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EXCLUSIVE - The King and Queen will host French President @EmmanuelMacron for a State Visit next month, ahead of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump, as the UK boosts the Entente Cordiale and the government looks to strengthen ties with Europe.

!! TIARA ALERT !!

Hoping the Queen wears the Oriental Circlet tiara!
 
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NEW: The Princess of Wales seems to be wearing rubies for today’s celebrations.

The necklace was worn on an official trip to Poland, but there seems to be no information about the Jewel. I do find it a very nice touch to be wearing jewels from Poland; first worn and only worn (?) there.
The earrings are new and unidentified at the moment. It does seem like the earrings do match the necklace - however, they weren’t worn as a set the first time around.

Note:
The pendant worn today has a different bail than that worn in Poland. It’s possible it is a different piece, perhaps made to match the earrings.


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RobinCAL said:
EXCLUSIVE - The King and Queen will host French President @EmmanuelMacron for a State Visit next month, ahead of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump, as the UK boosts the Entente Cordiale and the government looks to strengthen ties with Europe.

!! TIARA ALERT !!

Hoping the Queen wears the Oriental Circlet tiara!
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OOH. The Oriental Circlet tiara is quite unusual. It isn't one that I am familiar with. Does have a kind of Ottoman Oriental look to it.

Queen Camilla could wear red to complement the tiara. A very dramatic piece. It was designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria and originally had opals instead of rubies. It was passed to Queen Victorias daughter who replaced the opals with rubies because she considered opals unlucky.

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The article has lots of photos of the Queen Mother wearing this as a favorite. She also has a couple of portraits done wearing it, with exotic settings in the background. There is a short video and it very very sparkly.
royalwatcherblog.com

Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara

The Oriental Circlet Tiara was Prince Albert’s magnificent design for Queen Victoria, which became an Heirloom of the Crown and a lifelong favourite of the Queen Mother before passing to the Queen
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Yesterday, Queen Camilla attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate teachers.

For the occasion, HM wore the Jardine Star Brooch which was left to the late Queen Elizabeth in 1981 by Lady Jardine. It is described as a late Victorian star brooch that has a collet diamond on a knife wire between each of its eight points.

Queen Camilla made her debut with the jewel in June 2024, for a day at Royal Ascot.

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sds71 said:
True to her impeccable style, she wore a custom Alexander McQueen spring/summer 2025 draped skirt suit.

However, it was her striking amethyst necklace that captured the attention of royal watchers.

Once part of an opulent parure - comprising a tiara, necklace, earrings and a brooch - the piece traces its origins to Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III.

The collection was passed down to Queen Charlotte's daughter, Princess Charlotte, who married Frederick I, King of Württemberg. Although the couple had no children together, Frederick had a son, William, from a previous marriage.

William's daughter, Catherine, was a cousin of Queen Mary's father, the Duke of Teck. In 1898, she bequeathed the parure to Mary.


The amethyst parure went up for auction at Sotheby's Geneva in May 1993 with an estimated value of $75,000-$125,000.

The set sold for £55,357 to an anonymous buyer. It later resurfaced at the London Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, listed for £150,000, before being sold once again.

It appears that Anna Wintour may have acquired the necklace, as she was seen wearing it at the Golden Age of Couture party at London's V&A Museum in 2007.



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Anna Wintour dazzles in £55,000 necklace with mysterious royal past

The legendary editor-in-chief of American Vogue was made a Companion of Honour in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours list for her contributions to fashion.
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Not the same necklace. As usual the daily mail just guesses. The original consists of ten amethysts surrounded by diamonds. The front five have droplets three of which also are surrounded by diamonds. The original was more of a choker. As seen in the Victorian era picture. Each stone was connected to the other by a quad of diamonds.

In the photo of Anna Wintour the necklace has no diamonds. Plus in the Anna W photo there are at least seven visible stones meaning that if the necklace has stones all the way around it would contain more than ten or have been lengthened. It is theoretically possible that she could have had the amethyst’s removed and reset in another piece…but why do that and ruin the set plus ruin a historical piece. Also the stones look a fair bit larger than those on the original plus there’s a question of color and faceting but both pictures are not good enough for me to see if the faceting is different.

I used to buy and sell estate jewelry and do simple repairs. I love this thread. Nothing is more beautiful than vintage jewelry.
 
RobinCAL said:
A new diamond brooch for the Princess of Wales for today's ship naming ceremony.
HRH also wore sapphire earrings from the late Princess Diana's collection.

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Oh that brooch is in the shape of a beautiful Scottish thistle. Fitting, as she is the Duchessof Rothsay in Scotland and they are christening the HMS Glasgow.

Really a nicely put-together outfit for a Royal Navy occassion.
 
RobinCAL said:
A new diamond brooch for the Princess of Wales for today's ship naming ceremony.
HRH also wore sapphire earrings from the late Princess Diana's collection.

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Information on the brooch

Catherine’s brooch was specially made by James Porter & Son, established in 1858, who are based in Glasgow’s historic Argyll Arcade and one of Scotland’s oldest jewellers.

Simon Porter said they had been asked to design a brooch based on HM Glasgow’s crest.

The brooch was funded by two London livery companies.

“It was an absolute honour to see her wearing it. Against a plain navy background, it really stood out.”
 
RobinCAL said:
Information on the brooch

Catherine’s brooch was specially made by James Porter & Son, established in 1858, who are based in Glasgow’s historic Argyll Arcade and one of Scotland’s oldest jewellers.

Simon Porter said they had been asked to design a brooch based on HM Glasgow’s crest.

The brooch was funded by two London livery companies.

“It was an absolute honour to see her wearing it. Against a plain navy background, it really stood out.”
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I commend James Porter & Son for their beautiful work than not only honors a beautiful woman, but also the Royal Navy, and the special occasion of the christening of the ship.

It's a great compliment, too, that they go out of their way to note she really chose an elegant and simple way to display it.
 
Queen Camilla wearing the Canadian Maple Brooch

In 1939, King George VI commissioned this brooch in the form a Canadian Sugar Maple Leaf, from Asprey as a gift to his wife Queen Elizabeth, ahead of their State Visit to Canada.

The brooch is set with brilliant and baguette cut diamonds in platinum.


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I was hoping you would post the information on the lovely Canadian Maple leaf brooch, RobinCAL

Do you have any idea what the small pendant on her necklace is?

Annoys me that the clasp is visible, someone should have checked that.
 
Herat said:
I was hoping you would post the information on the lovely Canadian Maple leaf brooch, RobinCAL

Do you have any idea what the small pendant on her necklace is?

Annoys me that the clasp is visible, someone should have checked that.
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I believe it is this one ---


The Queen Consort wore a gold plate pendant with a ruby centre stone, which happens to be her July birthstone.

The necklace also featured the five initials of her grandchildren from her first marriage.
 
Lilibet said:
Thank you for starting this thread Robin. My great-great grandfather made some interesting jewelry for Queen Victoria. Some was made from her children’s teeth, which was a custom then. And some was made from the teeth of deer shot at Balmoral that she wore for more informal occasions. I’ve never been able to find pictures. I doubt Queen Camilla will be retrieving them from storage even if they still exist. :)
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Princess Victoria's milk tooth.

The dental crown jewels: How Queen Victoria wore her daughter's tooth on a brooch

Between them they produced nine children and adored each and every one of their large brood. As far as Queen Victoria and her beloved husband, Prince Albert, were concerned, no event was deemed unworthy of commemoration.
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Izzylizzy said:
Princess Victoria's milk tooth.

The dental crown jewels: How Queen Victoria wore her daughter's tooth on a brooch

Between them they produced nine children and adored each and every one of their large brood. As far as Queen Victoria and her beloved husband, Prince Albert, were concerned, no event was deemed unworthy of commemoration.
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I find it creepy, just like those decorative pieces made of various braids and weavings of human hair.

I saw a whole wall of them in a small farming town museum in remote South Africa once, all about 100+ years old. It gave a kind of bleak picture of what life was like for women there, when they made art pieces out of their hair to put on the walls of their parlors or formal rooms.
 
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Herat said:
I find it creepy, just like those decorative pieces made of various braids and weavings of human hair.

I saw a whole wall of them in an small farming town museum in remote South Africa once, all about 100+ years old. It gave a kind of bleak picture of what life was like for women there, when they made art pieces out of their hair to put on the walls of their parlors or formal rooms.
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IMO:
Scream.

Victorian Hairwork Jewelry Is Poised for a Comeback​

A few centuries after the 1800s fad ended, modern artists can make accessory magic from the hair of your loved ones.



 
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