Quite so Beth1 - as I said in my post, I vaguely recall that the snake bracelet was a bequest rather than a gift, in which case this is not the solution to our quest!
--Previous Message-- : Thank you LDMJ, : In the link posted by Nellie to an earlier : discussion on the board about this bracelet : posters mentioned that the mother of QEQM : was still alive when the 1936 photo posted : by Baxter was taken. That seems to rule out : an inheritance from QEQM's mother - but it : is possible that we are all mistaken. This : bracelet seems to be a bit of a mystery. : : --Previous Message-- : The Queen Mother was given a snake bracelet : by : her Mother the Countess of Strathmore - I : vaguely recall reading somewhere that she in : fact bequeathed it to her daughter the then : Queen Elizabeth. I will try and find where : I read this. : : :
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