Diana, Princess Of Wales Jewellery 1

[Elizajane]

Originally posted by micas@Jan 6th, 2004 - 6:30 am
Someone met this jewel???????????

REGARDING THE RUBIES: Thanks, gals, for straightening me out about the suite of "amethysts and cabochons". I've always wondered about "those particular jewels" and their "origin". However, right now, I'd like to address Diana's wearing "rubies". She very rarely wore rubies. I think (and, I really mean "think") that Princess Anne wore this particular necklace of "rubies" which Diana is wearing in the photo with the stapless back evening gown. However, the design of this necklace is "kind of similar" to the design of the Saudi diamond and sapphire necklace which goes with the "half moon" diamond and sapphire earrings.

She waited an awful long time to wear "rubies" in public, but after her separation from PC, on a trip to Venice, she walks up the gangplank from a small motorboat (where a lot of paps are waiting for her) wearing one of the most beautiful ruby and diamond necklace I have ever seen.

Your thoughts?

Elizajane

[micas]

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[Lady Jean]

In 1991 Diana started wearing very beautiful ruby and diamond earrings.

She sometimes wore her very wide pearl choker w/small pearls and the spacer bars of small rubies and diamonds along with them.

The earrings are a more contemporary design. I don't know how to explain them.

She wore them quite frequently in her later life. They had interchangeable drops of diamonds and rubies, or large pearl drops.

Some of the occasions she wore them:

Hot Shots movie premiere, with red and gold ruched dress
Pink lace over red short evening dress, Dec. 1991
Tartan skirt w/black velvet top, Feb. 1991
Burgundy lace Valentino dress, Jan. 92
Tokyo tour, fuschia silk off-shoulder gown
Trip to FRance, short red cocktail dress, Sept. 1995
Visit of President of Italy to London, October 25, 1990

If anyone can post pictures of these events that would be great. The earrings are beautiful.

[micas]

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[Lady Jean]

Originally posted by micas@Jan 17th, 2004 - 8:41 pm
Tell me if this are the correct dress and events. I belive the earrings are this.

Yes , Micas, those are the earrings! THank you for the great pictures.

The other way they were worn was a ruby and diamond three strand "drop" (I don't know how to describe it)...it mirrored the look of the top part of the earring.

[Fireweaver]

Basically you can add on to the earrings so they're bigger.

[micas]

Ok, i very confuse. Ad what? You are sepiking in the same earrings? Is the rubi isnt it? I am sorry but sometimes my inglish let me stay bad and i never saw other events when Diana wear him in other way. Tell me the date of the events that gona make everything esier. :( :(

I found this. I belive is the same earrings but withot the pearl and witha pendents. It semes that they have the forme of a burtefail. Well, they are the same but i don't now if is this you refere. I hope so.

[Lady Jean]

YES, the last picture shows the earrings the other way they can be worn.

Good research Micas! You found the correct thing! :flower:

[Lady Jean]

Originally posted by micas@Jan 17th, 2004 - 8:47 pm
Some1 have a better look for this?

The crystal and black earrings were also worn with:

Orange satin tuxedo jacket, black bow tie, and black taffeta skirt, Portugal 1987

White satin and black, off-shoulder tuxedo dress, black bow in front. Velvet skirt.
1989 London City Ballet event and 1990 British Lung Foundation event.

Aquamarine / teal blue suit w/large black buttons, at wedding in London, Summer of 1987 (?). Wore a matching blue hat.


I think these earrings are a good example of her appreciation of nice costume jewelry.

[Lady Jean]

Originally posted by micas@Jan 23rd, 2004 - 10:10 am
this?
The pic have bad quality but we can see the earrings

Micas, you are an excellent detective, great photos of the crystal and black earrings. :flower: They are not a piece of jewellery that look so good in photos, though - the details are hard to see.

The choker - the black band she wore w/the red and black gown....it was a black velvet band with a flag pin. I believe she only wore it that one time - it honored the hosts.

[Gabriella]

By the way, does anyone know, what happened to Diana's engagment ring? Did William or Harry inherit it?

[micas]

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[Lady Jean]

Originally posted by micas@Jan 27th, 2004 - 10:28 am

This grupe of jewels belong to Queen Elizabet II.

I love these but I remember at the time (and have since read in Suzy Menkes' book, that they were borrowed from the jewelers Collingwood for the photo shoot, done in around April 1981. I don't know why she didn't borrow something from the Queen.

[Lady Jean]

Originally posted by micas@Jan 27th, 2004 - 10:36 am
Diana wedding earrings belong to her or are a wedding gift? I don't remember saw her with them again after the wedding

These gorgeous earrings belong to her mother, Frances. They were the bride's "borrowed" item. There are photos of her mother wearing them at other occasions, like the royal christenings and I think even Diana's funeral.

[Lady Jean]

Originally posted by micas@Jan 27th, 2004 - 10:26 am
Other choker

This three-strand choker she had as a teenager. This time she is wearing it with the clasp in back. Usually she wore it with the turquoise and pearl clasp in front. In July 1982 at a service in St. Paul's Cathedral it broke. After that she replaced the clasp with pearls only.

I love this, the epitome of the "Lady Di Look." :flower:

[Lady Jean]

Yes, as she enters the Cathedral she is wearing it and when she is leaving she is not! Apparently it was embarassing, during the service, all of the pearls scattered on the floor! Poor Diana! This was during the Falkland War service, she wore a small black hat and royal blue and black patterned silk dress with a belt. It was her first public appearance since Williams' birth.

[Lady Jean]

Originally posted by micas@Jan 29th, 2004 - 6:04 pm


This is the front of the choker, isn't it?

Yes, that's the 18th birthday choker.

[Lady Jean]

Originally posted by micas@Jan 29th, 2004 - 6:37 pm


This is the unical time that i saw her wear this neckless.

http://www.lestribunesroyales.com/forums/u...-1075217622.jpg

Maybe she borrowed this emerald necklace from a jeweler. I haven't seen it listed as part of the Queen's official collection, either. I am quite sure this state occasion was after the marriage separation was announced. That may have had some influence over her being allowed to borrow jewels from the Queen.