Posted by Nellie on October 24, 2012, 7:59 pm, in reply to "Re: another closeup"
I also feel that personal jewels of the Queen Mother have been reserved to be worn by the wife of her favourite grandson. Fair enough.
Particular heirlooms of the crown which the Queen Mother hung onto, and some of Queen Mary's jewels, have returned to the Queen and the Queen has worn quite a number of them now.
I always felt that Camilla jumped the gun in wearing the Durbar tiara (Queen Mary's), before entitlements had been sorted out and agreed. Just my speculation of course.
--Previous Message-- : Queen Mary passed a lot of things down : directly to her granddaughter, and of course : Queen Elizabeth as reigning monarch got : whatever was in the official pool when she : ascended the throne. It seems as if the QM : had mostly personal jewels without a lot of : family history, and so it makes a LOT of : sense that her favorite grandson's second : wife could wear those b/c they aren't : associated with the present queen or with : the monarch in general.