Posted by Dawn on March 29, 2013, 1:36 pm, in reply to "Re: The jewel box"
Source: my collection and diana'sjewels.com.
From this Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia wedding gift set:
(1) pair of earrings
(2) the pendant on this choker:
(3) these two bracelets:
(4) this necklace and pendant:
(5) Diana never wore the watch face (shown in the jewel box) so the whereabout of it is unknown at this point.
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These double diamond-sapphire bracelets apparently are a gift to Princess Diana from the Middle East. These bracelets are originally a part of the necklace before they are made into bracelets.
(Picture on the left is from diana'sjewels. com. Picture on the right is from one of my magazines)
The Queen Mother's wedding gift brooch to Princess Diana was converted into a pendant on multi-strand-pearl choker.
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Prince Charles gave this engagement ring to then-Lady Diana Spencer and is now worn by their daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Cambridge.
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Whether it was a gift to Princess Diana or she bought it herself is unknown. Unless you know how she got it. I believe she wore it the first time either during her separation or after her divorce.
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These pieces must be from another Middle Eastern gift (Sultan of Oman gift). Any correction is welcome.
(1) pendant on this velvet-diamond strip:
(2) double-diamond-sapphire-cluster earrings.
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This picture is from the engagement period, so the Princess was then Lady Diana Spencer. Therefore, this pair of earrings belonged to her, I would assume.
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a pair of earrings.....whether she got it as a gift or bought it herself...at this point is unknown.
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The same question as immediately above. Was it her gift from someone or hers by purchase?
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Princess Diana probably bought this bracelet for herself. (a gold and blue stone [sapphire?] bracelet)
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The End! Any correction or comment is welcome here.
--Previous Message-- : Source: the same book GillW spoke of. I have : that book in my collection. : : : : I finally found what I was looking for in : one of the folders in my picture file. : : Here's the zoomed-up picture of the jewel : box. I count the following: : : **16 diamond and sapphire (or blue stone) : clusters. : : **6 diamond and ruby (or red stone) clusters : : **4 butterfly gemstones and diamonds : : **one gold palm tree : : **two gold Arabian-style swords : : being arranged around on the lid of the : lovely jewel box. : : : : : Like some of you, I don't think Princess : Diana took any of them off the box. But it's : sure tempting to think she or another royal : could create some jewel pieces out of them. : : I will post some pictures of : diamond-and-sapphires Princess Diana was : known to have worn (as far as I could tell) : tomorrow. : : : --Previous Message-- : I managed to locate a colour photo, but it : is : not good quality, and this is a photo of the : page. : The book is : Charles & Diana The Prince & : Princess of Wales, by Trevor Hall, Colour : Library Books, 1982 : : Despite the poor quality I think it is still : just possible to make out that the clusters : of stones mentioned are of various colours - : and that is how I remember it too from : seeing it in 1982. : : : : You can just make out too that the large : corner motifs are beautiful gold & : gem-set butterflies. : : : --Previous Message-- : Somewhere - I'm trying to locate it - I have : a : colour photo of the gorgeous jewel box. I : saw it for real when the wedding gifts were : on display many years ago. The box is green : malachite and the work on top is all solid : gold set with beautiful gemstones. It would : be nothing short of vandalism to take that : apart and I'm pretty sure no-one would do : such a terrible thing. If I find the colour : photo I will post it here. : : : --Previous Message-- : Yeah, Princess Diana could very well use : some : of these jewels off the box. I didn't really : notice them until you mentioned it to bring : my attention to the cover of the box. : Thanks, Mark! : : --Previous Message-- : Mark, I never really bothered to take a : close : look at the jewelry box either, but thanks a : lot that you did! : If you're beginning to see things, I do as : well - the frame on top does indeed appear : to contain a lot of sapphire clusters. I'm : counting nine clusters on each long side and : possibly three on the small sides which - if : correct - would offer space for a lot of : possibilities. : Princess Diana could not just consider a : gift like this a personal one but as a : matter of fact, back then it was - and the : box would IMO have been the most likely item : to be broken up, hardly suiting her taste : and not very practical after all either. : : --Previous Message-- : It has been a long time since I posted : anything here, but I have enjoyed reading : everyone's posts (there are so many : knowledgeable people here!) and I always : like returning to Diana's jewels, since it : gives me a reason to revisit that wonderful : website and take a stroll down memory lane : : I have seen these photos often, but just now : for the first time I really took a good look : at the box: I may be imagining things, but : there seem to be many diamond and sapphire : clusters encrusting the border surrounding : the central palm tree! : : Of course in a black and white photo it is : impossible to be sure of the color, but if : you look especially at the section of the : border just in line with the top and bottom : of the palm tree, you can see three clusters : arranged in a triangle - to me it seems : strikingly similar to these "chandelier : earrings" Stuart is referring to. : : Dawn has already mentioned that one pair of : clusters were worn by Diana already before : her marriage, but is it possible that the : additional clusters we have seen in the : various arrangements might have come from : the box and not the bracelet at all? : : These gifts were given long before the : recent clarification of rules regarding : official gifts to members of the Royal : Family, so it is not unlikely that Diana : would have considered all of this to be very : much her own private property, and we have : seen that she did make alterations to the : jewels... would altering the box be too : far-fetched? : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : So if the watch bracelet remained intact, : the : double cluster and "chandelier" : earrings-please see link- were not made from : it unless they were later dismantled. Did : Diana wear the double cluster earrings after : the reappearance of the watch? My guess : would be the ring from the Saudi set was : used fir the choker. : : : : : : : : http://www.dianasjewels.net/bluestoneearrings.htm : : : : : : : : : : :
on March 29, 2013, 1:36 pm, in reply to "
