I have checked through photos I have but I don't seem to have any of QEQM wearing pear shaped pearl drop earrings.
However, recently I found a sharper photo of Mrs Greville at Ascot with Queen Mary in 1934 and I am now sure that the earrings Mrs Greville was wearing were pear pearl drop earrings. Sadly, the photo was taken from a distance so it is difficult to be sure if they are the pair of earrings which the Duchess of Cornwall wore to the Diplomatic Reception.
Mrs Greville 1934
The Duchess of Cornwall 2018
Because of the poor quality of the photo of Mrs Greville and the fact that we can only see the earrings from the back means that it will be impossible to say if they are the same as the earrings worn by the Duchess, but I think it is a strong possibility, especially when looking at the distance between the stone sitting below the ear lobe and the pearl.
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