Re: 'Rubies' in necklace worn by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Archived Message
Posted by joye on April 9, 2014, 7:49 pm, in reply to "Re: 'Rubies' in necklace worn by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother"
These rubies are The Crown Rubies. The Queen Mother held onto them until her death. The Queen was said to say Mummy will give them back. --Previous Message-- : : 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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