--Previous Message-- : On page 111 of the 1987 edition of The : Queen's jewels Field says that this brooch : formed part of the collection of jewels : Queen Mary assembled for Princess Alice, : Duchess of Gloucester's wedding gifts. Field : also refers her readers to a photo of Queen : Alexandra on page 59 of the book. That photo : is the same one Baxter used in his post. : : Initially, I thought that the two brooches : were different as the one pinned to Queen : Alexandra's skirt looks more solid, but : after I looked at the collage Nellie posted : showing the brooch as the centre of the : Queen's necklace, I began to have second : thoughts. I am still undecided. : : The present Duchess wearing the brooch. : [img] [/img] : : [img] [/img] : : [img] [/img] : : I think this is the same brooch but it looks : different as it is at a different angle : [img] [/img] : :