I thought the white outfits worked very well and of course the rubies were superb with the white.
--Previous Message-- : Precisely, as the Girls of Great-Britain and : Ireland Tiara is so much Her Majesty's : "trademark", I would have hoped : for another tiara, and the Oriental circlet : would have been a very good choice, in my : opinion, to complement Queen Victoria's ruby : parure. : : Queen Elizabeth II has worn the Oriental : circlet only once (see pictures below) - : which is a pity, because it suited her very : well, and I find this tiara really lovely : (the Girls' Tiara is very pretty too, but it : is so often seen that I find it a bit : boring...). : : : : And considering the Queen's white hair and : white dress, I think that coloured jewels : would suit the Queen better than : "white" (i.e. diamond and/or : pearl) jewels. : : :