Ha! Alexandra wished to maintain the deception ! Or it is a good yarn someone made up. I wonder.
--Previous Message-- : I read that Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, : who had a big collection of jewels, : sometimes asked a friend of hers to buy some : strings of fake pearls in Paris, to wear : together with her real pearls and other : precious gems. : : Apparently, once one of these fake ropes of : pearls broke while HM Queen Alexandra was on : her way to the State Opening of Parliament. : The story goes that the Queen did not step : out of the carriage, until the last pearl : was picked up, fake as they were! : : :