Posted by Laurence on February 21, 2012, 3:58 pm, in reply to "possibility"
To add to the confusion a quote from The Royal Collection about The Cullinan VI and VIII brooch
"The marquise pendant of 11.5 carats, Cullinan VI, purchased by King Edward VII from Asschers, was set by Queen Alexandra on her regal circlet. It is now suspended from Cullinan VIII, an emerald-cut stone of 6.8 carats given to Queen Mary in 1910 by the South African Government. Like the Cullinan V brooch, Cullinan VIII was also designed to be used in the Delhi Durbar stomacher. The brooch was inherited by The Queen in 1953."
I wonder what "Regal Circlet" they are referring to.
Laurence
--Previous Message-- : It's quite possible that Queen Alexandra : wanted one for her private use and owned : exclusively by her. The one she inherited : from Queen Victoria would be passed on to : the next queen. : : It seems other queens have done this. Queen : Victoria's small diamond crown was a lighter : copy so she could wear it. Queen Mary had : the Lover's Knot Tiara copied from her aunt : Grand-Duchess Augusta. It's not : inconceivable that Alexandra had a regal : circlet made from stones she already had. : : I'm sure there is more info on Trond's book, : but alas, it is written in a language I : don't know. Perhaps some of our Norwegian : members might have read it and could : enlighten us about it. : : -Ayvee : : : : --Previous Message-- : : I have reread Trond's blog and repeat that I : cannot see why Queen Alexandra had a piece : made specially to be lighter than the : Diamond Diadem made for George IV. : On becoming Queen in 1901, Alexandra had the : Diamond Diadem and the Regal Circlet from : Queen Victoria. : It makes no sense to me that she had a : virtual duplicate made of it. That part of : the story does not seem to be properly : supported. : : Yet it seems we cannot escape a connection : between Queen Alexandra and the Malteser : tiara first seen worn by Queen Maud in 1929. : : I don't think I have ever totally resolved : whether Queen Victoria had two Royal : Circlets, in effect. : Was the 1853 Regal Circlet a completely new : creation or a remodelling of Queen : Adelaide's? : I don't think the ledger is clear on that. : If a remodelling, was a completely new one : made in 1858 after the Hanoverian Claim? : Could there have been a spare empty frame or : partial Regal Circlet for Queen Alexandra to : later use for Maud? : : Some extracts from books, then the 1853 : ledger page: : From the 150 years Garrard book : In 1853, Garrard remade Queen Adelaide's : diamond circlet in order to provide a : setting for the Koh-i-noor and Cumberland : diamonds. However, within five years the : diadem was broken up to comply with the : judgement in settlement of the Hanoverian : claim. The diamonds had been removed from : Queen Charlotte's wedding gift, the 'large : brilliant stomacher' of the claim, by : Rundell in 1831 to furnish Queen Adelaide's : Coronation Crown. The crown was subsequently : stripped of its stones to make the 'Grand : Diadem'. : [which became Queen Victoria's Regal Circlet : in 1853] : An extract from Munn page 98 -- : In 1857, in settlement of the Hanoverian : claim to certain Crown diamonds, the Regal : Circlet reconstructed by Garrard in 1853 had : to be partially dismantled. It was remade : the following year [1858] using diamonds : provided by Garrard as well as others from : redundant royal jewellery, and was delivered : in 1859. : : : : My transcription - do is an abbreviation for : ditto : : : :