Nellie, I am unfamiliar with the earrings you referred to. Do you have a photo showing these? It would make sense if QEII used some of these diamonds when wearing her South African diamond necklace as all were gifts on that tour. The half moon diamonds have me intrigued.
--Previous Message-- : Thank you so much for posting the image : Nellie. I appreciate your kindness. : I think we have another mystery to try to : solve. : : --Previous Message-- : : It's possible that numbers 2 and 4 are the : drops of the earrings worn with the : necklace. : : Edit: probably wrong because I thought the : five were presented in South Africa. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : In the thread below, I mentioned that : Princess : Elizabeth was given 5 large diamonds after : opening a Graving Dock in South Africa in : early March 1947. According to Roberts (and : The Times) the Princess exclamation of : delight was picked up by a nearby : microphone. : In the London Illustrated News 22 March 1947 : p 284 there is a photograph of these : diamonds. They are large. I do not have a : web account for photos, so could someone : post the image please. : As far as I am aware the two half moon : diamonds do not appear in any jewellery the : Queen wears publicly. : : : : :