Diana, Princess of Wales Jewellery 2: Ending 2022


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Boris said:
...so it's not a sin - and no reason to be rather gruff, IMHO - if the subject comes up again periodically. Others do as well, and it doesn't hurt really to refresh one's memory.
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It's certainly no sin if the subject is raised as a question. However, when it is raised or presented as a fact the subject takes on a different colour.

As to the provenance of Camilla's POW Feathers Brooch my understanding is that it hasn't been established. The best that has been speculated is there were more POW brooches in the vaults than we were aware.
No surprise on that score as more likely than not there is a treasure-trove of unknown jewels lying neatly in their presentation cases in those dark and dusty vaults.
 
jcbcode99 said:
I have seen this program and it is wonderful eye candy! However, I suggest watching with a grain of salt. There are several inaccuracies about Diana's jewels, their history and the narrator states several times that Camilla wears several pieces of Diana's jewelry, which is untrue. But, as I said it is DELIGHTFUL eye candy!
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I. Did. Not. Bring. It. Up. Janet made the above reply to BrightLighter's post, saying it was untrue. I simply asked how she knew that. When she replied, I said ok, thanks. Certainly, I did not 'post obvious misinformation as fact'. Please review the posts of 12/23. I dont mind being called out if I've actually incited a riot, but this is not one of those occasions.
 
The jewels that the Princess recieved from state visits did they belong to her or since she recieved them on a state visit do they belong to the crown?
 
Good question, Sirhon! Of course, I don't really know the answer. But, my thinking is that if a gift is given to the Princess of Wales then it belongs to the Royal Collection? Of course, I could be wrong given that Queen Victoria's turkish diamond necklace was a coronation gift and she gave it to the Duke of Connaught.
However, it probably doesn't really even matter because the boys would naturally inherit anything of their mothers with William's share probably reverting back to the Royal Collection and Harry becoming a Duke like the Kents or Gloucester's.
 
Right - her I go... my first post. Hopefully it'll break up the ongoing spat. (For the record, the mighty Camilla would of course not be so dense as to wear anything of Diana's, she has played her cards so cleverly for so long, she would not make such a foolish error.)

Now, something I had long wondered (and indeed wondered if I was the only person who wondered such things - hurrah I'm not!) is about the Oman sapphire necklace. She did sport around the same time (87ish) a rather fabulous Dynasty-esque ruby tassle number, very Duchess of Windsor. The necklace it was based on seemed the same as the Oman sapphires - were they indeed the same necklace with different pendants/centrepieces. Anyone know?
 
Welcome on board, James in London!
True, true, those weird things which occupy space in the wondering Royal watcher's mind... ;)
The Omani sapphire and the ruby necklaces are two different ones. The ruby tassel necklace indeed resembles the famous Duchess of Windsor ruby tassel necklace... and Dyanasty-esque isn't a bad description either!
Diana's ruby necklace was part of a parure with matching earrings and bracelet. Necklace and bracelet were only seen once in public - so it must have been rather too grand for her taste, I guess. Much more elaborate than the Omani set. But she continued to wear the matching earrings, sometimes replacing the dangling ruby tassels at the bottom with drop pearls.
As this modern set appeared at the same time (fall 1987) as the other gifts from the Gulf tour, I'd say it's likely that this is the origin of the rubies as well...
...the others, apart from the Omani sapphires, probably being the large aquamarine and diamond earrings and the cabochon amethyst suite.
 
Thanks for that. I only wondered, as the necklace the ruby tassle and the blue sapphire triangle thingie were on were the same, so I just wondered if they were interchangeable. I was sad not to see the Dynasty rubies again, as they were very glam, and Di wasn't known to shy away from a bit of bling in her day. I thought the Oman sapphires lovely, but could have been bigger.

And I was surprised to discover the amethysts were just that. For some reason I had always imagined they were paste (she did go through a very big Butler and Wilson period), but of course, I see now that they were priceless. Silly me.

My favourite Diana jewel I guess has to be the sapphire necklace from the Saudi's for the wedding gift. I just thought that was stunning. Such a shame there wasn't a tiara bunged in too... those stingy Sheikhs!
 
Here is the link to an excellent site created by one of our members, ayvee.
It has great pictures and descriptions of some of the more serious jewellery worn by Diana... Diana's Jewels
(www dianasjewels.net)
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Ayvee's site is absolutely the best source for everything related to Princess Diana's jewelry, including the rarely worn jewelry (there are quite a few important pieces seen only once). I guess it's the definite inventory of all the jewels ever worn by the Princess.
The information provided is absolutely reliable too - great work.
 
James in London said:
Thanks for that. I only wondered, as the necklace the ruby tassle and the blue sapphire triangle thingie were on were the same, so I just wondered if they were interchangeable. I was sad not to see the Dynasty rubies again, as they were very glam, and Di wasn't known to shy away from a bit of bling in her day. I thought the Oman sapphires lovely, but could have been bigger.

And I was surprised to discover the amethysts were just that. For some reason I had always imagined they were paste (she did go through a very big Butler and Wilson period), but of course, I see now that they were priceless. Silly me.

My favourite Diana jewel I guess has to be the sapphire necklace from the Saudi's for the wedding gift. I just thought that was stunning. Such a shame there wasn't a tiara bunged in too... those stingy Sheikhs!
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Welcome to the Boards, James in London - always nice to have a new voice and perspective on the topics here.

Of course amethysts are actually one of the (generally) less expensive stones, so they are undoubtedly genuine. Their deep colour makes them more desirable, naturally.

Looking forward to hearing more from you! - Welcome again...
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My personal favorite is the Swan Lake diamond and pearl necklace. I also love the sapphire brooch from QEQM that was made into a necklace, which she wore to the White House. I'm not too wild about the modern tassel necklaces, they always look off center to me.
 
The 'Swan Lake' necklace was beautiful, but never hers - Princess Diana borrowed it for that one night. Statements that she had planned to actually buy it have to be taken with a grain of salt, to put it mildly - the claim was certainly made to rise the necklace's re-sale value.
 
Thanks for the welcome GillW... After months of just reading these boards, I decided to dip a toe in - and cannot believe I waited so long. Of course now, I just need to make sure I don't spend ALL my free time on here.... I'm just happy to know I am not the only one so obsessed by all of this - my friends eyes just glaze over.

Anyway, am off topic. Don't want to get a telling off in my first few posts!

Back to Di's rocks. Swan Lake was of course a fabulous piece - and I think it was Di having fun with jewelery at this time, and wearing grown up pieces elegantly, not playing around with headbands like she would have been a decade before. Such a pity we didn't get to see more of these amazing pieces being trotted out by her!
 
I like all of her tiaras.Perhaps some of them are not so elegant,but I love seeing them on Diana.She definitely knew how to wear jewels without jewels wearing her :flowers:
 
Umm, she only had worn two. which one wasn't so elegant?
 
I thought it was clever that she wore the cambridge choker as a bandeu. The other choker did look ridiculous but fashionable at the time though.
 
I do agree, it was clever--but certainly not a "fashion-do". But, I'd love to wear that Cambridge choker--forehead, neck, ankle--doesn't matter. I'd love to get my hands on it.
 
Princess Diana's charm bracelet

Diana had a charm bracelet. Photo show 11 charms.
9 are identified thus"
Gold W
Gold H
ballet shoes
tennis racquet
polo cap
minitre St Paul's Cathedral
bear
apple
pig

What are the other 2 charms, and what do they represent?
 
sirhon11234 said:
I thought it was clever that she wore the cambridge choker as a bandeu. The other choker did look ridiculous but fashionable at the time though.
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Of course on both occasions she had a reason to wear those pieces as a headband. In Australia her neck was tender from the hot sun, so she wore her planned jewel on her head instead. In Japan, she felt that a tiara adding to her height above her diminutive hosts would have been too much, so chose to wear the lower profile instead.
 
GillW said:
Of course on both occasions she had a reason to wear those pieces as a headband. In Australia her neck was tender from the hot sun, so she wore her planned jewel on her head instead. In Japan, she felt that a tiara adding to her height above her diminutive hosts would have been too much, so chose to wear the lower profile instead.
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I didn't realize any of that, I thought she was just experimenting and playing. I think that either could have worked if there had been a frame--they would have looked similar in style (but much smaller than) the amethyst tiara of the Swedish royals, only more of a bandeau style--like when QEQM wore those multi-colored diamond and gem set bracelets as a a bandeau? Had it been more like that, those chokers on her head may have been more successful.
 
Is that the same tiara on display as in the picture?
 
A diamond necklace once possessed by late Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, who died after a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, is on display at the exhibition 'Diana: A Celebration' in Budapest, Hungary 28 January 2009. The exhibition presenting Lady Di's life - which is on tour around Europe and has its first station at the Karolyi-Csekonics Palace in Budapest - will open on 31 January 2009

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A tiara - made in 1840 from silver, gold and diamond - once possessed by late Lady Diana, Princess of Wales, who died after a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, is on display at the exhibition 'Diana: A Celebration' in Budapest, Hungary 28 January 2009. The exhibition presenting Lady Di's life - which is on tour around Europe and has its first station at the Karolyi-Csekonics Palace in Budapest - will open on 31 January 2009.

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Neither of these pieces were ever in the possession of Princess Diana.
The necklace is a Spencer heirloom, worn by Diana in public once in December 1983; on that occasion, all pendants apart from the central drop pearl were removed from the necklace.
The tiara pictured here is the 'other' Spencer tiara, which Princess Diana apparently never even wore.
The 'Diana: A celebration' exhibition has been touring for a long time, obviously continuing to give out the same inaccurate press information.
 
Youtube is an absolute treasure trove. Little jewelry pun. One also sees there former TRF members who no longer are here.
 
Turkish Delight said:
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This website's information is wrong. Diana never possessed either the necklace or the tiara. They are both Spencer family pieces--and as far I can recall the only Spencer family piece she wore was the garland style Spencer tiara. The Spencer's also have a tiara that was owned by Marie Antionette, among other goodies.
 
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Diana would have looked wonderful in those pieces. Such a shame she never wore them. She could have done something fabulous with such antique pieces.....!
 
Indeed: In contrast to the other Spencer tiara, Princess Diana did wear the necklace in public once, in December 1983, as seen in the picture posted by andrew. She chose to wear it with only the central drop pearl pendant attached.
As I said before, anp can't really be blamed for the wrong information here, because the info is based on what's provided by the exhibition, which has been touring forever labeling these pieces incorrectly.
 
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