Thank you for the fantastic photos and comments on this thread. It has got me thinking.... Did "Dressing the Queen" or "The Queen's Diamonds" reveal if the Queen chooses which brooch to wear with a particular outfit or does her dresser make suggestions?
--Previous Message-- : : The brooch looked lovely at last week's : Coronation Festival Gala. : : : : Another very old brooch made a recent : high-profile appearance. The day HM won the : Gold Vase at Royal Ascot she wore a brooch : (without its three pendants) from the : amethyst parure that belonged to Queen : Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent. : : :