Queen Mary in Australia in 1901 (pictures)Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on October 19, 2014, 7:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Jet"
Thank you, Nellie, for this incredible description of King George V and Queen Mary's (then TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York) to Australia.
Regarding the sash of the order worn by Queen Mary during this visit, I guess that Queen Mary must actually have worn the white sash of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, awarded to the female members of the Royal Family. The Royal Guelphic Order was a Hanoverian House order, not a British one, and Queen Mary and King George V were not members of the Hanoverian royal family. And it would have had no sense to wear a Hanoverian order while on visit to Australia.
The pictures below are of the opening of the first Parliament of the newly-established Commonwealth of Australia in Melbourne, on 9th May 1901. Queen Mary is wearing a long diamond riviere, the Cambridge pearl brooch (see Roberts, page 118) pinned on her collar, the Women of Hampshire pearl brooch (see Roberts, page 151) pinned in the middle of her corsage on the sash, and the large baroque pearl brooch surrounded by diamonds (now in the possession of the Duchess of Gloucester), pinned on her waist.
Caption: A group photograph with King George V (1865-1936) when the Duke of Cornwall and York and Queen Mary (1867-1953) when Princess Mary, Duchess of Cornwall and York, with John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow (1860-1908), the first Governor-General of Australia and known as Lord Hopetoun in Australia, and his wife, Hersey, Marchioness of Linlithgow (1867-1937). The Duke and Lord are wearing Naval uniforms, with insignia and cocked hats. The group are standing in front of a door.
Caption: A group photograph including King George V (1865-1936) when the Duke of Cornwall and York; Queen Mary (1867-1953) when Princess Mary, Duchess of Cornwall and York; Derek Kepple (1863-1944) and Mrs Derek Kepple; Sir Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham (1849-1931); Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874-1957) when Prince Alexander of Teck; Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe (1876-1932), who served as ADC to the Duke of Cornwall and York during Colonial tour of 1901; Lord Critchton; Lady Katherine Coke; Captain Sir Bryan Godfrey-Faussett (1863-1945); and Commander Sir Charles Leopold Cust (1864-1931), who was awarded the Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1911; Admiral Sir Alfred Leigh Winsloe (1852-1931); Chevalier de Martino (1838-1912); and other officials outside Government House, Melbourne. The names of the people in the photograph is written underneath by Queen Mary.
Caption: A photograph showing King George V (1865-1952) when the Duke of Cornwall and York and Queen Mary (1867-1953) when Princess Mary, Duchess of Cornwall and York, at the official opening of the Commonwealth Parliament in Melbourne, Australia. The photograph shows the Duke and Duchess standing in front of a large crowd of Parliament members on a podium in front of crowds and judges. The Duke is wearing his Naval uniform with insignia.
Caption: The Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 9th May 1901, by painter Tom Roberts (1856-1931). Oil on canvas (358.4 x 504.3 cm). Presented to King Edward VII on 3 July 1904 as a gift from the Commonwealth of Australia; hanging at St James's Palace until 1957, when placed on loan to Parliament House, Canberra. Within a crowded interior of the Exhibition Building at Melbourne, the Duke of York (later George V) stands, almost centre, upon a semi-circular stage; the arched roof, right is lit from a strong light source, upper right; flags and standards decorate the walls.
This one is not from the Royal Collection, but was taken on the same day:
The picture below was taken in Brisbane, on 22 May 1901. Queen Mary seems to be wearing similar jewels as in Melbourne two weeks earlier (most certainly the Cambridge pearl brooch on her collar - I am less sure for the other brooches).
Caption: A photograph showing King George V (1865-1936) when the Duke of Cornwall and York and Queen Mary (1867-1953) when Princess Mary, Duchess of Cornwall and York, attending a formal ceremony in which they laid the foundation stone to a new Cathedral in Brisbane, 22 May 1901. The photograph shows the Duke and Duchess walking towards the camera with the foundation stone and equipment to their left. There are groups of people in the background, including a group of choir boys and young girls wearing white bonnets in the foreground of the photograph. The Duchess is dressed in black and holding a black umbrella, the Duke is holding his top hat in his right hand and using a walking stick in his left hand.
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