A fascinating account of the Court evening, Kongetro! Thank you so much for posting it.

The idea of emeralds being worn by Princess Olga is new to me, but one which will get me looking for information.

I have a busy day tomorrow but, if I have any energy in the evening, (tomorrow will be a very hot day in my part of Australia* 39-40C is predicted!) I will look in the British newspapers to see what they reported.

On a side note -- I always delight in the fact that New Zealand followed Australia's lead and made their newspaper archive available to the entire world. Singapore has followed that concept and made their media available to all. How I wish other countries would follow! Knowledge is a precious commodity which should be freely available to all.