--Previous Message-- : I wondered about the clasp in that photo : Arthur. It is very frustrating that Getty : chose to put their watermark in that : particular spot. : : On reflection, I suspect that it is a : different clasp. : : Your suggestion has merit. How I would like : to see a photo free of that watermark. : : I don't think that QEII commenced wearing : that brooch until after QEQM's death, so she : may have inherited it from her mother. : : --Previous Message-- : On the picture provided by Beth1 (4th link, : picture below), I wonder if the clasp (which : looks definitely different from the ruby : clasp of the 'Indian pearls' or the double : clasp worn by the Queen Mother in the 1930s) : could be the pink topaz brooch occasionally : worn by Queen Elizabeth II: : : : Direct link to Getty Pictures: : : http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/elizabeth-duchess-of-york-later-the-queen-mother-meets-news-photo/3134590 : (picture number: 3134590) : : : : (Source: 'From Her Majesty's Jewel Vault' : website) : : I am not totally sure, though: the design : looks very similar, but I am not sure the : number of diamonds in the diamond surround : is the same. : : : : :