Just to give you an idea £5,000 in 1911 is worth about $463,000 today or $730,000 !!!
--Previous Message-- : 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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