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brooches that give me joy Posted by Mike on March 27, 2020, 9:47 pm The idea of my suggestion was to share what makes us happy. Sadly I cannot share pics at present. My fave brooches are: Queens Pink Sapphire Camillas large Citrine and Diamond Queens wattle brooch Duchess of Windsors flamingo****fave overall Queen Margerthes Daisy brooch Queens art deco Aquamarine brooch Queens flower basket brooch given to her birth of Charles. Sorry quite a few...bit indecisive. Mike

Re: brooches that give me joy. Duchess of Cornwall's critine brooch? Posted by Beth on March 28, 2020, 1:05 pm, in reply to "brooches that give me joy" I am unsure which brooch you mean Mike, as the Duchess has 2 brooches which might contain fit the description. I personally don't have a clue what stones are in either of the brooches. A. Or B

Re: brooches that give me joy. Duchess of Cornwall's critine brooch? Posted by Franck on March 28, 2020, 9:03 pm, in reply to "Re: brooches that give me joy. Duchess of Cornwall's critine brooch?" I do like the huge citrine brooch. I do not understand why she does not wear this brooch more often Franck Previous Message I am unsure which brooch you mean Mike, as the Duchess has 2 brooches which might contain fit the description. I personally don't have a clue what stones are in either of the brooches. A. Or B

Re: brooches that give me joy. QEII's wattle brooch Posted by Beth on March 28, 2020, 1:55 pm, in reply to "brooches that give me joy" A brooch which has never lost its appeal for me either. Could it be that I am totally biased? An Australian designed and made jewel. If frequency of use is any gauge, then perhaps it appeals to HM also. A photo taken at the time it was made. From the National Archives of Australia. HM in Australia not long after it was presented. The brooch can be worn either way. And HM has done that.

Re: brooches that give me joy (QE2 Pink Sapphire and Diamond Brooch) Posted by Dave on March 28, 2020, 9:48 pm, in reply to "brooches that give me joy" The Queen has so many brooches and it became hard for me to decide, I kinda almost love all of them, so I choose this one mentioned. Regards, Dave. Previous Message The idea of my suggestion was to share what makes us happy. Sadly I cannot share pics at present. My fave brooches are: Queens Pink Sapphire Camillas large Citrine and Diamond Queens wattle brooch Duchess of Windsors flamingo****fave overall Queen Margerthes Daisy brooch Queens art deco Aquamarine brooch Queens flower basket brooch given to her birth of Charles. Sorry quite a few...bit indecisive. Mike

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