Trooping the Colour and Hospital Visit

Her Majesty, accompanied by members of the Royal Family, was present at The Queen's Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade at which The Queen's Colour of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards was trooped.

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It was a quiet end of the week for the Queen's actual events (on Thursday she held an investiture, though I saw nothing to give a brooch hint, and took the salute at the Household Division Beating Retreat in the Guards' Badge) but other problems made headlines: someone defaced the Queen's portrait at Westminster Abbey (why couldn't they have picked one of the dodgy portraits to mess with and not such a brilliant one, le sigh) and the Jubilee barge crashed and lost a crown. Oy.

Thankfully, Trooping the Colour went well as always (well, except for a slight fainting issue, I guess). The Duke of Kent, the Queen's cousin, rode with her in place of the Duke of Edinburgh - a good solution for both parties, since the DoK had a mild stroke earlier this year and wasn't quite up to such a long period on horseback. For the second year running, they traveled by glass coach instead of a phaeton (open carriage) due to weather concerns. The Queen was lovely in blue and wore the Guards' Badge as her brooch, as she always does.

Later, she made a quick clothes switch and donned her trusty Aquamarine Clips for a visit to the DoE at the London Clinic.

Guards' Badge
Aquamarine Clip Brooches

Queen Mary's Button Earrings

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Gold Watch

Engagement and Wedding Rings 

Photos:BBC screencap/PacificCoastNews

The Baring Ruby Necklace

The Baring Ruby Necklace

This necklace was acquired by the Queen in 1964. It had formerly belonged to the Baring collection. It is thought that the three central pendants - each a flat-cut ruby surrounded by brilliants - were originally used as a pair of earrings and a pendant before they were turned into pendants on this necklace of ruby and diamond clusters separated by single diamonds.
The acquisition of the Baring Ruby Necklace and the commission of the Burmese Ruby Tiara in 1973 seem to have been aimed at filling gaps in the Queen's collection. At that time, the primary Crown rubies (including the Oriental Circlet and accompanying jewels) were still with the Queen Mother. The Burmese tiara and this necklace became popular with the Queen as a set, with other ruby jewels thrown in from time to time. Now that she has the Queen Mother's collection in addition to her own, we've seen those pieces added in to the mix.

Appearances:
2005: State Visit to Malta
1985: State Visit to Portugal
1967: Visit to Malta  
Various Years: State Opening of Parliament 

Photos: Royal Collection/Corbis/PA