Jewels given to QEQM for her weddingArchived Message
Posted by Beth on October 24, 2016, 5:46 pm
Stuart's fabulous find of the photos is going to overturn a lot of long held beliefs about who gave what to QEQM as wedding presents.
Two of the most interesting are --
1 That the lace bow brooch which people formerly thought had been presented by King George was given by her godmother, Mrs Arthur James.
I notice that the Times list of 24 April 1923 does not mention a separate brooch (apart from in the turquoise suite) as having formed part of the King's gift.
2. That the brooch which HM normally wore on her hat in the 1920s
Was given by the Princess Royal and Princess Maud
According to the Times it was a sapphire and diamond brooch. I suspect that the sapphire was a pale colour blue.