Re: QEII's Andamooka opal necklace and earrings Archived Message
Posted by Annie  on February 1, 2015, 8:49 pm, in reply to "Re: QEII's Andamooka opal necklace and earrings"
I do agree Beth, it is sad the Queen has not worn the Andamooka Opal again & the earrings look quite wearable. It is quite a spectacular beautiful opal. My daughter found a far far smaller one at White Cliffs when she was a little girl looking through a pile of dirt, she wears it as a pendant & loves it, also born October.
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: Thank you Arthur for the photos of this
: necklace.
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: Unfortunately, black and white photos make
: the central opal look more dominant than I
: think it would in reality - or with modern
: digital photography.
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: HM does not seem to favour opals, but I
: suspect that Queen Victoria would have been
: delighted with the gifts given to QEII, as
: she wore opals, and she gave gave opal
: suites, in the her name and her husband's
: after his death to their daughters and
: daughters-in-law. Somehow, given the time
: frame, I don't think those opals would have
: been Australian - but perhaps I am wrong.
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