I realize my post wasnīt clear, and am sorry if it caused confusion.
The hibiscus brooch was unknown to me, I cannot remember having seen it previously. However, I vaguely remember reading on this board in 2006 that Queen Elizabeth II wore a brooch inherited from her (by then) late mother. I also remember it had once been a gift to QEQM from Australia, but didnīt take any notes and only remembered once Brian and Maridje repeated the story.
--Previous Message-- : 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, 4:31 pm, in reply to "