Earl Spencer reputedly gave his daughter a empty jewel box to hold all her new treasures. As for the Queen Mothers gift being sting...the sapphire brooch was far far more magnificent than the aquamarine tiara indeed it is probably the largest sapphire owned by any member of the royal family! --Previous Message-- : Dear Veronika, : : The diamond watch is very beautiful !! The : watch seems to be more expensive than the : Swiss federal watch ! Sad she has never worn : this watch in public. : : Have you got an other photo of this watch as : you said in your post ? : : Leslies Fields says in her book that she had : an pearl sautoir with an diamond and : sapphire clasp (seen for exemple in 1982 as : pregnant wearing a deep blue marine dress : with her diamond and sapphire brooch from : Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) : : Do you think that it is this pearl sautoir : seen in the movie(to me the clasp seems : wider in this sautoir) : : She has worn also the pearl and diamond : bracelet in the beginning of the 80's (For : exemple at a London premiere of Ghandi in : December 1982). However the bracelet was : altered by removing the diamond bewteen the : pearls. : : Have you got photos of the jewels given by : the King and Queen of Tonga, General Kenan : Evren and from the President of Seychelles ? : : I also give you my list of jewels given to : her as wedding gifts. Do you know others : jewels she was given ? Thank you in advance, : : Franck : : From Charles : : Diamond and sapphire engagement ring : Signet ring : Diamond and emerald art deco bracelet as a : wedding gift : : From the Queen : : The Cambridge Lovers’ knot tiara : Diamond and emerald art-deco chocker : The Swiss Federal republic’s watch : Round diamond with round pearl underneath : earrings : : Others jewels given by the Queen? To me : theses jewels don’t match very well. I would : have offered a real parure like the Duchess : of York... (Diamond parure with a tiara, : necklace, earrings and bracelet) : : From the Queen Mother : Large sapphire and diamond brooch (A little : stingy/miser for me as a wedding gift : compared to Princess Ann as a example) : The Prince of Wales feathers’ diamond and : emerald pendant : : From her family : I don’t what she was offered for her wedding : by her family : The Spencer tiara : on loan until 1996 : : From others members of family? : : - Others: : 1°The Saudi Arabian diamond and sapphire : suite (necklace, earrings, bracelet, ring : and a watch) : From The Princess of Wales by Jayne Fincher: : “The Saudi Arabian Royal Family presented : two suites of jewels to the Princess of : Wales as a wedding gift. One of the sets : includes many of sapphire and diamonds : pieces we so often” : From various documents 300 uncut diamonds : were given by the King Khalid of Saudi : Arabia as a wedding gift : 2°The Gold choker with pearl fringe and : multi-gemstone necklace from the Crown : Prince and Crown Princess of Jordan : (Including a central emerald, turquoise, : amethyst, coral, pearl and diamond). It is : very beautiful for me! : 3° A set of jewellery crafted from coral and : gold from the heir Apparent of the State of : Qatar (Consisting of a necklace, earrings, : bracelet and ring) : 4° A sapphire and gold necklace with the : Prince of Wales feathers as a pendant from : the National Association of Goldsmiths and : designed by Lexi Dick ; earrings to match : 5° A jade necklace and earrings from the oil : Tycoon Armand Hammer : 6° A pearl necklace with a sapphire and : diamond clasp (said to be a wedding gift by : Leslies Field...) : 7°A gold necklace with a pendant (Giver : unknown…)* : 8°A set of jewellery in semi-precious stone : and diamond from his highness the Emir of : Qatar (consisting of a watch, a ring and : cuff links from Menkes) or a pearl set : 9° Emir of Qatar diamond and pearl dangle : earrings : 10° Collingwood diamond and pearl dangle : earrings : 11° A diamond brooch from the Government and : People of Canada : 12° Perth and Kinross District Council : brooch with cufflinks and tiepin : 13° Royal crown derby brooch and earrings : from the City of Stoke on Trent : 14° Edwardian plaid brooch from Scotland : 15° Royal regimental of Canada brooch : 16° A hand painted locket from Ascension : Island brooch : 17° A gold and Lapis Lazuli brooch from : Canada : 18° A diamond evening watch from the Sheikha : of the United Arab Emirates (Have you got a : photo of this watch...) : 19° From King and Queen of Tonga: Using : black coral, Leonati Motuliki carved a : delicate nest with two birds alighting to : feed their young and mounted it on a base of : Tongan sandalwood. : : From Menkes: : : A glittering watch from the Sheikha of the : United Araba Emirates. More jewels came from : the president of Seychelles, from the : General Kenan Evren and from the King and : Queen of Tonga : : : --Previous Message-- : Franck, I always thought the diamond watch : is : a bracelet, as the only picture I had seen : before was very small. : So sorry that Diana, Princess of Wales never : wore it (at least not in public) - it looks : so elegant and delicate. : : : : : : : : :
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