Re: Duchess of Cornwall and the "Nelson" brooch Archived Message
Posted by Nellie  on September 5, 2012, 5:10 am, in reply to "Duchess of Cornwall and the "Nelson" brooch"
What a lovely find Brock. I cannot help.
But I found a link. Take the second link here http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1327754795.html
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: While looking for something completely
: unrelated -- which seems usually to be the
: case -- I stumbled upon this entry in a 1951
: edition of the Illustrated London News on
: the theft of a Lord Nelson relic from the
: National Maritime Museum.
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: I can't find anything in my own notes
: related to a discussion about this when the
: Duchess first wore the brooch, but is it
: known how or when this near-replica of the
: ornament made its way into the Royal Family
: and to the Duchess as a brooch? It looks
: relatively modern compared to the original.
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