You are incredible ! thank you for these information about the 5 diamonds !!!! It is very great ! Perhaps the diamonds were used to create the triple diamond brooch - Could we have a match ?
Please find other mysteries !!!
Best regards,
Franck
--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : The whole spread from the ILN. : : : : : --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. : : : :