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The "Russian sapphire" brooch and my disappointment Posted by Beth on February 10, 2019, 5:03 am Yesterday, while trying to recover from the rigours of a humid day, I found this photo of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother which Alamy dates as 1945. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-1945-queen-mother-makes-a-tour-of-london-gardens-queen-elizabeth-the-89836523.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=97C4D979-79DD-46E9-84F1-25B192420F5C&p=151045&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dQueen%2520Elizabeth%2520the%2520queen%2520mother%2520west%2520london%26qt_raw%3dQueen%2520Elizabeth%2520the%2520queen%2520mother%2520west%2520london%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d0%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d A closer view of the brooch As this is obviously the so called Russian sapphire brooch, I was very excited for a minute, until I realised that HM's clothes were not fashions circa 1945!! A closer look at Alamy's information showed the date the photo was taken was said to be 8 January 1960. But there was more confusion when I looked at a second copy of this photo on the site. https://www.alamy.com/feb-28-2012-queen-mother-makes-a-tour-of-london-gardens-queen-elizabeth-image69526100.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=2F4C290C-B266-42D4-8600-C925A0070E6D&p=90011&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dQueen%2520Elizabeth%2520the%2520queen%2520mother%2520west%2520london%26qt_raw%3dQueen%2520Elizabeth%2520the%2520queen%2520mother%2520west%2520london%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d0%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d Here we are told that the photo was taken on 28 February 2012!! So far I have not found anything about this visit in the press so I am not sure when the photo was taken, but HM's clothes say it definitely was not taken in the late 1940s -- so I think it is highly unlikely that it was taken before the death of Queen Mary.

Tour of London Gardens 1954 Posted by mauriz on February 10, 2019, 6:01 pm, in reply to "The "Russian sapphire" brooch and my disappointment" While Alamy has another photo from the same occasion which is dated July 1956 British Pathé has a video of the Queen Mother visiting private London gardens in 1954 which included the garden of Bentworth Primary School. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/queen-mothers-tour-of-london-gardens

Re: Tour of London Gardens 1954 Posted by Beth on February 11, 2019, 5:13 am, in reply to "Tour of London Gardens 1954" Now I am feeling a trifle less disappointed. Thank you Mauriz! I will check the newspapers today to see if I can verify when the tour actually occurred. I am inclined to start with the date given by British Pathe.

Re: Tour of London Gardens 1954. It was 19 July 1954 Posted by Beth on February 12, 2019, 6:32 am, in reply to "Re: Tour of London Gardens 1954" Thanks to Mauriz's detective work, I was able to find out that the tour of London gardens (as per the photos we posted) took place on 19 July 1954. QEQM undertook several such tours on behalf of the London gardens society each year, often in a short space of time. When I enlarged the photo above it was clear that HM was wearing the same dress. In other photos, for other tours, HM was wearing different dresses and hats. Again many thanks Mauriz.

Re: Tour of London Gardens 1954. It was 19 July 1954 Posted by Kongetro on February 12, 2019, 7:51 am, in reply to "Re: Tour of London Gardens 1954. It was 19 July 1954" Great work! It can be so frustrating when the phltk agencies mess up the dates. I wish they would take more care when it comes to the dating and sometimes even the caption of the photos they are selling. So I now always take the dates with "a pinch of salt". It is good when one is able to pin down the correct date. Previous Message Thanks to Mauriz's detective work, I was able to find out that the tour of London gardens (as per the photos we posted) took place on 19 July 1954. QEQM undertook several such tours on behalf of the London gardens society each year, often in a short space of time. When I enlarged the photo above it was clear that HM was wearing the same dress. In other photos, for other tours, HM was wearing different dresses and hats. Again many thanks Mauriz. Kongetro To visit my website Regal Events use this link: https://regalevents913271078.wordpress.com/

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