--Previous Message-- : : Sadly, I don't. Like almost everyone else I : thought the amethyst flower spray was the : one presented at the Tay Bridge, until we : were shown conclusively to be wrong late in : 2013. : : --Previous Message-- : : Thankyou GillW : So it appears that we now know of 2 : occasions wearing the Tay pearls brooch. : : Might you know anythihg about the other : brooch that we knew as the gift for opening : the bridge please? One mystery was solved : another left open. : : --Previous Message-- : Just found a post by Spheno on the Royal : Forums with a possibility for the picnic : brooch. : : : : : http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f20/queen-elizabeth-ii-brooches-2-november-2009-a-25546-66.html : : --Previous Message-- : I doubt very much HM would wear a badge to : go : privately shopping - she keeps those for : appropriate events linked to the badge, such : as visiting the organisation. : : I don't recognise the shop-brooch but agree : with LittleMo about the thistle at the : picnic. : : : --Previous Message-- : Most grateful LitteMo for the pics. : They were too hard to see as they would not : stay still. : Is the 2nd perhaps a badge? : : --Previous Message-- : The film is here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNgO31HUiFM : : And I have managed to capture the two : brooches : : This is the picnic brooch. It looks to be : the thistle brooch that she wore quite often : at Balmoral in those earlier days of her : reign. It has a purple stone (amethyst?) for : the flower head. : : : : This is the shop brooch. I don't recognise : this one : : : : : --Previous Message-- : On neighbouring board British.under heading : Princess Anne 2nd post there is a utube of : royal family. : What brooches does The Queen wear at the : picnic and in the shop please? : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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