QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland

Posted by Baxter on June 26, 2012, 11:41 am
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Anyone have information on this brooch?

Re: QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland

Posted by Gert-Jan on June 26, 2012, 1:08 pm, in reply to "QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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Is this a new brooch? I've never seen this one before. --Previous Message-- : : Anyone have information on this brooch? : : : : :

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Posted by Brock on June 26, 2012, 2:05 pm, in reply to "Re: QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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It looks very modern. Are those emeralds on the shamrock "tie" or just a reflection on the metal? --Previous Message-- : Is this a new brooch? I've never seen this one : before. : : --Previous Message-- : : Anyone have information on this brooch? : : : : : : :

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Posted by Nellie on June 26, 2012, 7:58 pm, in reply to "Re: QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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Thanks Baxter for picking up such a good view of this brooch. --Previous Message-- : It looks very modern. Are those emeralds on : the shamrock "tie" or just a : reflection on the metal? : : --Previous Message-- : Is this a new brooch? I've never seen this : one : before. : : --Previous Message-- : : Anyone have information on this brooch?

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Posted by karenl on June 26, 2012, 11:29 pm, in reply to "Re: QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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Thanks Baxter, I love this brooch, but then I like anything with a shamrock design. There is a distinctive green at the "stems", could be emeralds. --Previous Message-- : : Thanks Baxter for picking up such a good : view of this brooch. : : : --Previous Message-- : It looks very modern. Are those emeralds on : the shamrock "tie" or just a : reflection on the metal? : : --Previous Message-- : Is this a new brooch? I've never seen this : one : before. : : --Previous Message-- : : Anyone have information on this brooch? : :

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Posted by Gill Webster on June 27, 2012, 12:01 am, in reply to "QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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I don't recall ever seeing this one before - very pretty & delicate. --Previous Message-- : : Anyone have information on this brooch? : : : : :

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Posted by Barbara D. on June 27, 2012, 1:51 am, in reply to "Re: QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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There are also shamrocks on HM's hat! What a lovely reverence to the people of Northern Ireland . Nice brooch indeed, delicate and appropriate for the visit.

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Posted by jinja on June 27, 2012, 8:05 am, in reply to "Re: QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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I wonder whether the Queen or her mother or grandmother owned this brooch, or whether it might have been a gift last year in Ireland. jinja

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Posted by adca on June 27, 2012, 9:53 am, in reply to "Re: QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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My guess is that there is a connection to Northern Ireland. --Previous Message-- : I wonder whether the Queen or her mother or : grandmother owned this brooch, or whether it : might have been a gift last year in Ireland. :

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Posted by Brian on June 27, 2012, 3:49 pm, in reply to "Re: QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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They do appear as if they might be emeralds. image source: http://www.thenewsworld.info/queen-ex-ira-chief-plan-symbolic-belfast-meeting.html

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Posted by Boffer on June 27, 2012, 4:19 pm, in reply to "Re: QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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It is likely that this brooch could have been a gift to The Queen recently, if it was inherited either from Queen Mary of the Queen Mother, it would no doubt have been seen sooner in connection with Northern Ireland engagements. It is possible that this brooch was a gift to The Queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee, perhaps from the Northern Ireland Assembly or a similar institution. Officially no information has been released about the piece, whilst it was announced that The Queen wore a blue and white outfit by Angela Kelly, it was only mentioned that the outfit was "complimented by a diamond shamrock brooch". Again yet another of The Queen's many many brooches that we know nothing about. --Previous Message-- : They do appear as if they might be emeralds. : : : : image source: : : http://www.thenewsworld.info/queen-ex-ira-chief-plan-symbolic-belfast-meeting.html : : :

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Posted by PJ Kiser on June 27, 2012, 9:12 pm, in reply to "QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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Thank you for the wonderful HQ photo. I love love the brooch. PJ --Previous Message-- : : Anyone have information on this brooch? : : : : : PJ Kiser, Salem, OR

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Posted by jinja on June 27, 2012, 9:26 pm, in reply to "Re: QEII: shamrocks in Northern Ireland"
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Perhaps this brooch was a gift from a private source that for one reason or another has not been identified. It is lovely. jinja