Posted by Nellie on October 6, 2015, 3:32 am, in reply to "Re: The brooch"
Thank you Anna for that link - where I saw my name!!!! I now recall the Collins connection. But it is still feasible that Collins made the piece to order with the stone supplied. Sophie's husband Edward is a favourite with Philip, who has passed on some of his charities to Edward. Quite feasible for Sophie to receive a memento of Alice I would think. If things go according to plan, Edward and Sophie will become Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at some stage in the future, thus keeping a very close link to Alice's son.
Alice's jewels were in a bank for some decades. I'll try to find that story too.
Edit: I have never been convinced the tiara Sophie wore to the Danish wedding was from Alice's.