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When Queen Alexandra married Edward VII (then Prince of Wales) in 1863, Queen Victoria gave her a suite of opal jewels consisting of drop earrings, a pendant in the shape of a cross, brooches and a bracelet.
1 Queen Victoria's opal wedding gifts to Alexandra.
In the sketch below, the brooches and earrings are seen immediately below the diamond and pearl necklace which Edward VII presented. The pendant is in the centre and the bracelet is on lower left hand corner.
To date none of the various commentators has identified the bracelet given by Queen Victoria; yet, it was identified, described and sketched in the media in 1863.
Another sketch
It is generally accepted that Queen Alexandra did not favour opals, possibly because she had the opals removed from Queen Victoria's opal parure and rubies substituted. Even if Queen Alexandra did not favour opals, she certainly wore these opal jewels on a number of occasions.
The first occasion was for her wedding when she wore the bracelet given by Queen Victoria and the Ladies of Manchester bracelet, which also contained opals.
The Ladies of Manchester bracelet contained opals, emeralds and diamonds. It was described as --
Images of the Ladies of Manchester bracelet.
Queen Alexandra wearing the bracelets on her wedding day.
What do others think? Which bracelet is which? I know the photos are not 100% clear.
Does anyone have sharper images?
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