Also, thanks for adjusting the date. I always think of it as the 1954 Tour because that was when the Queen and Duke were in Australia. However, they left London on 23 November 1953 and returned on 15 May 1954.
--Previous Message-- : : Yes - I imagine that the Queen's range of : tiaras for the tour was already agreed on, : whether or not her granny was still around : to see her off. : : : --Previous Message-- : Great collection of pics, Nellie. : : Three of the four tiaras worn during the : tour had just been inherited from Queen Mary : a few months before the Queen's departure. : This is purely speculation, but I suspect : that had she been alive Queen Mary would : have given her granddaughter jewels for the : tour, just as she had done with the Delhi : Durbar tiara years earlier. :