Then King George V gave Queen Mary almost the exact same pair of earrings, albeit bigger, she already owned or at least wore in the picture.
--Previous Message-- : : I found some information on ruby earrings in : Field but believe it cannot be about the : earrings worn in the pic. : Queen Mary does not look fifty-nine. : : Field 1997 on page 140 says - : : "For her fifty-ninth birthday, on 26 : May 1926, King George V presented Queen Mary : with these earrings - large oval rubies each : set in a cluster of nine brilliant-cut : diamonds. Later that year, the Queen : officially added them to the other pieces of : ruby jewellery left to the Crown by Queen : Victoria and King Edward VII. Many of these : pieces are presently worn by Queen Elizabeth : the Queen Mother. Queen Mary's earrings : were given to the Queen by her parents in : 1947. " : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Doesn't QEII have a pair of ruby earrings : inherited from her grandmother? Could this : be the same pair? Then rubies in the : aigrette would make sense. : : Just when you thought it was safe to go in : the water, *another* Queen Mary mystery : comes up!!! : : :