Posted by Nellie on July 17, 2014, 8:09 am, in reply to "My thanks to all"
I do like the way we "discuss" our different opinions with plenty of pics. Pics make such a difference.
--Previous Message-- : What a fascinating discussion. : My thanks to all who helped to clarify : things and debunk my thoughts. : Thanks you Arthur and Nellie for the : photographs which proved that my initial : thoughts were incorrect. : The great thing about this board is that : posters share knowledge so freely - which so : often helps correct misunderstandings. My : thanks to all. : : --Previous Message-- : : But the alteration was done after Queen : Elizabeth (QM) wore it in South Africa and : when it appeared in the mega Munn. : : Edit: Queen Mary was not lending her : emeralds!!! : She had need of them for the Vladimir. : We can be sure that Queen Mary did not alter : the durbar tiara. : : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you Nellie. I can see from your photos : that I was totally mistaken. : Arthur, I apologise for my question. It : highlights my ignorance of how the tiara : existed during various periods. : I look forward to seeing if anyone has more : information about when and why the tiara was : initially altered prior to the time of Queen : Elizabeth. Perhaps Queen Mary made the : alterations as the information in Robert's : book shows it was not given to QEQM with the : emeralds, but I wish he had outlined : precisely when other major changes occurred. : : : : : :