--Previous Message-- : : Sorry, but I just had to check my copy of : the pic to show what Queen Mary is holding. : : I think it is just a feathery decoration on : the hat. If the bottom part is a brooch : then I don't recognise it. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Does anyone have any better pictures or know : any more about this hat ornament from page : 121 which looks to be some sort of aigrette? : : : : : Is it just me or does Queen Elizabeth look more like her granny than her own mum?