Thank you all for your replies.
When you mentioned aquamarines I did a quick search on google and it turns out that Beth on the History of Famous Jewels and Collections message board actually posted about Queen Mary and aquamarines in 2021:
https://mb.boardhost.com/historyroyaljewels/thread/1624692059.html So I think maybe the brooch the Queen wore to the Exhibition in 1924 was indeed an aquamarine.
Mauriz, I also tried to compare the pink topaz element in the Gloucester Honeysuckle tiara but that one looks a bit more square than the brooch in "my" photo.
Black white photos can be a very tricky thing, even though it is a relatively clear one.
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Was Queen Mary ever known to wear semi-precious stones? This looks almost like how an aquamarine would appear in black and white.
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101 years ago today the King and Queen of Italy was wrapping up their four-day State Visit to the United Kingdom. King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Helen (Elena) had arrived via Dover on the 26th and after a few days of a very busy programme that included a State Banquet, a return dinner and a State Ball they were ready to leave London on the 29th.
I am trying to finish my blog page on the visit, which will be posted here:
https://regalevents913271078.wordpress.com/blog-2/the-united-kingdom/george-v/1924-italian-state-visit-to-the-united-kingdom/ Having come across some photos from the visit to the British Empire Exhibition on the morning of the third day I got drawn to the brooch worn by Queen Mary. Surely this cannot be one of the large Sapphires in the British collection? It looks a bit too pale for that. Does anybody recognise it at all?
on May 29, 2025, 6:48 am
