Posted by Beth on January 31, 2016, 7:32 am, in reply to "Greville bequest"
Thank you Vincent for your detailed comment.
I agree with what you have said.
From my own point of view, I would like to say that, if the emerald tiara did not survive until after the death of Mrs Greville, I cannot see why a journalist working for the Australian press would mention it just before the Royal Family's tour to South Africa in 1947.
But, just to be sure I would like to ask -, do we have any posters in the UK, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa or elsewhere who could check newspapers or ladies magazines just prior to, or during, the South African tour. Those magazines could give us more information.
I confess, I have not found any additional information in the English newspapers, but that may just reflect my lousy research skills or the fact that I don't have access to all the relevant English databases.
--Previous Message-- : : The fact that this tiara is mentioned in the : press in 1947 is really interesting. It may : be a very good indication that it is still : with the english royal family. : : When I discovered the order for that tiara : in the Boucheron archives while researching : my book, I was amazed by the size of the : emerald. That was a few years ago. Appart : from a few well known pieces (the diamond : tiara, the diamond and the ruby necklaces, 2 : pairs of earrings) nobody knew much about : the extent of the Greville bequest at the : time. : : The fact that the press knew about an : emerald and diamond tiara in 1947 indicates : very clearly that this tiara was indeed part : of the Greville bequest. : : As we know, that kind of tiara, with a big : central stone, was definitely not the style : of the queen mother. We never saw her : wearing the diamond tiara with a big saphire : in the center which she inherited from queen : Mary and lent a few times to princess : Margaret. : : Then there is the fact that the queen mother : lived such a long time, always wearing the : same pieces of jewelry. So many forgotten : pieces were found at Clarence House after : she died (The Delhi durbar is one). : : The photo montage created by Arthur is very : interesting and works perfectly in my : opinion. Using that tiara would be a much : better option than hanging the cambridge : emerald drops in the Wladimir tiara. They : are obviously too big for that tiara. : : But then, we never know. There might be a : nice surprise one day. :