A very good answer Nellie. I had not thought of that - silly me.
--Previous Message-- : : To have pierced ears ready for her : coronation. : : : : --Previous Message-- : What an interesting observation, Baxter. : Thank : you. I don't think anyone else has ever : mentioned this aspect before. I had never : noticed QEQM's lack of earrings during her : early married life, or prior to her : marriage. : For me, the most intriguing question would : be why she started to wear earrings just : before she became Queen. : There are a number of possibilities - such : as fashion; personal style; having been : given significant earrings by her husband : etc. : I hope others can provide us with some : ideas. : : --Previous Message-- : : Aigrette, I agree that the fringe earrings : are similar in style to the necklace given : by Queen Mary as a wedding gift. As : mentioned there were no earrings as part of : the suite. In fact, with the exception of : the turquoise parure from the king, there : didn't seem to be any earrings given as : wedding gifts. I think this could be due to : the fact that Lady Elizabeth's ears were not : pierced. Although her hairstyle usually : completely covered her ears, in all the : photos in her younger days and into the : early years of her marriage I have never : seen the Queen Mother wearing earrings. : : Here most of the turquoise parure was worn : but the earrings were not. : : : The Duchess of York (future Queen Mother) : receiving delegates at a gathering of : legislators from the overseas British : Empire. (Photo by Time Life : Pictures/Pictures Inc./The LIFE Picture : Collection/Getty Images) : : This is the earliest photo I've ever in : which the Queen Mother is wearing earrings, : taken in the summer of 1936, just a few : months before becoming Queen. Does anyone : have an earlier pic? : : : : : :