--Previous Message-- : I've not been able to find any images of Queen : Victoria wearing her turquoise parure but : found these interesting enties from Queen : Victorias journals which are online and : contain lots of details of jewellery she was : given or wearing on a daily basis : : : http://www.queenvictoriasjournals.org/search/displayItem.do?FormatType=fulltextimgsrc&QueryType=articles&ResultsID=2730732524802&filterSequence=0&PageNumber=1&ItemNumber=4&ItemID=qvj12205&volumeType=PSBEA : : : : --Previous Message-- : Hi Nellie : The wedding present list shows a gift of : opals (worn by the bride at the wedding) in : addition to the turquoise jewels, which the : inventory of QV's jewels states belonged to : the Queen and were given to her daughter : upon her marriage. : I am still in the process of looking for : images of QV wearing them. : Stuart : : : --Previous Message-- : : Oh you are right. Must add an edit to that. : : Another link Princess Helena : to Ursula's site says the gift was opals : and diamonds. : : I have been thinking that opals and : turquoises might be mixed up in reports. : : This link has the wedding presents listed in : English wedding presents : : : --Previous Message-- : Nellie- your second photo in the comparison : is : Princess Helena Victoria , known as Thora : and daughter of Princess Christian (Helena). : They do look strikingly similar. Princess : Christian died before the 1937 coronation. : I found some information online earlier : but can't find it again now. It was an : article about Queen Victoria's Jewellery : Inventory- it stated her turquoise tiara, : necklace, bracelet etc was given to Princess : Helena upon her marriage. I've not had : chance to search for any images of QV in : turquoise but don't ever recall seeing : anything previously. : : --Previous Message-- : : : : : : : : : : : :