Re: HQ (sort of) Guildhall - Gloucester / Lady Mayoress Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on March 6, 2015, 3:59 am, in reply to "Re: HQ (sort of) Guildhall - Gloucester / Lady Mayoress"
As I had explained in an earlier thread, the Turquoise and diamond parure of the Duchess of Gloucester includes not one, but two necklaces: 1) a turquoise and diamond cluster necklace, part of the original parure, and given by the Duchess of Teck to her daughter Queen Mary on the occasion of her wedding to King George V. It hangs quite low on the breast, and each turquoise and diamond cluster is connected to the neighbouring clusters by a small brilliant 2) another necklace, with turquoise and diamond drops, which was later added to the parure by Queen Mary. This necklace has larger diamond clusters between the diamond-framed turquoises of the top line. It is also closer to the neck than the first necklace. See my post at http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1424555631.html Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, once wore the two necklaces together: Caption: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, attends a film premiere at the Dominion Theatre in London on 20th October 1969. (Photo by Ray Bellisario/Popperfoto/Getty Images) Direct link to Getty Pictures: http://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d'actualité/princess-alice-duchess-of-gloucester-attends-a-film-photo-dactualité/461479582 So the necklace worn last Wednesday at London's Guildhall by the Duchess of Gloucester is not the drop necklace without the drops (#2 above), but the cluster necklace (#1).
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