--Previous Message-- : Dear Beth1, : : I have seen an other photo during the : photosession and we can clearly see that it : is an diamond marquise ring. : : Leslie Field says in her book that the : marquise was made in a ring therefore I have : come to that conclusion. : : Best regards, : : Franck : : --Previous Message-- : Franck, I would be most grateful if you : could : tells us why you believe that the ring QEQM : is wearing in the photo posted by Joye is : the marquise diamond presented to QEQM : during the South African tour in early 1947. : : I am not trying to challenge your view - I : can see a lot of reasons why you have come : to that conclusion, but some elements of the : ring (as per Joye's photo) make me wonder if : it is the diamond presented in South Africa : in 1947. For example: I fancy I can see a : slightly darker stone in the centre and that : this is surrounded by a border of small : diamonds. I accept that it may also be : simply an optical illusion. : : Because of that, I would be interested in : reading why you think it is the diamond : presented in South Africa. I confess, I have : no knowledge about the eventual use of the : diamond. It is a puzzle which I think we : would all like to solve. : : Earlier this year, one poster posed the : question: whether the South African gift was : used in the changes QEQM made to the : Greville tiara. That is possible and does : not discount the use of the diamond in a : ring prior to when the tiara was reset - if : indeed the two diamonds are the same. (I : have no idea!) : : I am hoping that you have some information : which might solve questions which, I : suspect, many posters will have. : : : : : : :
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