Posted by John R on May 6, 2014, 7:47 am, in reply to "Mourning"
Yes and let us not forget iron (black) mourning jewellery!
--Previous Message-- : French Queens wore white and black as mourning : colours. : : Pearls were used as mourning jewels, but : also diamonds (white). : : In later stages of mourning other options : were available. In the light mourning that : allowed lavender and grey, amethyst jewels : were worn also. : : --Previous Message-- : Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and QEII : have : worn pearls for funerals. : After QEQM's mother died, the Queen's : dresses for a State Visit to Paris were : changed to white and she wore pearls. It has : been said that she followed a royal custom : introduced by Mary Queen of Scots in wearing : white for mourning. : After seeing the photo in John R's post, I : wonder if the more recent example of Queen : Wilhelmina might have prompted QEQM's : decision to wear white. : How creative the Dutch Royal ladies have : been (and are) in wearing jewels. : Edit - In this instance I am referring to : how Queen Wilhelmina wore pearls attached to : her headdress. : : --Previous Message-- : Yes they are appropriate mourning Jewels. : Many : royal ladies have worn pearls to funerals : and during the official mourning period. A : good example is Queen Wilhelmina who was : photographed in 1934 wearing a white : mourning dress with Pearls after Prince : Hendrik had died. : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Did Royal Ladies wear pearls for funerals ? : --Previous Message-- : : They seem sapphires, so not mourning jewels : --Previous Message-- : In 1993, just after the death of HM King : Boudewijn. HM Queen Fabiola wore a few times : a set of unknow jewels. Could it be a kind : of mourning-jewels? : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
on May 6, 2014, 7:47 am, in reply to "