Thanks Boffer. I looked at Field and believe she has a mismatch of pics so I don't thnk the earrings were Queen Victoria's. More likely Queen Mary's - part of some we discussed fairly recently, and which I can't find.
--Previous Message-- : The earring worn by the Queen are large : pendant pearl earrings, suspended from two : diamond collets - Field has referred to : these as 'Queen Victoria's Pearl Earrings. : : These earrings have been worn often by the : Queen, including during the State Banquet : hosted in honour of President Barrack Obama. : And notably, in respect to this occasion, : they were worn by the Queen to her first : State Opening of Parliament as Queen in : 1952. : : Interestingly as well, is that the Duchess : of Cornwall wears the same rose brooch : attaching her sash, as she did in Amsterdam. : : This rose brooch was first given to Queen : Mary as a wedding gift in 1893, from the : West Yorkshire Regiment. In 1923, Queen Mary : presented this rose brooch to Queen : Elizabeth, The Queen Mother as a wedding : gift. : : It is now being worn by the Duchess of : Cornwall. : : --Previous Message-- : : I had forgotten that the Crown Jeweller : attends, to keep an eye on the crown and : regalia. : : And I am trying to identify the earrings : worn by the Queen with those stunning drop : pearls. : : : --Previous Message-- : You can watch it live on this: : : : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22441280 : : : --Previous Message-- : : This one? Couldn't resist it. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Today we get to see the Imperial Crown in : action! It always surprises me how bigger it : looks when being worn than when on display : at the Tower of London. : : : : : : : :