Re: 3 strand pearls gift of George VArchived Message
Posted by Nellie on July 8, 2014, 6:50 am, in reply to "Re: 2 strand pearls"
I am no expert on pearls and can never understand how people identify them on many occasions. I was referrring only to the 3 strand pearls given by George V.
From past postings here I was led to believe that these three pics all portray those pearls. I cannot assert that they are the same.
--Previous Message-- : Nellie, I believe you are correct in referring : to the necklace His Majesty's gave to : Princess Elizabeth, as Her Majesty QEII was : photographed wearing such a necklace at a : young age -at the time of the King's silver : jubilee, I seem to recollect. Nevertheless, : I cannot envisage that a necklace which : fitted a child's neck could fit the neck of : a a mature person, unless it was restrung : and/or had additional pearls. : I suspect that the necklace we are presently : discussing is a totally different necklace - : but that is a personal opinion which I : cannot back up with definite information. I : regret that, as I would like to provide (or : see) definite information - as I am sure : others would also like to see. : : --Previous Message-- : : I thought her grandfather George V gave : three-strand pearls and she wore them as an : adult. : : : : --Previous Message-- : The logic of what you are arguing is : compelling Arthur and Helen. I suspect we : will never know the precise origin of this : set of pearls, although one possibility is : that Princess Elizabeth had the pearls given : to her by her grandfather restrung. I have : never believed that one of the three strand : necklaces HM wears during the day is that : given to her by her grandfather because of : the difference in the neck size of a child : and that of an adult. It is also possible : that HM's parents give her this necklace as : a present when she was a teenager. There are : so many possibilities. :