I inferred that Torkel meant that the brooch belong to the late QEQM was worn for the first time The Queen in 2006; which indeed it was, at the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
By all means correct me if my inference was wrong.
--Previous Message-- : QEQM in Australia in 2006? She died in 2002! : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you Boffer, Brian and Maridje. : : I donīt think I have seen Queen Elizabeth : wear this ruby hibiscus flower brooch before : - though I seem to remember there being a : brooch of the late QEQM worn in Australia in : 2006. : Itīs a lovely brooch. : : As for the flower petal brooch, I didnīt : recognize it from previous pictures. I am : surprised it has been worn for such an : important event as the engagement, yet : nothing is known about it. Probably old? : : --Previous Message-- : : HIBISCUS FLOWER DIAMS RUBY : : in Leslie Field's book, page 138-"One : brooch from the people of Australia, is a 3 : 1/2 inch-long, three dimensional hibiscus : flower set with 346 flawless diamonds and : thrity-four Burmese rubies. When Her Majesty : was given the brooch in Canberra she : immediately pinned it on, saying 'How : beautiful, how very beautiful." : : Queen Elizabeth wore this brooch for the : first time in 2006 during her Australian : tour. She inherited the brooch from QEQM her : mother. : : : : : : : QEQM-2027532-Australie-1958/02/24 : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : The brooch worn on July 4. : : : : Image source: : : : : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18713497 : : : : : : : : : : :
on July 10, 2012, 4:04 pm, in reply to "