Re: Brooch worn for 1948 Balcony appearance Archived Message
Posted by Brock on September 12, 2015, 10:43 am, in reply to "Re: Brooch worn for 1948 Balcony appearance"
Great input all around. Thanks, everyone! --Previous Message-- : Now that I look at the photos again, there is : a definite difference between the daytime : and evening pictures of the queen's hat. I : wonder whether she received a gift from the : king to mark the occasion, and pinned it to : her hat. : : The three royal ladies all wore those hats : with open crowns that were fashionable then. : The object in Baster's first picture is a : hat pin. The balcony pictures do show : something next to the ribbon on the front. : : The queen seems almost giddy with happiness. : She had such a few years to enjoy between : the end of the war and the death of the : king. :
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