Camilla Archived Message
Posted by Count75 on July 17, 2014, 9:49 am, in reply to "Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher"
--Previous Message-- : Arthur, : : You are probably right in that HM will not : wear this complete stomacher. : : It is not really her style. : : I also get the impression that, being as : practical as she is, she has hundreds of : “ready made” brooches available to her – so : why spend the time and effort making : “revised” ones. : : Now, if we could somehow persuade Angela : Kelly to tinker with the brooches, she might : be able to provide some alternatives for HM : which just may peak her interest. : : The stars would all have to align….Let’s : hope they do! : : Cheers! : Bryce : : : --Previous Message-- : I take the opportunity of this outing of the : Cullinans VI & VIII brooch to divert the : discussion on a different (though related) : jewel: Queen Mary's "Delhi Durbar" : emerald and diamond stomacher. : : Queen Mary had this impressive (and very : "queen-maryesque" ) stomacher : made in 1911 by Garrard's, for her husband's : and her coronation as Emperor and Empress of : India in Delhi in 1911. The Queen : incorporated in it several of the Cambridge : emeralds, including the Cambridge emerald : scroll brooch, as well as the Cullinan V : brooch and the Cullinan VIII brooch (without : the Cullinan VI drop, which was at that time : Queen Alexandra's private property and was : inherited by Queen Mary only in 1925). On : the pictures below, you can see that the : Cullinan VIII is set between the top part : and the emerald drop of the Cambridge : emerald scroll brooch. : : : : : All these elements can come apart, so that : each piece can be used as a brooch on its : own, or in combination with some of the : other elements (for example, Queen Mary wore : the Cullinans V, VIII and VI as a single : three-tier diamond brooch). : : The full stomacher has only been worn by : Queen Mary, though I suppose that Queen : Elizabeth II inherited the full set in 1953, : after her grand-mother’s death. I hope that : the different parts of the stomacher : (including the top part, which has not been : seen on its own) still exist and still can : potentially be reunited, if wanted. : : I know it is highly unprobable, but wouldn’t : it be great if the Queen could wear, at : least once (maybe just for an official : portrait, if not for a State dinner or a : gala ceremony), this splendid stomacher? : After all, she has already worn the full : diamond stomacher of Queen Mary (in 2002 for : her Golden Jubilee), so why not the emerald : stomacher now? She could even wear it along : with the Greville emerald necklace, to fully : spoil us and let us totally speechless for : several days? : : Another (more realistic) possibility, if the : Queen wants to play with her emeralds, would : be to wear the Cullinan VIII brooch not with : the Cullinan VI drop, but with the emerald : drop of the Cambridge brooch, as on the : bottom part of the stomacher. It would make : a very elegant emerald and diamond brooch, : don’t you think so? : : These jewels offer so many possibilities of : different combinations, it is a pity that : Queen Elizabeth II does not use more often : this versatility. : : : (picture source: the Royal Order of : Sartorial Splendor, internetstones.com) : : : --Previous Message-- : Hello, : : yesterday (July 14, 2014), Queen Elizabeth : II of Britain held a reception for winners : of The Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2014 at : Buckingham Palace. : : The Queen wore the brooch made with the : Cullinan VI and Cullinan VIII diamonds. : Nothing especially new, but it is always a : pleasure to see this beautiful brooch, that : the Queen rather rarely wears, and which : stands out very nicely on HM's blue dress! : : : : : (pictures source: Zimbio) : : : : : : : : : I just thought that Camilla could pull off wearing this.
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- Cullinan VI-VIII brooch at Buckingham Palace reception (14/07/2014) - Arthur July 15, 2014, 11:24 am
- Re: Cullinan VI-VIII brooch at Buckingham Palace reception (14/07/2014) - Nellie July 15, 2014, 6:49 pm
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Arthur July 16, 2014, 10:33 am
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Bryce July 16, 2014, 3:57 pm
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Nellie July 16, 2014, 7:27 pm
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Arthur July 17, 2014, 2:12 am
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Nellie July 17, 2014, 2:19 am
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Arthur July 17, 2014, 2:55 am
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Nellie July 17, 2014, 3:26 am
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Arthur July 17, 2014, 3:41 am
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Beth1 July 17, 2014, 5:08 am
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Nellie July 17, 2014, 6:15 am
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Bob July 17, 2014, 7:01 am
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - Arthur July 17, 2014, 7:06 am
- M - Beth1 July 17, 2014, 7:22 am
- Re: M - Nellie July 17, 2014, 7:31 am
- Re: M - Arthur July 17, 2014, 7:34 am
- Re: M - Nellie July 17, 2014, 7:35 am
- Re: M - Arthur July 17, 2014, 7:50 am
- Re: M - Nellie July 17, 2014, 8:15 am
- Re: Off topic: the Delhi Durbar Emerald Stomacher - jinja July 17, 2014, 9:01 am
- Camilla - Count75 July 17, 2014, 9:49 am
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