Thank you Stuart for posting the relevant words. It does seem we need to look for Queen Victoria's coloured jewels among the families of her daughters.
--Previous Message-- : I hope that your library is able to assist, as : you say it must be free for UK citizens. : In the meantime, I will post some snippets : relevant to this thread; : 16/11/43 : ......wore for the first time my new : turquoise parure,all designed and arranged : according to my precious Albert's : directions and excellent taste. All the : turquoises came from St.Petersburg, where : Lady Stuart got them for me, to go with some : I had before..... : : 4/7/66 (the day before Princess Helena's : (Lenchen) wedding) : .....before luncheon gave Lenchen and : Christian their wedding presents, really : beautiful things. Mine to her were a pendant : and brooch of the cut Oude jewels, a parure : of opals (my beloved Albert's favourite : stone), a parure and tiara of turquoise and : diamonds ( my own which I had intended : leaving her, but which I preferred giving,as : I shall never wear those coloured stones : again, which dearest Albert had : arranged....... :