I’m sure there were photos of Kate pre marriage where she had a ciggie on the go.
She's got a third one, the Amethyst Ribbon, loaned to her but it has a weird frame with what looks like a paperclip holding it up.Here’s a photo of the ‘old’ and ‘new’ version. I don’t like the new version either! There’s now too much in the middle and not enough at the sides!
I would have taken the top bit off and had the 3 fan bits the same and then used the diamonds from the central bottom bit to fill in the gaps with some new sort of shape.
Plus another tiara she’s got that I’m not keen on either! Although I prefer it as a tiara to a necklace.
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I think this would look good on Louise as it’s quite a youthful design. Also she has thick hair so she wouldn’t have a ‘paper clip moment’ like in the photo of Sophie you shared.the Strathmore Rose
I'm confused, so the bandeau tiara MM wore at her wedding was the same one Margaret used to wear but with a different centre stone?She's got a third one, the Amethyst Ribbon, loaned to her but it has a weird frame with what looks like a paperclip holding it up.
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There's other tiaras still in the vaults while the Cartier Halo, the Greville Emerald and Queen Mary's Bandeau have disappeared from sight again. To name only three, the Strathmore Rose, the Queen Mary Sunray Bandeau, and the turquoise Lamps of Love haven't been seen for years. The Strathmore Rose hasn't been seen since Queen Elizabeth the QM was Duchess of York. Princess Margaret wore the bandeau before marriage and the turquoises for the rest of her life. Neither have appeared in the sale of her jewels or on her son's then wife, so the speculation is that they are back in the vaults. After all, the wedding tiaras of Kate, Meghan and Eugenie hadn't been seen either for decades until they appeared in them as brides.
For an overall cracking collection, the Duchess of Gloucester has a superb selection. I hope that most of it goes back into the vaults for the main line rather than sold as I doubt that her daughter-in-law will have the occasion to wear much of it. A lot of the collection came from Queen Mary.
This years Buckingham Palace tour has a jubilee exhibition featuring jewellery and tiaras worn by the Queen when she was sitting for photographic portraits just after her coronation. Was lovely to see, highly recommend it.If it's true that Prince Charles is going to open up much of Buckingham Palace as a sort of museum rather than living in it, I'd really love it if they opened it with a fabulous exhibition of all the royal tiaras.
Little bit of royal gossip from my end of the country. An acquaintance of mine lives in an old lighthouse keepers cottage and last week was pottering around their garden when two large expensive Range Rover-type things came up to the lighthouse and several well-dressed men got out. My acquaintance was about to give them an earful, as there's a large sign saying 'Private property beyond this point, no access to lighthouse' which tourists regularly ignore, when one of the men said, 'The man we work for is walking the coastal path, where is he likely to come out, please?' Well, 'the man we work for' generally only means one person up here at this time of year, as he's a regular visitor for a short holiday in August at his grandmother's old house, and sure enough, ten minutes later Prince Charles walks past their garden and stops for a chat. Even though they're a republican, my acquaintance reported he was absolutely charming.
No, there's two of them with different designs.I'm confused, so the bandeau tiara MM wore at her wedding was the same one Margaret used to wear but with a different centre stone?
Most of Queen Mary's jewellery collection came from wedding presents etc which she redesigned or added to. The items she 'acquired' tended to be things around the houses. She gave jewellery to all her daughters-in-law (I think Wallis got a single item!) but Alice seemed to be a favourite, Elizabeth of course getting the main collection as Queen Consort. Marina was apparently a bit of a snob being doubly royal herself, looking down on her sisters-in-law for being from old noble families rather than royalty, so I don't know if she had a similar feeling about her mother-in-law who had been merely a Serene Highness before marriage and Mary picked up on it. Marina also had to sell some of her jewels in her widowhood and the Kents have sold some since. Most of her collection was left to the current Queen, particularly as Elizabeth hung on to a lot of the Crown jewellery that should have been passed on, eg the Crown Rubies.well, a lot of the collection came from people who felt compelled to add to Queen Mary’s swag bag when she paid a visit and she passed the long winter nights redesigning them.
I think a lot of the Gloucester jewels were gifted to Princess Alice … i think the Teck Turquoise Tiara is lovely … and differnt.
The Amythest Ribbon shows why much hair and a lot of back combing is necessary to hide the workings
Mummy protecting her baby boy.Prince Andrew to KEEP bodyguards after review of his security detail
The Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures assessed the security threat against Andrew but concluded he was still entitled to police bodyguards.www.dailymail.co.uk
What is this nonsense? He is not a working royal, he does not need taxpayer-funded security.
I didn't even think of it from that point of view....I honestly think Harry is more of a security risk than Andrew? You know, with him being in hiding in his mummy's castle....That's crazy. Even Anne and Edward don't have round the clock security. I wonder if it will affect Harry's case against the home office.
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