Diana is holding the hand of? Archived Message
Posted by OT: hair style on February 4, 2016, 1:40 pm, in reply to "Re: The British jewel collection needs more emerald tiara(s)"
--Previous Message-- : Dear Arthur, : : Thnak so much for your amazing summary ! : : Please note that we can add 2 others : necklaces : : : - The emerald and diamond dogwood necklace : gift from the City of Vancouver in 1951 with : earrings ; : : - The emerald, pearl and diamond belt from : the Maharaja Sher Shingh : : (One of the most important jewels of her : majesty). This emerald belt costs several : millions of pounds. : : Queen Elizabeth owns several emerald and : diamond rings : : : - a square emerald (Small emerald and big : diamonds) with brilliant cut diamonds on : either side ring (described by Leslie Field) : ; : : She has worn this ring in Mexico in February : 1983 with the Cambridge and Delhi durbar : parure : : - She has 3 emerald and diamond rings on : each fingers (worn for a portrait by James : Llyod and in Thailand) - on of these rings : was also worn for the diner with Barack : Obama in London ; : : - a small Emerald ring surrounded by diamond : worn with the emerald and diamond tassel : demi-parure. : : (See photo below from the Queen jewels : vault) : : : [img] [/img] : : - On least one emerald and diamond ring from : the Emirati Emerald Demi-Parure : : See photo below from the QJV : : : [img] [/img] : : [img] [/img] : : From Queen Elizabeth the queen mother : : : - a square emerald worn for a portrait by J. : Quinn ; : : - A square emerald ring worn in Syndey in : 1958 (see the QD page 33) : : To me she has on least 8 emerald and : diamonds rings (6 worn by her and 2 from her : mother) ; : : Last but not least a better photo of : Princess Diana wearing the emerald and : diamond necklace : : : [img] [/img] : : --Previous Message-- : It would be great to see the Greville : emerald : tiara (if it still exists) resurface again - : not only for its own interest and : craftmanship, of course, but also because : the British jewel collection is actually : quite short on emerald tiaras. The only : emerald tiara I have identified in the : British collection is the Vladimir Tiara, in : the version with the Cambridge emeralds : (which are even only substitutes for the : original pearls). : : Meanwhile, there are quite a lot of emerald : necklaces in the British collection (I : consider only the main line of the family): : : 1) the Delhi Durbar Necklace (made by : Garrards for Queen Mary in 1911): : : : : 2) the Cambridge emerald choker (also made : for Queen Mary, presented by Queen Elizabeth : II to Diana, Princess of Wales, and never : seen again since Diana's death): : : : : 3) the Greville necklace : : : : : : 4) the Godman necklace (presented to the : Queen in 1965 by the daughters of the late : Frederick DuCann Godman): : : : : 5) The Emirati Emerald Demi-Parure (a gift : from the President of the United Arab : Emirates during the Queen's Gulf Tour in : 1979, or during the Emirati State visit to : the UK in 1989, if I well remember; the set : includes a necklace, a pair of earrings, a : bracelet, and possibly a ring): : : : : : : 6) A modern emerald and gold (?) : demi-parure , of unknown origin, comprising : a necklace, a pair of earrings and a : bracelet (Queen Elizabeth II has worn this : set only twice, in 2000 and 2002, for two : film premieres): : : : : : 7) Diana, Princess of Wales' Emerald : Demi-Parure : the late Princess of Wales was : seen at least once with an emerald necklace : which is none of the necklaces mentioned : above: : : : : 8) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall's emerald : demi-parure : Camilla has worn a few times a : large necklace of rectangular emeralds, with : a matching bracelet and a pair of matching : earrings, which are supposed to be a Saudi : gift: : : : : : Have I missed one necklace? : : So, with at least 8 emerald necklaces in the : main line of a family, it would be fine to : have at least one or two extra emerald : tiaras! : : : : Who is the lady that Diana is holding hands with?
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