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Re: Opal offered to King Edward VII
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Posted by Franck
on July 2, 2015, 5:10 pm, in reply to "
Opal offered to King Edward VII
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Dear Beth,
It is indeed the opal brooch worn by the Duchess of York in Australia.
She might been given others opals...
Best regards,
Franck
--Previous Message--
: The opal which was offered to Edward VII for
: the Crown Regalia was not eventually
: accepted by the King for that use.
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: Some background history on Lyons, the man
: who offered it to the King
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:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/33204182?searchTerm=king%20opal&searchLimits=l-advcategory=Article
: |||dateFrom=1901-01-01|||dateTo=1901-12-31
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: Opal not to be used in the Crown Regalia
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:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/21264543/2520715?searchTerm=Duchess%20of%20York%20opal#pstart2520715
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/107006340?searchTerm=king%20opal&searchLimits=l-advcategory=Article
: |||dateFrom=1901-01-01|||dateTo=1901-12-31
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: Sir Walter Scot involvement in concept that
: opals are unlucky.
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/90559270?searchTerm=king%20opal&searchLimits=l-advcategory=Article
: |||dateFrom=1901-01-01|||dateTo=1901-12-31
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: A description of the opal
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/44313949?searchTerm=king%20opal&searchLimits=l-advcategory=Article
: |||dateFrom=1901-01-01|||dateTo=1901-12-31
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http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/161770734?searchTerm=king%20opal&searchLimits=l-advcategory=Article
: |||dateFrom=1901-01-01|||dateTo=1901-12-31
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: Most reports say the opal was from
: Queensland
:
:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/139159693?searchTerm=king%20opal&searchLimits=l-advcategory=Article
: |||dateFrom=1901-01-01|||dateTo=1901-12-31
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: Size of the opal
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:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/102646297?searchTerm=king%20opal&searchLimits=l-advcategory=Article
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: So far I have not found if the King
: eventually accepted this opal; however, if
: he did, then the size of the stone worn by
: QEQM in 1927 might fit that of the so called
: Imperial opal.
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:
Message Thread:
The duchess of york and opal
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Franck
July 1, 2015, 3:37 pm
Re: The duchess of york and opal
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Beth
July 1, 2015, 4:02 pm
Could this be the opal mentioned by Franck? Edited as link does not work
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Beth
July 1, 2015, 6:06 pm
Opal offered to King Edward VII
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Beth
July 1, 2015, 10:07 pm
Re: Opal offered to King Edward VII
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Franck
July 2, 2015, 5:10 pm
More photos and some observations
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Beth
July 2, 2015, 6:13 pm
Re: More about the Imperial opal
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Beth
July 2, 2015, 7:58 pm
QEQM wore the opal brooch to a ball in 1927
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Beth
July 3, 2015, 12:09 am
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