My assumption is that as the King does not personally wear much jewellery, he is content for his wife to wear what she so chooses from the royal vault. In her role as the Queen, she will obviously make suitable provisions to ensure that the Princess of Wales and Duchess of Edinburgh are suitably bejewelled in their royal roles.
Makes sense but Charles seems like one of those people who would take an interest in jewelry. I doubt if it is either just Charles or just Camilla, it could be something they do together, or Charles provides the vision and Camilla executes.
Extend that thought. Who would have thought that somebody once so reviled in the media would now be the Queen. But that is what c.20 years of public service and not putting a foot wrong in their public duty does. So all in all, well done to Queen Camilla.
Looks like sapphires and rubies
I'm thinking they're actually hers. I don't know of course, but that's my guess. And yes, I also think they look like they could be from a Middle Eastern potentate. I just went through this entire thread and an unknown ruby necklace was worn by her back in 2010. But the link to the photo doesn't work anymore, so I'm not sure if it's the same one.
I think I have seen Anne use this demi-parure before, though it was some time back.
Nor do I and I think you could be spot on regarding its origins.
Thank you for this.
Its either the Empress Feodorovna Sapphire brooch used by QE2, or a copy /something similar. Anne also has brooches very similar to the Jardine Star and the Prince Albert sapphire brooches.Sapphires, diamonds and pearls! I believe this is the Empress Feodorovna Sapphire brooch worn frequently by the previous Queen. The earrings I’m less certain about. Perhaps someone can help identify these beautiful droplets.
I’m pretty certain it’s not a copy as there’s several reports that she’s worn it previously., including on a visit in 2022 to Uganda.
www.thecourtjeweller.com
I remember reading somewhere that Queen Victoria had several copies made of the PA brooch for her daughters. It is believed that Anne now has one of them.
I am not quite sure I understand your point. I remember seeing pictures of Princess Anne wearing this brooch since before QE2 passed.I’m pretty certain it’s not a copy as there’s several reports that she’s worn it previously., including on a visit in 2022 to Uganda.
Princess Anne's Sparkling Heirloom Sapphires and Pearls
During this week's trip to Uganda, the Princess Royal wore an intriguing diamond and sapphire brooch that may indeed come from the late Queen's jewelry collection. The Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence traveled to
Charles has always been an avid purchaser of beautiful jewelery often through auctions. A perfect example of this is the gorgeous pearls with pink topaz? clasp which Camilla has worn to majestic effect. The lot including the clasp was noted as being purchased as a brooch. The time lapse from purchase to the first time we saw Camilla wear it, was more than a year if not . more. But it would take quite so me time to acquire that amount of glorious matching pearls.
Who'da thunk back when Camilla was a horsey hausfrau from Wiltshire that she would be a key player in regards to the BRF vast jewelry collection.
The topaz "brooch" was sold at auction in 2001, if I am not mistaken. It did not appear on Camilla till about 2005 or 2006, when she wore it at a reception at Windsor. At the time, it was attached as a clasp to a long three string pearl necklace. In its current form as a choker, the necklace did not make it debut till the 2008 wedding of Autumn & Peter Philips.
That is a fantastic example of a Meander tiara done right.
I agree… It has a really beautiful design and suits Anne (and Zara) well
And its historic and nostalgic association with Princess Alice!
And a flag of Qatar brooch
Aside from the D of E's tiara , the other RF Aquamarine tiaras are tragic , and should be completely remade or consigned to the deepest vaults possible . I say this a a lover of this stone . IMO only of course .
That tiara always looks somewhat lost or out of view in Anne's hairstyle .
could that be the miniature of a Qatar order?
