Showing posts with label Emerald Celtic Knot Brooch. Show all posts
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27 November 2015

Malta Visit: Day 2, CHOGM Opening Ceremony

The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, and The Duchess of Cornwall attended the opening ceremony of the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on the second day of their visit to Malta. Afterward, The Queen and The Prince of Wales hosted a reception for the new Commonwealth Heads of Government at San Anton Palace.
CHOGM Malta screencap
 For more: Vimeo opening ceremony recap, Zimbio gallery.
Day two brings us some brooch intrigue! {Insert jumpy claps here} This one looks like an aquamarine brooch with a diamond surround, and I think it is new to me...

What do you think? Ringing any bells for anyone? (And what should we name it here, huh? Update: I'm going with the Malta Aquamarine Brooch.) Let me know your thoughts!  Whatever it is, it is pretty. Oh my, I'd take this one off Her Maj's hands in no time.
CHOGM Malta Flickr/DOI-Omar Camilleri, click here for galleries
Anyway, she also wore this brooch and outfit, sans hat, for the reception after the opening ceremony.

Malta Aquamarine Brooch


I love The Duchess of Cornwall's outfit choice for the opening ceremony, which she paired with Everyday Pearl Pendant Earrings and the large version of her diamond-clasped four strand pearl chokers. And she must be in a bit of a buggy mood, because she followed up yesterday's diamond and sapphire dragonfly brooches with her diamond moth brooch (not yet covered here).


Also today, The Queen held a private audience with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon at San Anton Palace.
Finally, this is another rare brooch for Her Majesty which happily reappeared last year: the Emerald and Diamond Celtic Knot Brooch.


We'll be back later with another post, for tonight is the fancy CHOGM dinner, and I'm ready for some sparkle...
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09 April 2014

The Emerald and Diamond Celtic Knot Brooch

The Emerald and Diamond Celtic Knot Brooch
The design of a traditional Celtic knot is echoed in this small brooch by lines of diamonds intertwining around a central emerald that appears to be a cabochon stone. It appears to be a match to a brooch worn by Queen Mary* in her early years, and could have been among the many gifts given to her for her wedding in 1893.
There are not many documented public appearances of this brooch on The Queen, who inherited most of her grandmother's jewels. The most notable use was at the State Banquet for the President of Ireland in 2014, an easy connection thanks to the Celtic motif.

*Thanks to J-F for posting a photo of this on the Royal Jewels of the World Message Board, and to Franck for calling attention to it here and adding additional potential provenance info. Thanks to others as well for more information on past appearances of this brooch.

Appearances:
27 November 2015: Visit to Malta, Day 2, Audience
8 April 2014: State Visit from Ireland

Photos: PA/RTÉ
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