--Previous Message-- : After the death of Prince Albert Queen : Victoria opened Parliament only 6 times. : : 5 of those occasions were after she had the : small diamond crown made in 1870. : : I believe that, on all of those occasions : she wore the small diamond crown. In the : earlier years press reports specifically : stated that she wore a small diamond crown. : Later, the reports mentioned only a crown : but specifically said that it surmounted her : white widow's veil, which indicates she was : wearing her small crown. : : : : :