Re: Brooches from Kelly's "Dressing the Queen" Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on September 15, 2014, 9:13 am, in reply to "Brooches from Kelly's "Dressing the Queen""
Unfortunately, I have not seen Queen Elizabeth II (or any other British royal lady) wearing either of these two brooches. I am not a great fan of the 'Coronation bouquet' brooch (though it would be interesting to see it worn anyway), but I would love to see the 'red bird' brooch, I find it lovely. By the way, I have the impression that Queen Elizabeth II has very few animal brooches. She has a lot of floral/foliate brooches, knot brooches or non-figurative brooches, but almost no animal brooches (with the exception, of course, of several of her regimental brooches, which can include heraldic animals). Besides this 'red bird' brooch, I only have in mind the 'sea creature' brooch presented by the Fishmongers Guild. Am I forgetting other brooches of animalistic design? --Previous Message-- : There are now only 2 brooches that I have not : seen HM wear that appear on the "E II : R" double page spread (pg 80-81) of : Angela Kelley's book "Dressing the : Queen". : : They are the coronation bouquet brooch : (botton left) and the small red bird brooch : (far right) - both seen here. : : Has anyone seen HM wearing either of these? : : : Photo from the internet : : Cheers! : Bryce : :
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