Re: 'Rubies' in necklace worn by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on April 9, 2014, 8:29 am, in reply to "'Rubies' in necklace worn by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother"
Beth, I think it would be this necklace you write about? I had never thought about the size of the rubies before. --Previous Message-- : The discussion in the thread below regarding a : 'ruby' necklace given by the people of South : Australia to The Princess of Wales : : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1396825169.html : has resurrected a query I have always had : regarding the 'rubies' in the necklace QEQM : so frequently wore with the Oriental circlet : tiara. : The stones seem to be very evenly matched : for colour and their size would make them : outstanding, if they were rubies. : It is said that Queen Alexandra exchanged : the opals in QV's necklace and tiara for : rubies. Unless the setting was changed : completely, I think it would be very : difficult to find so many large rubies of : the required sizes which matched. : If Queen Victoria had large rubies, I : suspect she would have had them set in : various pieces of jewellery. The only ruby : jewels I am aware she had have small rubies. : Even the rubies in the jewellery belonging : to Grand Duchess Marie of Russia (Duchess of : Edinburgh), were not of a great size. Her : father, the Emperor would have had the : resources to purchase large rubies, if large : matched rubies were available. : I have often wondered if the rubies in the : necklace worn by QEQM are spinels. : What do other posters think? : Does anyone have an image of QV wearing the : Opal necklace? I have only seen an image of : the brooch which she wore with the Oriental : circlet. :
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