I mentioned above that Princess Alexandra had worn the same outfit in Japan to meet the Emperor and Empress in November 1961 as she did in Stockholm when she wore the brooch in her hat.

In Japan the Princess wore a different hat and this time wore Princess Nicolas' brooch on the shoulder of her coat.



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The press described the coat as "Prussian blue", so on all occasions the Princess wore the brooch with blue.



Frustratingly, there was no indication of her jewels in any of the reports I saw.

Could Princess Alexandra's bracelets give some indication of the possible gemstones? Does anyone recognise them?

The video below has some glimpses of the Princess on the way to the palace, but all that I can see is a white area from light bouncing off the diamonds. Views begin at .40 seconds.