Re: QA Pearl and Diamond Cluster WG necklace from PoW Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on August 18, 2015, 7:14 pm, in reply to "QA Pearl and Diamond Cluster WG necklace from PoW"
I think the following picture was taken before the alterations made in 1937 for Queen (Mother) Elizabeth. If we compare the following picture with the picture of the necklace published in Hugh Roberts' The Queen's Diamonds (page 85), we can see that the 1937 alterations consisted in lengthening the two diamond double-swags at the back of the necklace. On the following picture, you can see that the necklace is closer to the neck in the "Alexandra" version, while it hangs lower on the breast in the "Queen Mum" version:
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