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    Re: Second outing for Camilla's sapphire and pearl choker Archived Message

    Posted by Singa on October 21, 2014, 1:12 pm, in reply to "Second outing for Camilla's sapphire and pearl choker"

    I like the clasp and the luster of the pearls but wouldn't it look nicer if it were a bit shorter? I hope the clasp can be worn as a brooch as well. Lovely look on the whole. She seems to feel comfortable with her role in the Royal Family to be very much at ease .

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    : Last week, on 16th October 2014, the Duchess
    : of Cornwall delivered a speech at a
    : reception to mark International Credit Union
    : Day at Clarence House. Credit Unions are
    : member-owned and member-controlled financial
    : community banks which provide a place for
    : their members to save money and access
    : loans.
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    : " As many people will verify I am no
    : financial wizard, but it doesn’t take a
    : money expert to recognize that Credit Unions
    : can offer a common-sense basic banking
    : service to so many people ", said the
    : Duchess of Cornwall, according to British
    : newspaper The Telegraph . " They can
    : encourage those who have the means to save,
    : and bring in from the cold those vulnerable
    : people who struggle to qualify for loans
    : ".
    :
    : The Duchess of Cornwall was joined at the
    : reception by a number of celebrity
    : supporters, among them Irish
    : singer-songwriter Imelda May and TV
    : presenter Eamonn Holmes.
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    : During this reception, the Duchess of
    : Cornwall wore the new sapphire choker with
    : an Art Déco sapphire clasp, that she had
    : worn for the first time last 21 September,
    : when she attended a service of thanksgiving
    : and rededication at Westminster Abbey in
    : honour of the Battle of Britain Fighter
    : Association.
    :
    : Here are pictures from last week's
    : reception:
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