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Posted by Nellie
Re: The "Albert Sapphire Brooch" Archived Message
on January 22, 2012, 6:31 am, in reply to "Re: The "Albert Sapphire Brooch""
This is the sapphire brooch of Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, whihch was sold at auction.
Not a match for the Albert.
(Diana's was not a match either.)
The Prince Albert brooch 
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: There is a photo posted right now on the
: British Royals MB showing Princess Mary in
: the1920's wearing a similarly shaped brooch
: on the front of a flapper dress. No idea
: what it is, though.
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: I can't just locate it, but there was a
: picture of the Princess Royal at a recent
: evening function wearing a dark blue, high
: necked gown with what appeared to be a
: candidate for the brooch on the bodice. The
: only other thing I could think would be a
: candidate as the clasp to the pearl choker
: from Empress Marie Feordorovna but I don't
: recall that having a brooch clasp.
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: it is Menkes who says -
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: Prince Albert made copies of the brooch for
: his own daughters, and the Queen has given
: one of these to the Princess Royal.
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: - but no reference source is supplied for
: that assertion.
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