It has twelve surrounding diamonds, like the Albert brooch, and is the correct size.
I wonder if the brooch seen on QEII in the photos below from her State Visit to Ethiopia in 1965 is the Albert sapphire brooch worn vertically or another, unknown brooch?
My queries are because, in some of the stills I made from a video, it looks as if the central stone is a large cabochon. As can be seen from a colour photo, HM wore a blue dress and hat, so I think it is reasonable to assume that the stone is a sapphire.
Yet, this still looks as if the stone is faceted.
The last three images came from this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=G7PxUkO_gVk
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