Posted by Arthur on January 11, 2016, 4:46 pm, in reply to "At Covent Garden..."
Thank you Brock and Annie.
Does anyone know the origin of this brooch? We know it was a 100th brthday gift to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, but who did present it? Was it an older brooch, or a new specially-made one? Was the jeweller identified? Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge!
It might not be a coincidence that Queen Elizabeth II chose to wear this brooch for her Christmas broadcast in December 2002, i.e. her first Christmas broadcast following the death of her mother: