Boffer - I do wish you would call it Queen Elizabeth's Crown. Or perhaps you are aware of some renaming that is yet to be disclosed?????
--Previous Message-- : Yes, the diamond from the Sultan Turkey is now : set in the front of the band of Queen : Elizabeth's Circlet. : : My understanding of the will of Queen : Victoria is that although they were : designated as heirlooms of the Crown, there : was no rule stipulating that they couldn't : be altered. After all Queen Victoria herself : altered many of the jewels that she : inherited from Queen Adelaide. : : --Previous Message-- : A couple of other questions: : : Is the large Turkish diamond now set in the : Queen Mother's crown along with the other : diamonds from Queen Victoria's circlet? : : Since the Victoria circlet was designated by : Queen Victoria for the use of future queens, : should it have been dismantled to create the : QEQM crown? : : : :