Posted by Nellie on December 4, 2012, 5:58 pm, in reply to "What if?"
I doubt that very much. A gift is a gift is a gift.
The lending principle seems to apply only to the monarch and to his or her extensive collection, which stays with the reigning line of the family.
--Previous Message-- : My supposition is that it may have been a loan : that Diana returned after her divorce, which : could explain it being worn again by the QM : in 1997. :