn by Diana, Princess of Wales) - Stomacher (which could be detached into smaller brooches; also incorporated the Cullinan V and VIII brooches) - Bracelet - Earrings - Brooch (had originally been part of the Duchess of Teck's stomacher).
--Previous Message-- : There must have been a lot of these photos : released; I see different versions on : various websites. Nice ones linked here. : : Funny to see the necklace being held so : casually. :
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