Posted by Pedro on November 5, 2014, 1:48 pm, in reply to "Soviet gifts?"
Please, don't tell me there are also a Ceausescu-brooch, a Mobutu Sese Seko necklace or something like that! Those were particularly annoying visits, I heard. I suppose there's no special gift at all that can make the Queen a bit happy at least to remember them.
--Previous Message-- : 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 : : : --Previous Message-- : 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?) : : : :