Re: Specially for Baxter - Greville emerald necklace Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on July 25, 2014, 2:59 am, in reply to "Re: Specially for Baxter - Greville emerald necklace"
Yes, I think this official portrait of the Queen-Mother with her daughter Margaret and her grand-children Anne and Andrew (made for the Queen-Mother's 90th birthday in 1990) was the last outing of this necklace. The Queen-Mother herself does not seem to have worn it very often, especially if we compare with her favourite necklaces (Queen Victoria's ruby and diamond necklace, Queen Alexandra's pearl and diamond necklace, Greville diamond necklace). There are so many jewels in the British collection, which rest in the vaults for decades, and then pop up one day unexpectedly. A few examples: - Queen Victoria's Jubilee necklace: worn by Queen Victoria in her late years and by Queen Elizabeth II as soon as 1952 (and since then one of her firm favourite), but never seen inbetween - Queen Mary's Trophy-of-Love Diamond Choker: worn by the young Queen Mary before WW1, then never worn and seen anymore, until it resurfaced in Hugh Roberts The Queen's Diamonds in 2012 - Queen Alexandra's Amethyst and Pearl necklace: seen among the wedding gifts to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, then never seen until it was worn at a film premiere by the Duchess of Cornwall in 2012 - Queen Mary's Durbar Tiara: worn in South-Africa by Queen(-Mother) Elizabeth in 1947, then never seen again until an exhibition in 1998 - Greville Diamond Bow Brooch: worn by the Queen Mother in 1961, then never worn again until it resurfaced in Hugh Roberts The Queen's Diamonds in 2012 - Queen Alexandra's Pearl and Diamond wedding Brooch: worn by Queen Mary until her death in 1953, then worn only twice in 1972 (State Visit to France) and 2014 (visit to Northern Ireland). So the 24 years during which we have not seen the Greville Emerald necklace are far from an exception... unfortunately! I hope too we will see it worn by the Queen. I do not know if it is with her, or if it was loaned to the Duchess of Cornwall, as it seems to be the case with most of the Queen-Mother's privately-owned jewels. It would certainly look well on Camilla. The big size of this necklace is perfectly fitting for a mature woman. But Camilla has already an emerald and diamond necklace (supposedly one of her Middle-Eastern gifts), made of beautiful large rectangular emeralds (but set up with a rather uninspired design, IMHO) and worn at least three times since 2009. So, let's hope! (and if Mrs Angela Kelly is reading this board: please, Madam, pleeeeaaaase...! ) --Previous Message-- : : Wow, thanks Arthur! That photo is new to : me. : : The beautiful necklace doesn't seem to have : been worn very often. I think it was last : seen on the Queen Mother in 1990, which : means it has been lingering in the vaults : for nearly a quarter of a century. But I : suppose all we can do is wait patiently for : its triumphant return, preferably on the : Queen. :
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