The Teck Emperor of Austria Brooch | The Court Jeweller
One of my favorite brooches. It is stunningly beautiful and divine.
For the state banquet, HM is wearing the GGB&I tiara, the 3 string festoon necklace and Granny's chips.
IF Queen Elizabeth II is competing against Queen Maxima, QEII is wrong because QEII ought to be so confident that she does not feel that she has to "out-diamond" anybody, including the wife of the head of the House of Orange. Therefore, I feel put off by the wearing of the Cullinan pieces as well as that important King George VI necklace, especially as Queen Elizabeth does not often wear this grand Cullinan brooch.
The Plunket Tiara | The Court Jeweller
I never knew about this tiara. It's very stunning and regal. One of my new favorites.
The most important aspect of this story (as this is a jewellery thread) is that there is ANOTHER unseen emerald tiara in HM's collection!
I so want to visit that vault
In the version of the DM article I read this AM. about the Cenotaph Ceremony, the author said HM was wearing a diamond poppy brooch to anchor her red poppies. ??? It will be interesting to see if they correct it.
They have changed it. I read the same thing and then later went back to check something in the same story and the brooch was referred to as a diamond brooch. With all the royal jewels sites available, I would think they would check first. Maybe it is more important to be first then to be accurate.
Logically thonking, I assume that all jewellery is boxed and tagged. I remember reading that records are kept of every ensemble HM wears and what jewellery she wore with it.I too wonder what the vault looks like. Is everything just tagged and boxed or a big room of sparkle. I would assume there is a catalog of some sort for choices. I mean I don't know, just guessing!!! LOL
Today I was on line and saw a comment piece about the Queen saying her piece without uttering a word, and I suddenly thought "oh yes, I noticed that wondered". The article posited the theory that HM showed her disdain for hurtful gossip about a tiara squabble that never happened.
She wore the same brooch to anchor her five poppies at the Festival of Remembrance as she did to Harry and Megan's wedding.
I can just see her in my minds eye saying "Really! In exactly the same tone she used in the Invictus challenge yo the Obama's.