Thank you Arthur. In your third pic the Queen appears to be wearing only one family order.
--Previous Message-- : Nellie, : : this picture was precisely taken in 1960, : during Charles de Gaulle's State visit to : Britain (for the State banquet at Buckingham : Palace). Certainly, it was a very special : occasion for her to wear such a bling! : : We can also notice that Queen Mother : Elizabeth wore a foreign order (in this case : the red sash of the French Legion of : Honour), which she rarely did during her : long widowhood - even during later French : State visits. : : Here are a few more pictures of De Gaulle's : State visit - only the gala at Covent : Garden, which seems to have been covered by : the media more than the other gala events. : : : (Source: ParisMatch.com) : : : (Source: PurePeople.com/Abaca) : : : (Source: Flickr/romanbenedikhanson) : : :