Google Navaratna Jewelry. You'll find photos of examples. --Previous Message-- : 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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