--Previous Message-- : : Capitalise? In what way? For what purpose? : To what end? : : The area of searching and discovery we : pursue here requires researchers. : The RC can offer that via their excellent : and valued publications. : : : --Previous Message-- : I have just looked at the British Monarchy : facebook site and here are the numbers for a : couple of their posts. For one there were : 1,964 people who looked at it and 20,227 : looked at another. Yes that's over twenty : thousand!!!!! : So whether we like it or not facebook has : huge numbers of people who use it and look : at the posts on it. In response to that the : British Monarchy would be mad not to : capitalise on that and put material there. : (I bet they don't get that many people : looking at their website) : : : --Previous Message-- : I do not have a Facebook account, so I can : not : answer to the Royal Collection on their : Facebook official page, but if anyone is : kind enough to transmit my wishes, may he or : she be blessed! : : Of course, we must ask for jewels, jewels, : and more jewels! Though we should not : forget that the Royal Collection also : includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, : furniture and various artefacts which are : not less valuable than the jewels! : : As for jewels, a comprehensive (and : illustrated!!!) inventory of the Greville : bequest would be a treat for me! Especially : if we can have at last a clear picture of : the Greville emerald necklace! : : I would be glad too if the Royal Collection : could clarify the different levels of : ownership of jewels (and other artworks) and : help us to distinguish the following : concepts: "heirlooms of the Crown" : / Royal Collection (whose collections are : supposed to be "owned by The Queen in : her capacity of Sovereign and held in trust : for the nation") / privately-owned : items. : : I have to say I am sometimes a bit : disoriented between these concepts and do : not know for sure in which category each : jewel should be classified (and according : which criteria?), and which are the rules : for each of these categories. For instance, : Queen Anne and Caroline's pearl necklaces : are supposed to have been designated as : "heirlooms of the Crown" by Queen : Victoria, yet they were presented as a : wedding gift to Princess Elizabeth in 1947, : though she was at that time only the : heir-apparent, and could have theoretically : been replaced as successor by a younger : brother in case the King had fathered a son. : Some other jewels were presented to the : Queen as wedding gifts or bequeathed to her : by family members (including all the jewels : bequeathed by Queen Mary to her : grand-daughter in 1953!); therefore, I would : have classified these jewels as private : jewels; yet some of them are visibly part of : the Royal collection, with an inventory : number, etc. (e.g. Prince Philip's wedding : gift diamond bracelet, the Cullinans, the : Vladimir tiara...). It would be fine to know : better about that... : : : --Previous Message-- : The Royal Collection are asking for : suggestions of what should be included in a : special facebook page. Now is our chance to : request that Jewellery is included: : The British Monarchy official Fbk page has : the following appeal, and you can leave your : suggestions there (NOT here or they will be : missed) : : : : : https://www.facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy?fref=nf : : "Calling all British Monarchy fans! We : need your help to shape a brand new Facebook : page. Royal Collection Trust, the department : of the Royal Household responsible for the : care of the Royal Collection, and the public : opening of the official residences of The : Queen is launching its own Facebook page : next week. What would you like to see on : their page? So that they can provide fans : with fascinating stories and exclusive : content, we would love to hear your : suggestions" : : : : : : : :
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