--Previous Message-- : I wondered if it might be oak leaves and, like : the wedding earrings, a Middleton gift. : : --Previous Message-- : Until we have a proper HQ picture of this : brooch, it will be impossible to identify, : it is a shame in most pictures I have seen, : the brooch has been entirely hidden by HRH's : hair. : : This could simply be a diamond spray brooch : with no previous royal connection, in which : case it will be impossible to identify. : : If it is a piece from the family collection, : it could be: : - The Queen's Vanguard Rose Brooch (Menkes, : p. 138) : - The unidentified pearl and diamond spray : that features on Plate 1 of Queen Mary's : photographic jewel inventory (Roberts, p. : 113) : : It will be impossible to know more until a : clearer picture is found, or information is : released by St. James's Palace on HRH's : outfit. : : --Previous Message-- : Close up of brooch worn to Monarchs : Luncheon. : : : : : : :
on May 19, 2012, 1:47 pm, in reply to "