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Queen Elizabeth II's aquamarine clips
Posted by Janet on January 30, 2023, 5:39 am
There has been a lot of discussion about them online the past week because Boucheron have launched a new collection which includes similar pieces which draw inspiration from them.
The thing is a couple of posters have said they were bought by Elizabeth II's uncle the Duke of Kent at Cartier in 1937 (and the link below supports that), however no explanation has been given how they ended up as an 18th birthday gift from George VI to Elizabeth II in 1944 - the Duke having died in 1942, why would the Duke buy a gift for his niece on her father's behalf 7 years in advance?
Any clues. I know Princess Marina had money troubles after her husband's death, any idea if these were maybe belonging to her and she sold them to her brother-in-law the King?
In his book on Boucheron Vincent Meylan says that the Duke of Kent ordered the aquamarine clips on 31 July 1934, and that these were given to QEII by her parents for her 18th birthday.
I wonder if the Duke ordered them for Princess Marina & she did not like them ?
And I was wrong ! Or to be precise, I was repeating what everybody was saying at the time with one new piece of information : the clips had been bought by the duke of Kent.
The Aquamarine clips. Information from Vincent Meylan
Our fellow poster, Mauriz, alerted me to the latest news
For those who have not caught up with the latest information, it can be seen on Vincent Meylan's Instagram account in the post for 23 January 2023.
Please see @vincentmeylan
For some unknown reason Instagram will not allow me to do a link to this entry. I have no idea why. Unfortunately, I have been finding it difficult to access Instagram lately.
For others who might also have difficulty, this is the information from Vincent Meylan's post
1. Clips purchased by the Duke of Kent
2. Not worn by Princess Marina
3. Given to QEII as an 18th birthday gift by
Duchess of Kent, the Gloucesters & the Harewoods.
As we all know this is very different from what we had been led to believe from Leslie Field's book.
Congratulations Vincent & thank you for sharing with us.
on January 30, 2023, 5:39 am
