I'll do a separate post soon on a few of the occasions when I have found that Queen Alexandra wore the opals.
I think that The Royal Watcher's idea is highly likely and that Queen Alexandra may have worn the brooches and that, because the photos were originally in black and white, people have assumed all the similar jewels consisted of pearls and diamonds. Wouldn't it be marvellous if we could have a peek inside her wardrobe books?
The coloured images from Getty are copies of pages contained in the Memorial on the marriage of HRH Albert Edward... The Royal Collection site has a copy. See https://www.rct.uk/collection/1055746/a-memorial-of-the-marriage-of-h-r-h-albert-edward-prince-of-wales-and-h-r-h
The difference is that Getty seems to have deepened the colours somewhat.
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