Posted by Torkel on March 10, 2013, 6:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Counting stones"
There was the banquet for the 2002 visit to Jamaica Queen Elizabeth wearing the diamond Kokoshnik tiara and a fringe necklace. I assume this is the London fringe, but itīs hard to tell without better pictures.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA - FEBRUARY 19: Queen Elizabeth Ll On The Second Day Of Her Official Tour Of Jamaica. The Queen Is Attending A Dinner At The Governor General's Residence, Kings House, Where She Is Also Staying. The Queen Is Wearing The Russian Fringe Diamond Tiara [ Originally Given To Princess Alexandra For Her Silver Wedding Anniversary In 1888 ] With A Diamond Necklace And Diamond Earrings. She Is Looking Up And Smiling. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)
--Previous Message-- : : Thanks Baxter. So the London it is. : I have not yet put my QD on a scanner, : because of what that does to a treasured : book. My mega Munn is a disaster! : : Now I think there was another occasion in : recent years when the Queen wore a fringe : necklace : : --Previous Message-- : The Queen is wearing her City of London : necklace in the New Zealand portrait. : : Comparing Queen Adelaide's necklace (below, : left) to the City of London necklace : (right), we can see that the graduated : spikes flanking the center bar of QA's : necklace contains 9 brilliants, while the : spikes of QEII's necklace contains 7 stones. : : : : The center spikes of 7 stones can be seen in : this detail of the NZ portrait. : : : : :