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Gloucester diamond and pearl brooch Archived Message Posted by Beth on August 22, 2018, 6:32 am The videos I watched yesterday showed Alice, Duchess of Gloucester wearing a brooch which was part of Queen Mary's wedding gift to her. Some of us think that this brooch originally belonged to Princess Helena, Princess Christian, daughter of Queen Victoria. Detail showing Princess Helena wearing the brooch. I have always found it difficult to decide if the brooch, when presented by Queen Mary, contained pearl or diamond drops. Today it is clear that the brooch has diamond pendants. When Bryce drew our attention to this video some time ago, I noticed that the brooch then (1956) had pearl pendants. Princess Alice can be seen between 0.31 and 0.34 minutes. As Princess Alice moves the pearls can be seen clearly. Below are some screenshots. I wonder when Princess Alice changed the pearls for diamonds - or even if the change is due to the current Duchess of Gloucester? Does anyone know? Message Thread: Gloucester diamond and pearl brooch - Beth August 22, 2018, 6:32 am Re: Gloucester diamond and pearl brooch - Kongetro August 23, 2018, 12:37 am Re: Gloucester diamond and pearl brooch - Beth August 23, 2018, 2:35 pm Re: Gloucester diamond and pearl brooch - Franck August 23, 2018, 5:56 pm Re: Gloucester diamond and pearl brooch - MarcA August 25, 2018, 4:46 pm Re: Gloucester diamond and pearl brooch. The solution - Beth August 25, 2018, 5:15 pm Never underestimate... - mauriz August 25, 2018, 5:38 pm Re: Never underestimate... - Beth August 25, 2018, 6:04 pm Re: Never underestimate... - mauriz August 25, 2018, 6:19 pm   Searching