[ Message Archive | Royal Jewels of the World Message Board ]

    Re: Queen Alexandra - again Archived Message

    Posted by Wayne on September 14, 2012, 3:56 pm, in reply to " Queen Alexandra - again"

    Is the rope of pearls real? If so, does anyone know what has happened to them?

    --Previous Message--
    :
    : No - this is not the pic from the first
    : State Opening of Parliament in the reign of
    : Edward VII (see second pic for that and to
    : compare the two pics).
    : This first portrait is from the Royal
    : Collection which says the portrait might
    : have been made for when Queen Alexandra
    : received the Garter.
    :
    : I like this portrait because it seems more
    : “personal” than the similar two from the
    : formal occasions.
    :
    : Note the Koh-i-noor in its honeysuckle
    : setting high on the bodice - or is it the
    : brooch at the bottom under Queen Victoria's
    : fringe brooch?
    : (Sorry, the fringe brooch is at her collar.)
    : I think the K is high and the bottom one is
    : the lozenge we have seen as centre of an
    : elaborate necklace.
    :
    : I cannot resolve all the brooches. Can you?
    :
    : Link -
    : http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/2106301/formal-portrait-of-queen-alexandra-1843-1925-1901
    :
    :
    :
    :
    :
    :

    Message Thread: