The Timur Ruby Necklace was a 1853 gift to Queen Victoria from the East India Company. One question: did Queen Elizabeth II ever wear it in public? I don't think I ever see any picture showing Queen Victoria, Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary or the Queen Mother wearing it, do you?
(By the way, I already pre-checked the Royal Collection which does not show a picture of this necklace or any story about it except the year of the gift and which jewelers had created it on behalf of the East India Company.)
on July 18, 2013, 8:34 pm