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#81
02-23-2006, 10:19 PM
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#83
02-25-2006, 04:51 AM
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 I'll also add a question making my post not so pointless and off-topic, does anybody know what the division of Diana's jewels would be like between the two boys? 50/50 or more in favour of one to the other for whatever reason.
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#84
02-27-2006, 04:27 PM
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I'm sure Princes William and Harry will decide together when the time comes which pieces they would like to present to their wives from their mother's collection (if any). Keep in mind Diana's jewels could be reset in new designs more appropriate to the individual style of their wives as well.
I'm sure The Queen (assuming she is still alive) would be generous with her grandsons' wives, as she always is. |
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#85
02-27-2006, 04:36 PM
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03-03-2006, 09:25 PM
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I believe that this is the Delhi Durbar Tiara. If I remember correctly she had this made when she went to India. I believe that she couldn't take the Crown Jewels out of the Country. Correct me if I am wrong.
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03-03-2006, 09:34 PM
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You're correct, it was the Delhi Durbar tiara made for Queen Mary to attend the Durbar in 1911. I think King George's Crown of India was made because the Imperial State Crown wasn't allowed to leave the country; I'm not sure whether Queen Mary could have taken her coronation crown, but she had this tiara made to wear at the Durbar instead. It's the closest thing the royal family has to a crown among the tiaras worn by the royal ladies.
No, Diana never wore it. The only tiara she wore from the royal collection was the lovers' knot tiara. The Delhi Durbar tiara would have been too big for her; even with Camilla's big hair it's rather imposing. |
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#89
03-03-2006, 10:47 PM
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The Queen gave her the lovers' knot tiara for a wedding present; she also wore the Spencer tiara. It's possible that as the years went on, the Queen might have given her other tiaras, but since the Wales marriage started getting shaky after a fairly short time, the Queen or her advisors might have thought that it would be safer not to hand over too many major pieces of royal jewellery.
It's also possible that wearing the Spencer tiara rather than a royal one for most occasions was Diana's way of letting the royals know that she was an outsider and an independent agent. |
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#90
03-09-2006, 09:12 PM
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Diana's Rings
 I am trying to learn about the rings that Diana wore with her engagement and wedding ring. If you look closely at some of the pictures that were in the 80's (I think) she appears to have several other plain rings on her ring finger. Does anyone know about them? Sorry I don't have a close up pic.Thanks |
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#91
03-10-2006, 09:41 AM
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She had a number of rings that she wore occassionally.
One was an emerald and diamond ring that Charles gave her for their first Christmas together, and she wore it in the family portraits that were taken by Tim Graham for William's first Christmas. See here: http://www.thedianaring.com/gallery/motherhood/images/motherhood (41)_jpg.jpg It's hard to find a clear picture of it, but it looks like a cabochon emerald set in a pointed gold band. The silver band with channel set diamonds was one she wore as a single girl on her right hand, and then occassionally after her marriage and divorce on her left. It was a Spencer family ring, according to the Althorp House office. You can see that ring here: http://www.thedianaring.com/jewelspage.htm Along with the square cut aquamarine, which she commissioned from Garrard the summer of 1997. There was another ring-gold, with a sort of lattice design set with small diamonds, that she wore on her left hand watching Charles play polo (wearing the green and white striped coatdress). That ring was a gift from a Middle Eastern potentate, I believe, but Diana was only seen wearing it that one time, she later either sold it or gifted it to an unnamed person, and it was auctioned off on eBay after her death. The other aquamarine ring in the picture above, I am not sure about. I don't recall Diana ever wearing it on any other occasion. It looks to be pear shaped. The diamond band is her Spencer ring. She wasn't one for wearing different rings that often, so it's hard to say what she might have had in her collection. |
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#92
03-10-2006, 04:21 PM
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According to the article I got the picture from, the ring is a saphire ring she received as a wedding present from the Crown Prince of Saudia Arabia. This is the only time that I recall Diana wearing this ring.:( |
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#93
03-10-2006, 04:50 PM
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As for the ring she wore at polo in 1985 when she is in the green & white striped coatdress, maybe someone can help us here. I believe that at that polo event, she was given the ring as a gift (from Garrards??) and she was forced to return it because I guess it was not appropriate to accept such a lavish gift. I'm not too sure about the details though. Last edited by Warren; 04-14-2006 at 02:02 PM. Reason: ed quote |
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#94
03-15-2006, 11:39 PM
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From Time magazine, July 15, 1985:
'As Britons sighed over their still astonishingly golden couple, someone did happen to notice a diamond ring given to Diana by Louis Gerard, a Paris jeweler who sponsored the polo benefit on behalf of Birthright, a charity for unborn children. After a press report describing the gift appeared on Diana's 24th birthday, a palace spokesman swiftly announced, "Given the fact that members of the royal family do not accept gifts of this nature, it has been agreed with the owner that it be auctioned for Birthright." Gerard insisted that the whole affair was much ado about almost nothing. Said he: "To us it is like giving a bouquet of flowers." To some of us, anyway.' This was the ring she wore with the green and white striped dress. |
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#95
03-16-2006, 12:21 AM
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Diana's rings
I believe she also had a Russian wedding ring - 3 thin gold bands, from before her marriage. She wore it on her pinky, but then it seems as she lost weight as she got older she sometimes wore it on her wedding ring finger. I know there are good pictures of it at the events before the wedding, such as the polo game c. 7/24/81 when she cried a little and had to leave - as she is dabbing her eye you get a good view of the ring on her right hand. You can also see the simple diamond (?) band mentioned in another post. The photo is in R. Lacey's "Princess" at least .
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#99
04-14-2006, 01:33 PM
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I am wondering about the circular diamonds in, I think, a platinum setting that she wore several times (one at the auction of her dresses along with an aquamarine ring). I first noticed her wearing it after her divorce. Does someone know that, that is the Spencer family heirloom? The Spencer ring that I am familiar with that she wore prior to her wedding was a sapphire and diamond "eternity" band.
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04-16-2006, 07:13 PM
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