Posted by Brock on May 25, 2013, 10:06 am, in reply to "Re: montage?"
The next paragraph is as follows:
"With the heather, the sky, the hills and the babbling brook flowing down towards the mighty River Dee, everything is gloriously Scottish, with one honourable exception. Given the abundance of greenery involved, the Queen has decided to match it all with the emerald-festooned Vladimir Tiara."
--Previous Message-- : : I avoid reading the DM links (petty I know, : but there). : I don't dispute the Queen was outdoors there : for the shoot, but that extract makes no : mention of the tiara. : : : --Previous Message-- : Tha's not what is written in the dailymail : : "The face is the most familiar on the : planet, reproduced on more coins, notes and : stamps than any human likeness in history. : But it is safe to say that we have never : seen Her Majesty the Queen pictured quite : like this. Not only is she in the full and : elaborate regalia of her most exclusive : order of chivalry but she is standing in the : middle of nowhere. : : No trick photography has taken place. There : has been no digital enhancement by some : special effects boffin. This spectacular : image of the Sovereign – published in : Weekend for the very first time – really is : the Queen , standing next to a remote stream : called Gelder Burn on her Balmoral Estate. : : She is dressed in the green velvet mantle of : the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the : Thistle, the Scottish counterpart to : England’s Order of the Garter. From her : shoulders, held by white satin ties, hangs : the Collar of the Order made of golden : thistles and rue sprigs, from which, in : turn, hangs a tiny St Andrew and his saltire : cross." : : :