--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : I was impressed by the rich and and bright : colour of the aquamarine. I liked it. : : : : It is part of the Brazilian Aquamarine : Parure - a wonderful stone, indeed! The : Brazilian Aquamarine Parure was a gift from : the Brazilian government to The Queen's : coronation in 1953 (without the brooch). The : brooch was given to The Queen, also from : Brazil, in 1958 to complete the parure. : : A better view of the brooch (though not from : the Coronation Service of Thanksgiving, it : was Ascot Day 1 in 2012): : : : Picture linked from : http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.ch/2012/06/royal-fashion-awards-ascot-2012-day-1.html :