Indeed it must be one of the ones described by Field.
However, the brooch worn by Princess Elizabeth is an other floral brooch worn with matching earrings when she was young (worn for example in Paris in 1947).
Thank you also for your press articles.
Maybe it is the other one brooch described by Field :
http://queensjewelvault.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-diamond-bouquet-brooch.html
Franck
I wonder if this brooch could be one of the ones Field mentioned?
HM in Canberra 2011
HM has not worn this brooch publicly on a regular basis.
The Her Majesty's Jewel Vault site traces the earliest sighting to Malta 1967. See http://queensjewelvault.blogspot.com/2012/05/the-diamond-and-gold-rose-brooch.html
HM in Malta November 1967
I have a number of photos of QEII where I think she might be wearing this brooch, although I am not 100% sure.
I think that these two photos from 19 November 1947 show the brooch being worn.
As to the possible origin of this brooch.
I wonder if it could be the brooch given to QEII (then Princess Elizabeth) when she launched the Cunard liner, Caronia in 1947 not long before her wedding?
At the time the press did not mention the brooch having been given to QEII, rather it concentrated on civic gifts given as a wedding gift, so there was no description of it; nor could I ever find a photo.
But there are some clues.
A few years ago LauraM alerted me to a report she had found in The Scotsman 17 August 1950.
Thank you LauraM!
The report was about an Exhibition in Edinburgh, and it mentions 2 brooches lent by QEII. One was described as "a delicate trembling rose spray" given to QEII when she launched the Caronia.
The only other mention of this brooch was also in the Scotsman on 5 September 1950.
I have never found an image of the brooch given to QEII when she launched the ship or a photo of the brooches in the exhibition in Edinburgh in 1950.
I have some queries.
1. Is the design of this brooch likely to fit the date of 1760 given by the newspaper?
2. The brooch worn by QEII in Canberra in 2011 does not appear to be set en tremblant.
This video of HM at a function at Yarralumla in 2011 has some excellent views of the brooch. I don't think any part of the brooch quivers. What do others think?
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