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    Re: QEII Coronation tour Archived Message

    Posted by joye on January 31, 2016, 10:22 pm, in reply to "QEII Coronation tour"

    Too hard to see the brooch properly, but might it be the Australian Wattle brooch.

    In 1981 The Queen was gifted from Sri Lanka a brooch described as a sword fish flower in sapphires rubies and diamonds.
    Sparkler and I tried hard to find out more about this brooch and years later Royal Collection confirmed the brooch as a Commonwealth gift.
    Also in 1981 The Queen was gifted a navartne jewel but we have never found anything more about the navartne.






    abbn
    --Previous Message--
    : There is a lovely series of video clips of
    : QEII's 1953/54 coronation world tour tour
    : called "Welcome The Queen !"
    : I was wondering if anyone can identify the
    : brooch worn by HM in (then) Ceylon at time
    : frame 2:50 or so.
    :
    : Here is a link:
    :
    : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd3MJgzIS1o
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