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    Re: Q Victoria Archived Message

    Posted by joye on May 19, 2015, 8:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Q Victoria"

    Thankyou all.


    abbn

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    : The lower brooch is the Koh-i-Noor.
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    : This photograph was used as Victoria's
    : official portrait as Empress of India in
    : January 1876. I have read that the jewel at
    : her neckline is a medallion bearing the
    : portrait of Naser al-Din, Shah of Persia.
    : The Royal Collection only identifies the
    : sash as the Order of Neshan Aftab which was
    : presented during the Shah's visit in 1873.
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