Posted by Mark on July 30, 2014, 10:54 am, in reply to "Timing"
Oh, the Diamond Jubilee, of course! I didn't even think of that...
--Previous Message-- : Best I can tell, these brooches were first : seen starting in June 2012 (Shamrock), July : 2012 (Thistle and Rose) and May 2013 : (Daffodils) which leads me to believe they : were a Diamond Jubilee gift. : : I figured that perhaps HM received them at : her Dia Jub Monarch Luncheon - but I do not : think that there was an Omani representative : present. Therefore, HM probably received : them by envoy at some point in time. The : dates of the visit quoted by Mark seem to : far off. She no doubt received some other : wonderful items at those visits! : : Cheers! : Bryce : : --Previous Message-- : I think you may be on to something here, : Bryce : - to me, the first three seem to have a lot : in common both stylistically and also having : similar workmanship. The rose brooch has : its stones set in a similar way to the other : three, but the style is a bit of a : departure... Do you happen to have any : information about when these brooches began : to appear? It might shed more light on the : case if they started being worn all around : the same time. The Queen visited Oman first : in February and March of 1979, and then : again in October of 2010, and the Sultan : visited the UK in March of 1982 - does the : timing give anyone any ideas? : : --Previous Message-- : These are the 4 brooches that I suspect were : presented to The Queen by the Sultan of Oman : : Scotland : : : : : Wales : : : : Northern Ireland : : : : : England : : : : : What do you think ? : : Cheers! : Bryce : : --Previous Message-- : I have read on the "from Her Majesty's : Jewel Vault" site that some information : has come to light regarding he provenance of : the Three Thistle brooch worn most recently : by HM at the Commonwealth games. They : state: : : "the Press Association reported that : it was one of a set of four pins given to : her by the Sultan of Oman; it would be : natural to guess that the other three pins : might represent other parts of the United : Kingdom, though this was not detailed." : : It got me wondering... what are the other 3. : Here is my best guess: : Ireland - the Shamrock brooch (with emerald : ribbon) : England - The Tudor Rose : Wales - The Daffodil (from Welsh Rugby : portrait) : : Sorry I do not have access to my photos but : I will post some later on today. : : Cheers! : Bryce : : : : : :
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