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Jewellery for Cowes.
Posted by Beth on July 31, 2019, 7:13 pm
Unsurprisingly, the British developed conventions around the type of jewels worn during the Cowes Regatta.
Both King Edward VII and George V raced at Cowes and so Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary attended, and were photographed at day time events. Again to my surprise, they appear to have worn brooches which would fit with the convention, although Queen Mary was more frequently photographed wearing her "normal" brooches.
Queen Alexandra.
The type of brooches seen in photos of her change over time. I have no idea what the various flags or burgees mean. I suspect that one of the later brooches is the White Ensign, but know so very little about how and when it can be used that I am not confident it is the White Ensign.
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1909
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Queen Mary
Queen Mary seems, for the most part, to have worn her ordinary brooches, but on at least one occasion I think she had a small flag brooch pinned to her hat.
1934
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Have any of the other royal ladies been photographed wearing similar jewels?
A burgee is usually a flag bearing the colours or emblem of a sailing club which is usually triangular but can be any other shape as well. Benzie of Cowes for example still makes jewelled pieces and at one time held many Royal warrants including that of Edward VII.
Great find thank you OmerH!! I strongly suspect that Benzie of Cowes is the so called "court jeweller" referred to in the newspaper item. I noticed in the heritage section of the firm's website that they held a royal warrant from Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary. Interesting, as I very much doubt that Queen Mary was the least bit interested in matters nautical, but undoubtedly she gave jewelled or enameled items to various officials etc over time.
The photos of Princess Diana are a wonderful find. What a good eye OmerH has! I have looked at those photos so often; yet, failed to notice the flag pinned to the velvet choker. It proves that there is always something new to discover!
Love those earrings on PD, does anyone happen to know the stones they are made of? They look quite serious and may not be costume jewels as previously thought.
Regards,
Dave.
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A burgee is usually a flag bearing the colours or emblem of a sailing club which is usually triangular but can be any other shape as well. Benzie of Cowes for example still makes jewelled pieces and at one time held many Royal warrants including that of Edward VII.
The photos of Princess Diana are a wonderful find.
As Beth said, I have looked at those photos so often; yet, failed to notice the flag pinned to the velvet choker.
I do love Beth's sentence : It proves that there is always something new to discover!
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Love those earrings on PD, does anyone happen to know the stones they are made of? They look quite serious and may not be costume jewels as previously thought.
Regards,
Dave.
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A burgee is usually a flag bearing the colours or emblem of a sailing club which is usually triangular but can be any other shape as well. Benzie of Cowes for example still makes jewelled pieces and at one time held many Royal warrants including that of Edward VII.
If the style of the earrings was not so modern (for that time) I would be willing to accept that they might contain diamonds with onxy or jet. But, sadly, I think they are costume pieces purchased by Princess Diana.
I have indeed read that these earrings are costume pieces purchased by Princess Diana
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If the style of the earrings was not so modern (for that time) I would be willing to accept that they might contain diamonds with onxy or jet. But, sadly, I think they are costume pieces purchased by Princess Diana.
on July 31, 2019, 7:13 pm
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