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QEQM. Thistle brooch
Posted by Beth on June 23, 2020, 7:35 am
From 1943 onwards during WWII Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother frequently wore a spectacular diamond thistle brooch. Usually HM wore it on her hat.
Until the Duchess of Cornwall wore the brooch in New Zealand I suspect that few of us had any idea of how much this brooch sparkles and what an impact it must have had during the war years when female fashions (and in particular QEQM's clothes) featured subdued colours.
Duchess of Cornwall
Pinned to QEQM's hats, the brooch would have focused all eyes on her, and being a national symbol would have been interpreted as a patriotic gesture by the community at large.
1943
1943
1944
After the war the Queen continued to wear the brooch on her hat.
By chance I stumbled across the image below showing HM at the Braemar Games in 1949. On that occasion she was wearing it as a conventional brooch on her lapel.
Has anyone ever come across other occasions where QEQM wore the brooch on her dress?
One wonders if they are other pieces like a parure set to this brooch.I think a tiara made in that design would look really beautiful.
Regards,
Dave.
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From 1943 onwards during WWII Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother frequently wore a spectacular diamond thistle brooch. Usually HM wore it on her hat.
Until the Duchess of Cornwall wore the brooch in New Zealand I suspect that few of us had any idea of how much this brooch sparkles and what an impact it must have had during the war years when female fashions (and in particular QEQM's clothes) featured subdued colours.
Duchess of Cornwall
Pinned to QEQM's hats, the brooch would have focused all eyes on her, and being a national symbol would have been interpreted as a patriotic gesture by the community at large.
1943
1943
1944
After the war the Queen continued to wear the brooch on her hat.
By chance I stumbled across the image below showing HM at the Braemar Games in 1949. On that occasion she was wearing it as a conventional brooch on her lapel.
Has anyone ever come across other occasions where QEQM wore the brooch on her dress?
A lovely brooch! And perfect for someone from Scotland I don't necessarily think that we could expect there being other pieces to make this a true parure in the Queen's vaults. She may have a lot of pieces, but she doesn't have "everything" (although she can still surprise us with never before seen pieces). But it is a lovely idea. So just for fun I quickly did a google search for thistle tiaras. Two of the ones showing up I quite liked, although I do not know anything about them:
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One wonders if they are other pieces like a parure set to this brooch.I think a tiara made in that design would look really beautiful.
Regards,
Dave.
Previous Message
From 1943 onwards during WWII Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother frequently wore a spectacular diamond thistle brooch. Usually HM wore it on her hat.
Until the Duchess of Cornwall wore the brooch in New Zealand I suspect that few of us had any idea of how much this brooch sparkles and what an impact it must have had during the war years when female fashions (and in particular QEQM's clothes) featured subdued colours.
Duchess of Cornwall
Pinned to QEQM's hats, the brooch would have focused all eyes on her, and being a national symbol would have been interpreted as a patriotic gesture by the community at large.
1943
1943
1944
After the war the Queen continued to wear the brooch on her hat.
By chance I stumbled across the image below showing HM at the Braemar Games in 1949. On that occasion she was wearing it as a conventional brooch on her lapel.
Has anyone ever come across other occasions where QEQM wore the brooch on her dress?
You have made me smile Kongetro, what a brilliant idea. Lets hope that the press secretaries to PC and PW follows these platforms as I believe PW&DoCam will be celebrating their 10th anniversary next year and this could be a nice idea for them to consider i.e. adding pieces of jewelry to the brooch discussed.
Regards,
Dave.
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A lovely brooch! And perfect for someone from Scotland I don't necessarily think that we could expect there being other pieces to make this a true parure in the Queen's vaults. She may have a lot of pieces, but she doesn't have "everything" (although she can still surprise us with never before seen pieces). But it is a lovely idea. So just for fun I quickly did a google search for thistle tiaras. Two of the ones showing up I quite liked, although I do not know anything about them:
Previous Message
One wonders if they are other pieces like a parure set to this brooch.I think a tiara made in that design would look really beautiful.
Regards,
Dave.
Previous Message
From 1943 onwards during WWII Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother frequently wore a spectacular diamond thistle brooch. Usually HM wore it on her hat.
Until the Duchess of Cornwall wore the brooch in New Zealand I suspect that few of us had any idea of how much this brooch sparkles and what an impact it must have had during the war years when female fashions (and in particular QEQM's clothes) featured subdued colours.
Duchess of Cornwall
Pinned to QEQM's hats, the brooch would have focused all eyes on her, and being a national symbol would have been interpreted as a patriotic gesture by the community at large.
1943
1943
1944
After the war the Queen continued to wear the brooch on her hat.
By chance I stumbled across the image below showing HM at the Braemar Games in 1949. On that occasion she was wearing it as a conventional brooch on her lapel.
Has anyone ever come across other occasions where QEQM wore the brooch on her dress?
The first tiara is from the estate of Christian, lady Hesketh. It contains symbols of the three kingdoms of the UK, English rose, Irish shamrock and Scottish thistle. It was sold at Sotheby's in 2007
Welcome to this great board and thank you for identifying that tiara - as I had no knowledge of it whatsoever - just posted it as it went with the "theme" of the thistle
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The first tiara is from the estate of Christian, lady Hesketh. It contains symbols of the three kingdoms of the UK, English rose, Irish shamrock and Scottish thistle. It was sold at Sotheby's in 2007
Hi Hanna, I had the idea that I had seen you already in this space but from the following comments it indicates you are a freshman and I also wish to send my warm and a hearty welcome.
Regards,
Dave.
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The first tiara is from the estate of Christian, lady Hesketh. It contains symbols of the three kingdoms of the UK, English rose, Irish shamrock and Scottish thistle. It was sold at Sotheby's in 2007
on June 23, 2020, 7:35 am
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I don't necessarily think that we could expect there being other pieces to make this a true parure in the Queen's vaults. She may have a lot of pieces, but she doesn't have "everything" (although she can still surprise us with never before seen pieces). But it is a lovely idea. So just for fun I quickly did a google search for thistle tiaras. Two of the ones showing up I quite liked, although I do not know anything about them: 
