That is truly horrible! Sorry, just my opinion. But it shows two things: [a] how formal and family jewellery is, and was very different: this is in a totally different style, to e.g. the Oriental tiara, which Prince Albert designed,thus showing the necessity of jewellery in creating and supporting a role for the monarch see, for example, Hobsbawn The Invention of Tradition , and how really wealthy the wearers of this jewellery are
on July 9, 2015, 2:59 pm, in reply to "