Posted by Nellie on September 4, 2012, 10:28 am, in reply to "22 February 1910"
The Illustrated London News of 5 March 1910 confirms the date. They published the (Hulton) photo as a Supplement and mentioned in the caption that Queen Alexandra wore the Cullinan diamonds.
It is quite amazing just what can be searched online these days.
--Previous Message-- : : 22February 1910 is my bid, because The : Times , in its report, mentions the : Cullinan. : : The Times does not mention the Cullinan : for the State Opening on 16 February 1909. : : No State Openings of Parliament found : between those two dates. : : I said before that I tended to rely on the : Hulton Archive and it was that getty image : that carried the following caption, most : likely from the Hulton Archive - : : 1910: Queen Alexandra, (1844 - 1925), : queen-consort of British monarch Edward VII, : (1841 - 1910), at the State Opening of : Parliament, wearing the Colinan I & II : diamonds, in what proved to be the last year : of her reign. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty : Images) :