--Previous Message-- : The picture is not from an Indian visit, but : from the State banquet during Queen : Elizabethīs state visit to Turkey in 2008. : Another picture from the same occasion: : ANKARA - MAY 13: Queen Elizabeth ll attends : a State Banquet on the first day of a State : Visit to Turkey on May 13, 2008 in Ankara, : Turkey. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/WireImage) : : : : The round ruby in the lower part appears to : have a white half-moon? : I suspect it is connected to the Turkish : decoration her Majesty is wearing. : The following picture shows the state : banquet during the Turkish Presidentīs state : visit to the UK in Nov 2011. I cannot find : any close-up of her Majesty, but she appears : to wear the same piece: : LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Queen : Elizabeth II (R) poses for a formal picture : with President of Turkey Abdullah Gul during : a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace, on : November 22, 2011 in London, England. : President Abdullah is on a three day state : visit to the UK and was formally welcomed by : Queen Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh : today. (Photo by Carl Court - WPA Pool/Getty : Images) : : : : Queen Elizabeth did wear the same necklace : during the state banquet for the President : of India in 2009, btw: : LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: HRH Queen : Elizabeth II arrives at a State Banquet for : the visit of the President of the Republic : of India Prathibha Devi Singh Patil in : Windsor Castle on October 27, 2009 in : London, England. The President will stay at : Windsor Castle as a guest of the Queen from : Tuesday 27th October to Thursday 29th : October. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA : Pool/Getty Images) : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Because of the flowers on the dress, I had : not : previously noticed the brooch or brooches in : that picture. What is that? Looks like a : bird at the top, with a round ruby set in : diamonds below it. And chains that hold : them together? : : : :