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    Re: Emerald/diamond brooch Archived Message

    Posted by Ashdean on October 27, 2014, 2:42 pm, in reply to "Re: Emerald/diamond brooch"

    Franck.. Margaret Greville was never "Miss Greville" she was the wife of Honourable Ronald Greville and later Dame Margaret Greville

    --Previous Message--
    : Dear Arthur,
    :
    : Please note that I can"t also identify
    : a second greville emerald brooch after
    : rereading your comments...However, I am
    : pretty that I read that she had inherited an
    : other emerald and diamond brooch from Miss
    : Greville.
    :
    : Please also note that the water-lily brooch
    : is a silver wedding gift from King George VI
    : in 1948. However, I don"t remember the
    : source.
    :
    : Best regards,
    :
    : Franck
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : Regarding your list of emerald brooches worn
    : by the Duchess of Cornwall, I agree with
    : you, except on the last one (the "small
    : emerald and diamond brooch"). I can not
    : identify which brooch it is (I do not
    : suggest you are wrong, just that I do not
    : identify the brooch).
    :
    : Regarding QEQM's emerald brooches which have
    : not been worn since her death:
    :
    : - I am not sure that we can identify a
    : "second Greville emerald brooch":
    : Leslie Field, in the chapter of her book
    : about emeralds, mentions that QEQM owned a
    : magnificent emerald necklace inherited from
    : Mrs Greville. In the same paragraph, she
    : also writes that QEQM owned " pendant
    : emerald earrings, diamond and emerald
    : bracelets and two large emerald and diamond
    : brooches ", but she does not suggest
    : that these jewels are Greville heirlooms
    : (though it could be the case).
    :
    : - I have also written in my files that the
    : water-lily brooch is a silver wedding gift
    : from King George VI in 1948, but I have
    : unfortunately not noted the source for this
    : information. QEQM has worn the brooch not
    : only for Princess Anne's christening in
    : 1950, but also for Prince Charles'
    : christening in 1948.
    :
    :
    : - I am very puzzled by the brooch worn by
    : QEQM on the second last picture of your
    : post, I can not identify this brooch.
    :
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