From 'The Bourbon News' (Paris, Kentucky; dated June 25, 1897):
"The princess of Wales, the duke and duchess of Fife, Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark, and Princess Victoria have jointly presented to the queen (Victoria) a brooch consisting of one very large white diamond encircled with a diamond row."
"The duke and duchess of Coburg, the duke and duchess of Connaught, Prince and Princess Christian, the marquis and marchioness of Lorne, and the duchesses of Albany and Battenberg have united in a gift to her majesty of a long chain of diamond links with an imperial crown in the center bearing on one side the date 1837 and on the other 1897. The dates are in brilliants."
Do you know which jewel was each of these? If you do, would you mind to post a picture of each?
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From "The Soldiers' Journal" (Virginia; dated June 7, 1865):
"One of the most valued treasures of Queen Victoria is the brooch which once belonged to Robert Bruce of Scotland. This relic, a memento of her ancestor's checkered career, was presented to her Majesty during her visit to the late marquis of Breadalbane, at Taymouth Castle, in 1843." Is a picture of it exist or does the royal family still have it?
on August 3, 2015, 7:13 pm