Posted by Nellie on January 17, 2015, 4:09 pm, in reply to "Re: QEQM earrings "
Thanks Arthur. I knew someone would come up with a good pic of the hat brooch.
--Previous Message-- : Wonderful pictures, thank you very much, PJ : Kiser! : : This is, among other, the best view I have : ever seen of the beautiful Greville emerald : necklace! : : On PJ Kiser's first post, first picture, we : can also see a pearl brooch that we had : discussed a few months ago, and which has : not been seen for decades (it had been worn : in the 1950s by the young Queen Elizabeth : II). : : The pearl and diamond earrings worn on the : 4th picture (the picture with the red poppy) : are possibly the pair of earrings matching : with Queen Victoria's Jubilee Necklace, : which were retained by QEQM after 1937 : (according to Leslie Field). : : The sapphire and diamond brooch worn by QEQM : on the 5th picture of PJ's first post, : " a large six-petalled flower with a : central cluster of diamonds ", was an : anniversary gift from King George VI : (source: Field). : This brooch as inherited by Queen Elizabeth : II and has been worn a few times, notably at : the Commonwealth meeting in Perth, : Australia, in October 2011: : : : (Source: Handout/Getty Images AsiaPac) : : (Credit: Reuters, via International Business : Times) : : :