Soviet gifts? Archived Message
Posted by Cristina  on November 5, 2014, 9:48 am, in reply to "Nikita Krushchev's gifts to the British Royal Family in 1956"
How very interesting, thank you! I didn' know the origin of this brooch. How "imperial" these comunist leaders were...ofering such lavish gifts like he was the Tsar himself...
I wonder about other comunist leaders visiting monarchies... Do we know of more of these lavish gifts?
I remember reading on how QEII hide behind a bush not to salute the (horrific) Ceausescu couple who were oficially visiting, and coincidently walking around the garden at the same time the queen was  .
Are there any more "soviet" jewelry gifts known, also in other royal houses?
Thanks
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: Last week, during her visit to Colombia,
: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wore a
: beautiful brooch representing a
: lily-of-the-valley:
:
:
: Caption: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visits
: the Quinta Bolivar Garden on October 30,
: 2014 in Bogota, Colombia. The Royal Couple
: are on a four day visit to Colombia as part
: of a Royal tour to Colombia and Mexico.
: After fifty years of armed conflict in
: Colombia, the theme for the visit is Peace
: and Reconciliation (October 29, 2014 -
: Source: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Europe).
:
:
: Caption: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in a
: meeting with victims and campaigners against
: Sexual Violence at the Peace and
: Reconciliation Centre on October 30, 2014 in
: Bogota, Colombia. The Royal Couple are on a
: four day visit to Colombia as part of a
: Royal tour to Colombia and Mexico. After
: fifty years of armed conflict in Colombia
: the theme for the visit is Peace and
: Reconciliation (October 29, 2014 - Source:
: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Europe).
:
:
: This brooch has been identified as an
: heirloom from the Queen Mother, who had
: received it as a gift from Soviet leader
: Nikita Khrushchev when he paid an official
: visit to London in 1956.
:
: Maridje had published in 2012 the full list
: of the lavish gifts presented by Khrushchev
: to the members of the Royal Family
: (including the 8 and 6-year-old Prince
: Charles and Princess Anne):
:
: http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/archive/1342862292.html
:
: " For Queen Elizabeth, a diamond and
: sapphire brooch , a cape made of
: extra-high-quality sable furs, Aivazovsky’s
: painting “The Seashore”, and a casket with a
: portrait of the royal family.
:
: For the Duke of Edinburgh, an Akhal Teke
: horse with trappings, a casket with a
: portrait of the Queen, and a chest with a
: selection of wines.
:
: For Prince Charles, an Arabian horse with
: trappings, a set of illustrated Soviet
: children’s books, and an assortment of
: candies.
:
: For Princess Anne, a casket made by Palekh
: craftsmen (with scenes from Russian fairy
: tales), a set of illustrated Soviet
: children’s books, a three-month-old bear
: cub, and an assortment of candies.
:
: For Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, a
: gold Lily-of-the-Valley brooch with diamonds
: , a small box made of Ural semiprecious
: stones, and a sable cape.
:
: For Princess Margaret, a sable scarf and a
: diamond and sapphire brooch . "
:
: Has anyone information about the sapphire
: and diamond brooches presented to Queen
: Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret? Can
: these brooches be identified?
:
: And do you know if the Queen-Mother was ever
: seen publicly with the Lily-of-the-valley
: brooch? In my files, I have only pictures of
: Camilla wearing it (maybe the Soviet
: provenance of these jewels made the British
: Royals reluctant to wear these jewels, less
: than forty years after the horrible murder
: of "Cousin Nicky" and of the
: Russian Imperial Family?)
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