--Previous Message-- : It makes sense that she would have some : personal jewels which she could dispose of : as she wished. If it isn't in Diana's book, : then that is a good indication. : : She must have received some jewelry from : family (either side) as a wedding present as : a duchess-to-be. : : --Previous Message-- : : Nellie's pic shows the Duchess wearing a : lovely sapphire necklace. When I inquired : about it here a few years ago, no one seemed : to have any information but someone did say : that it is not mentioned in the chapter on : the Devonshires in Diana Scarisbrick's : Ancestral Jewels . Also since it hasn't : been seen on any previous or subsequent : duchesses, I wonder if it was a gift from : her family and was perhaps left to her : daughters. Her father was the 4th Marquess : of Salisbury. : : Here Her Grace wears it to her final State : Opening of Parliament in 1966. : : She is flanked by The Duchess of Grafton and : Lady Susan Hussey, who are both still in : waiting 45 years later. : : She wore it as a tiara when accompaning the : Queen to a dinner in 1956. : : : : : :
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