Re: Countess of Wessex's New Tiara...was worn by QEII. Archived Message
Posted by Baxter on October 20, 2012, 6:07 am, in reply to "Re: Countess of Wessex's New Tiara...was worn by QEII."
--Previous Message-- : This tiara is a great discovery, such a : pleasant and pretty piece. : : This only begs the question as to, where did : it come from? It is clear from all sources : that the Brazilian gift was broken up to : remodel the tiara; we all assumed that this : tiara was that aforementioned hair-ornament. : Clearly not, thus this piece now has an : interesting provenance to solve. : : Also, I believe that Sophie is here wearing : The Queen's King Faisal of Saudi Arabia : Necklace. For the Swedish Royal Wedding she : borrowed The Queen's King Khalid of Saudi : Arabia Necklace. : : Also, although I have not been able to find : a picture that is clear enough to compare, I : believe Sophie could be wearing the diamond : and pearl-pendant earrings that The Queen : wore in 1977 during her Silver Jubilee : celebrations. Or at least an almost : identical pair of earrings. : As I stated above, the tiara seen on the Countess of Wessex could possibly be what is left of the 1968 gift. Perhaps there were originally 9 motifs and 4 were dismantled to make the fan-shaped designs in the current configuration of the Queen's tiara leaving the 5 we now see. The necklace Sophie wore in Stockholm does bear a resemblance to the King Khalid necklace, but they are two different pieces. Boffer, I do agree with your observation regarding the earrings. Although the design is often seen, they do resemble HM's. As you said, we'll have to wait for a better pic, but since all of Sophie's other major pieces worn last night came from the Queen's vault, there is a good chance we have a match.
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- Countess of Wessex's New Tiara...was worn by QEII. - Ayvee October 20, 2012, 12:50 am
- Re: Countess of Wessex's New Tiara - CindyM October 20, 2012, 1:00 am
- Not new - Baxter October 20, 2012, 1:19 am
- Re: Countess of Wessex's New Tiara...was worn by QEII. - Boffer October 20, 2012, 4:38 am
- Countess of Wessex's visible tiara framework - JohnPete October 20, 2012, 12:19 pm
- Re: Countess of Wessex's New Tiara...was worn by QEII. - John R October 21, 2012, 6:45 am
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