--Previous Message-- : : I know the book it is from but cannot lay my : hands on it right now. : Half my books are in a muddle because I have : not put them back in their right places - : left in stacks on a desk and on the floor! : I think the title is Elizabeth II , which : is not very helpful. : : Edit: the book is Elizabeth R by Antony : Jay and first published in 1992 in : Australia. : It deals with events in the fortieth year of : the reign. : : Edit 2: visit to Belfast June 1991 : : : --Previous Message-- : Wow Nellie, well spotted. : : And looking at HM's hair it doesn't seem to : be fully grey in that picture so I'm : guessing its over 20 years old. : Do you know the exact date or at least year : that it was taken ? : : Though the Princess Royal did get out a very : old dress. Her white and yellow coat dress : worn in 1981 came out again at one of the : Gloucester weddings in recent years, so that : was over a 20 year gap in wearings. : : --Previous Message-- : : We have seen that dress before! Doing a : Princess Royal. : : --Previous Message-- : I was unable to detect a brooch and believe : that none was worn. : : :