Re: Unknown tiara worn by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Archived Message
Posted by Cristina on October 16, 2015, 10:56 am, in reply to "Re: Unknown tiara worn by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother"
Here you have a frontal look at QEQM at the same event wearing the aquamarine tiara, and the current owner Pss Anne (came to think of it she is not seen wearing this tiara for a long time now...) --Previous Message-- : Thank you very much for your reply So, it is : not an "unknown" tiara, just one : that was very seldom worn by the Queen : Mother. : : --Previous Message-- : That is the aquamarine pineflower tiara : which : now belongs to Pricness Anne. : : --Previous Message-- : I have across a great website with old : photographs of The Queen, the Queen Mother : and Princess Margaret: : : https://www.flickr.com/photos/21116944@N08/ : : Going through the photographs I came across : one that is dated 9th June 1951. According : to the caption it was taken at a ballet : performance of "Tiresias" at : Covent Garden. : : The Queen Mother (or, in fact Queen Consort : as she was at that time) is seen wearing a : tiara that I cannot say that I have seen : before. It looks like consisting of diamonds : and coloured gem stones, though I am not : sure what colour they would be. : : Would anybody recognise the tiara and : enlighten me, please? : : The link to the photograph: : : : : : https://www.flickr.com/photos/21116944@N08/10074058473/ : : (Click on the photo to enlarge it) : : : : : : :
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