I saw a discussion on the jewelry of Queen Alexandra today and it got me to thinking.
I've always read the claim that Queen Alexandra wore fake jewelry. Her pearls are often claimed to be fake. However, the only proof of this is that I've come across so far is anecdotal, mainly the one instance when her necklace broke and she didn't try to gather the pieces.
I know that it's no uncommon for women at the time to wear fake jewelry. I'm just curious if the claim that Queen Alexandra was fond of fake jewelry was overblown. Do we even have any definitive proof that she wore fakes? Or any proof regarding the story of the broken necklace?
Yes, her ropes and ropes of pearls might seem a tad too many to be real, but didn't she receive plenty of jewelry from the Indian maharajas which would explain why she could wear ropes of pearls?
I'm not discounting the possibility of the story being true. I'm just trying to get a scholarly consensus on the matter, backed up with evidence.
Thank you.
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