Re: Duchess of Cornwall and the "Nelson" brooch Archived Message
Posted by Maridje  on September 5, 2012, 5:45 am, in reply to "Re: Duchess of Cornwall and the "Nelson" brooch"
Great find Brock.
Duchess od Cornwall wore this brooch when she attend or visit something about naval.
2007/06/08-Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall smiles by the Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute after she officially lauched the vessel at the BAES shipyard on June 8,2 007 in Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom. Astute is the first nuclear submarine to be launched in the UK for almost a decade.
The submarine will be equipped with advanced cruise missiles and torpedoes, giving it more firepower than any previous British attack submarine.
The advanced on board life support systems enables the submarine, which has an advanced life support system, to circumnavigate the globe without needing to surface. The vessel will start service with the Royal Navy in 2009. (Photo by Arthur Edwards-Pool/Getty Images)
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2009/07/01- Cornwall prepares to pin a campaign medal on to a Naval officer at Clarence House on July 1, 2009 in London, England. The Prince of Wales, Admiral of the Royal Navy and The Duchess of Cornwall presented campaign medals for service in Afghanistan to service men and women of the Commando Helicopter Force.
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2011/03/2!- LISBON, PORTUGAL - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall smiles as she visits the Portugese Naval Academy with Prince Charles on day one of a two day visit to Portugal on March 28, 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales are on a two day trip to Portugal as part of a tour to Portugal, Spain and Morroco. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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2012/01/26-Camilla remet Medaille Personnel Medical de la Royal Navy
(Tks Nelly)
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: What a lovely find Brock. I cannot help.
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: But I found a link. Take the second link
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: 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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