Tomorrow (25 April) is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand, a day of commemoration for all of our military people who served our countries.
As this year neither country can hold their customary services (new ones are being invented!), I thought I would look to see what jewels the British royal ladies had worn when ever they were involved in ANZAC activities.
There are only a few occasions as, by and large, ANZAC Day is a New Zealand and Australian event, even though services take part in many countries.
King George and Queen Mary attended the first ANZAC Day in London in 1916. Queen Mary is suitably sombre with only two strands of pearls visible.
In 1918 Queen Alexandra was photographed with New Zealand's Sir William Birdwood. I cannot make out any of her jewels.
In 1919 Queen Alexandra was photographed standing in front of the gates at Buckingham Palace. Once again I cannot make out any of her jewels.
QEII was in Hobart (Tasmania) for ANZAC Day in 1988 and wore her pearl trefoil brooch.
QEII attended the Centenary of Gallipoli in London in 2015 and wore QEQM's Cartier Palm Leaf/Paisley brooch.
The only other occasion I identified when a royal lady was present on an occasion associated with the ANZACs was not on an ANZAC Day but at the opening of the War Memorial at Villers Bretonneux during the State Visit to France in 1938.
For this occasion, QEQM wore part of her famous White Wardrobe (she was in mourning for her mother), what we call the Hanoverian pearls and Queen Victoria's bow brooch.