Posted by VeronikaN on May 28, 2012, 3:41 pm, in reply to "Re: QD Necklaces"
I noticed that the Princess Royal wore her diamond and ruby set at the same gala banquet given for King Fahd at the Claridges. Unfortunately I know nothing about this set and it's provenience. Could this also be a possible gift by the king?
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 26, 1987: Princess Anne At A Banquet For King Fahd At Claridges Hotel In London. The Princess Is Wearing The Royal Family Order Of Q. Elizabeth II Pinned On A Yellow Ribbon. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)
P.S.: It reminds me a little of the ruby and diamond set of Sarah, Duchess of York (who started to wear hers at the Canada visit in July 1987).
--Previous Message-- : Interesting what connections our minds make as : we fall asleep - and certainly something : pleasant to dream about!! : : --Previous Message-- : I believe you may have established a valid : provenance here. : : The official gifts are never published; but : it is very likely owing to the Queen's : tradition of wearing any jewellery gifts to : the return banquet, that this is a necklace : from King Fhad. : : This particular necklace was long believed : to have associations with Saudi Arabia : because it has been worn in connection with : visit involving Saudi Arabia. : : As for the jewellery, we cannot be sure who : made it, but an attribution of any one of : the large Western Jewellery Houses is : likely, as the Gulf States seem to patronise : western jewellers. : : I shall now refer to this as the King Fhad : Diamond Necklace and Earrings; just to : actually give the piece a name, as it does : seem to be a likely attribution. : : I believe a lot of the Queen's modern : necklaces could be given provenances, if we : were to look back at various state visits : and return banquets to see when they were : first worn. : : --Previous Message-- : I'll start one of the threads Nellie has : suggested. : : Last night just before bedtime I finally : finished reading The Queen's Diamonds! : Roberts ends it, just before the official : Diamond Jubilee portrait, with beautiful : pictures of the King Faisal and King Khalid : necklaces. Both came from Harry Winston in : New York. As I was falling asleep, it : occurred to me that the 'mystery' necklace, : which Roberts does not include in his survey : of the Queen's diamond jewels, could have : been from King Fahd, who visited London in : 1987. : : Is the Queen wearing the mystery necklace in : this picture taken at the return banquet : with King Fahd, or is it one of the previous : necklaces from the Saudi kings? Does anyone : have a better photo? : : : : : http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk/royalty-king-fahd-of-saudia-arabia-visit-to-britain-london/Memory/a1ee7f90-d4d9-4525-bb2d-a00b00db35a0 : : Is it known what the king gave her in 1987, : and had she worn the mystery necklace before : this visit? Could King Fahd have decided : that giving the Queen a Harry Winston : necklace was a tradition in his family that : he should continue? Or is the mystery : necklace something else altogether? : : : : :
on May 28, 2012, 3:41 pm, in reply to "
