Re: Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent Archived Message
Posted by Cristina  on August 29, 2012, 7:53 am, in reply to "Re: Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent"
Thank you, I just love convertible pieces, so versatile!
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: In the first picture, the lady behind the HRH
: The Duchess of Kent is The Duchess of
: Devonshire. This can be seen as she wears
: the same convertible necklace/tiara that she
: wore to the State Opening of Parliament in
: 1966, which she attended as Mistress of the
: Robes.
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: She also wore this necklace tiara to the
: Coronation in 1953
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: Pictures courtesy of Nellie and Baxter, from
: a previous thread concerning this necklace.
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: In the first pic the second lady might be a
: lady-in-waiting to the Queen on that
: occasion.
: The third would be for the Queen Mother and
: you could be right. But I don't have any
: names.
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: It is interesting to think that the Duchess
: of Kent would have been the most junior
: royal on that occasion, when the Queen dined
: with The Army.
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: Lovely pictures, I always loved the one with
: the three sisters, they wore all so
: distinguished.
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: In the first photo who is the lady wearing a
: tiara just behind Pss Marina?
: Further back I seem to recognize Cynthia
: Countess Spencer, the grand-mother of Pss
: Diana, wearing the bigger Spencer tiara.
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