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QEII - Anklet ? Posted by Bryce on December 30, 2020, 8:11 am While watching the Queen's Christmas Message, my mother told me that HM wore an anklet during one of her early Christmas broadcasts. This was news to me...so I started looking. I found it - 1957 The problem is is that some images show it and some do not. What do you think... samples of each With https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/152207662379530501/ https://www.tatler.com/article/royal-family-christmas-traditions (scroll down a bit) Without https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a12474983/queens-first-christmas-message-broadcast-televised/

Re: QEII - Anklet ? Posted by Beth on December 30, 2020, 9:56 am, in reply to "QEII - Anklet ?" What a mystery you set us Bryce. I laughed when I saw your heading. QEII wearing an anklet!! The heading brightened an otherwise dreary day! After I looked at the images I immediately wondered if what looks like an anklet was in reality a fold in HM's stocking: such things were the bane of many a lady's life. Then I looked more closely at the Tatler image, and noticed that the photo has been damaged by a tear or creasing. The Town and Country magazine has used a photo from Getty which does not have any damage. Nevertheless, I checked in the newspapers of the time. None shows the dark band near HM's ankle. Sphere Detail from above Daily Mirror

Re: QEII - Anklet ? Posted by Bryce on December 31, 2020, 1:36 am, in reply to "Re: QEII - Anklet ?" Yes Beth, a bit of a mystery. I too thought that the "anklet" may have been a flaw in the photo but then the ones without it look a bit strange too - like they had been altered. I cannot decide. I'd like to think she is wearing an anklet - after all - why not. Maybe Philip gave it to her for Christmas ??!!

Re: QEII - Anklet ? Posted by mauriz on January 1, 2021, 7:25 pm, in reply to "Re: QEII - Anklet ?" I think it’s a tear in the photo, going through the ankle and the carpet’s pattern to its left. The second photo might look a bit strange because it’s possibly retouched in this area.

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