--Previous Message-- : Thanks Brock. I see it now. : Just looked at Dressing the Queen pages 82 : & 83, and it is a pity the pics don't : have captions. : There are 15 drops, so 8 is the central drop : with 7 and 9 each side of it. : 7 and 9 seem to be the largest of the 15. : But I see that the obstacles to all drops : swinging freely are the sides of the : circles, not the bases. : : Edit: I'm now thinking that whether the : drops are in front or behind could depened : on which dresser is on duty! : : : --Previous Message-- : : Edit: but but, for the Mandela banquet the : emeralds are behind the circles, aren't : they? : : : No, below is a comparison. On the left is a : screen grab from the Buckingham Palace : banquet with the drops resting on top/in : front of the inner diamond frames, : particularly noticable in the large central : drops. On the right is the Golden Jubilee : reception in Toronto with the emerald drops : dangling behind the frames: : : : : : :