Showing posts with label Multi-Color French Flower Brooch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Multi-Color French Flower Brooch. Show all posts

24 June 2015

State Visit to Germany, Day 1

On Day 1 of their state visit to Germany, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were ceremonially welcomed with military honors by President Gauck at Bellevue Palace. The Queen met with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery and laid a wreath at Germany’s Central Memorial for the victims of war and dictatorship. In the afternoon, they attended the 50th anniversary of the Queen’s Lecture at Berlin's University of Technology.
The state visit is off to a busy start, a day full of engagements and dubious official gifts (The Queen's reaction to a painting of a photograph of herself as a child on her pony with her father: "That's a funny color for a horse," and "Is that supposed to be my father?").
She picked the Multi-Color French Flower Brooch today, on the coat she wore to the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant (though it has a different, more twee hat now). We first saw this brooch during last year's state visit to France, when it was worn on the dress that goes with this coat.
We still don't know anything about this brooch, but I must agree with Her Maj that its subtle changes in color are a great match for the metallics in this outfit.

Three Strand Pearl Necklace

Day 1 is not over! We'll be back later with coverage of the state banquet.

Photos:via Getty Images and BBC video
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23 July 2014

Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games

The Queen opened the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
For more: Video of the opening, gallery from Zimbio, article from the Daily Mail.
This reminds me of the Queen's peach outfit from the Olympics opening ceremony - a color carefully chosen so as not to appear to be cheering for any particular country. (And on that same note, I'd wager the brooch's provenance, which is unknown to us, is probably not tied strongly to any Commonwealth entity either.)


Photo: Commonwealth Games video
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18 June 2014

Royal Ascot, Day Two

The Queen honored Ascot Races with her presence today.
The second day of Ascot brings us a second outing for the floral brooch debuted in France earlier this month. I'm loving Her Maj's outfit today - she usually has a floral dress on under her coats, but we don't often get to see it showcased like this, and it's a really fresh look for her.



The Queen was my best dressed overall for the day, but the rest of the crowd wasn't slacking off either. Some links for your examination:
Daily Mail
Zimbio

 And now, my highlights:

Best in Earrings
The Duchess of Cornwall
Ooooooooooooh. That's two, count 'em, TWO appearances of my beloved pink topaz choker in one week! And this one is even better than the Trooping appearance, because Camilla's worn the matching earrings too, something she usually saves for evening. They're hard to see (Camilla is the absolute worst royal offender when it comes to hair obscuring earring bling, the absolute worst I tell you), but the British Monarchy Flickr has the best look.

Best in Brooch
The Countess of Wessex
I've never understood why Sophie doesn't stick these diamond clips (they're from the Queen Mother, and it's a set of two placed together here) on every single outfit she owns - I mean, that's what I'd do - but I'll take any appearance I can get.

Highest Vintage Potential
The Princess Royal
This is one of those Anne outfits where you just sit back and wait for someone to dig up a picture of her wearing the same thing back in 1983. (Updated: 5 years off! She wore it in 1988, with thanks to JamesB in the comments.) Actually, despite some bunching up, it suits her fairly well.

Most Improved
Princess Haya
Improving on yesterday's converted eveningwear, Haya's sporting Van Gogh's sunflowers today, customized from the recent Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda collection. It's awfully literal, sticking a painting on a dress, but I do love the way she carries the color changes through to her hat and shoes.

Photos:Stuart C. Wilson, Chris Jackson, Kirstin Sinclair, and Alan Crowhurst all for Getty Images
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07 June 2014

The Multi-Color French Flower Brooch

The Multi-Color French Flower Brooch
During a state visit to France* in 2014, the Queen debuted what appears to be a new brooch: a spray of two flowers with different colors of metals and different colors of stones. The top flower has a white center (a cluster of diamonds, likely) with eight yellow petals (possibly yellow stones, set in yellow gold). The lower flower has cluster of pink-toned stones at its center and seven white petals, set in a silver-toned metal. The two gem-set leaves are set in a colored metal such as rose gold. The brooch could be composed of different colors of diamonds, or there could be different stones in use here. Its history is unknown at this time, though the date of debut could indicate a recent gift, possibly from the Diamond Jubilee or another anniversary.

*"French" is included in the brooch name here because of this first appearance, and not because of any known association in the provenance.

Appearances:
24 June 2015: State Visit to Germany, Day 1
23 July 2014: Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games
18 June 2014: Royal Ascot, Day Two
5 June 2014: State Visit to France, Embassy Reception

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