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Princess Margaret. Large diamond bracelet Posted by Beth on May 13, 2021, 5:06 pm One of the jewels auctioned by Princess Margaret's children in 2006 was a large diamond bracelet. Courtesy of Christie's https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-an-antique-diamond-bracelet-4718171/?from=salesummary&intObjectID=4718171&lid=1&ldp_breadcrumb=back The earliest dates for which I have found photos of Princess Margaret wearing this bracelet are in early 1962. I think that the bracelet was the one given to her when she launched HMS Hampshire in mid March 1961. A guided missile destroyer, the ship was the first Royal Navy ship which Princess Margaret had launched. Princess Margaret at the launch. During the luncheon after the launch Lord Aberconway, Chairman of John Brown Shipyard, presented the Princess with a diamond bracelet as a memento. I suspect that the reason this bracelet is not seen in photographs of Princess Margaret until early 1962 is that during the latter part of 1961 the Princess' public engagements were curtailed because of her pregnancy. If the bracelet had been a wedding gift, I think that she would have been photographed wearing it during evening engagements at the end of 1960 and early in 1961.

A lovely reminder... Posted by Janet on May 14, 2021, 4:30 am, in reply to "Princess Margaret. Large diamond bracelet" of what a glamorous and beautiful woman the late Princess was. I hate the narrative increasingly adopted that she was a bitter or tragic figure, high strung certainly but she had a good life I think and her children are a very positive endorsement of her. Thank you for posting these pictures capturing the Princess's collection. When your sister has the most valuable collection on earth , understandably her's sometimes looks insubstantial in comparison but Princess Margaret had some beautiful and valuable items - some Queens would be envious!

Some new information presented by a board reader Posted by Beth on May 16, 2021, 9:07 am, in reply to "A lovely reminder..." Rico, a reader of the board, contacted me with some new information about this bracelet. Many thanks Rico! This large diamond bracelet is currently for sale at Trafalgar Jewellers, UK. See https://www.trafalgarjewellers.co.uk/product/bracelets/h-m-the-queens-sister-h-r-h-princess-margarets-victorian-diamond-braceletm1923 The firm has posted a photo of Princess Margaret wearing the bracelet when she met the Beatles in 1965; however, the photo is very blurry. Below are other photos of HRH from the same occasion, where the bracelet can be more easily seen.

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