Showing posts with label Queen Adelaide's Brooch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Queen Adelaide's Brooch. Show all posts

10 October 2013

Visit from the King and Queen of Tonga

The Queen received the King and Queen of Tonga at Buckingham Palace. She also held an Investiture.
Click above for a video from ITNSource.
This is a lot of brooch power for an audience - nice to see Her Maj bringing out the (relative) big guns for a fellow sovereign! Any sighting of Queen Adelaide's cluster of diamonds is a welcome sight. Tupou VI is visiting London in advance of his coronation next year; he came to the throne in 2012.


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11 July 2013

Coronation Festival

The Queen and members of the Royal Family toured a preview of the Coronation Festival, organized by the Royal Warrant Holders Association, in the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
Click above to see video from ITN.
Adorable, both in event (she posed with a bear, for heaven's sake, not to mention looked utterly delighted to receive a figure of Zara on her horse) and in brooch (the Nizam Rose, which seems to be in favor this year).

Accompanied by members of the Royal Family, the Queen attended a gala evening at the Coronation Festival in the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
And in the evening, a touch dressier, amping up the diamond volume with the massive Adelaide brooch (good one for such events, it seems - if you recall, she also wore this for her famous Bond girl appearance at the Olympics opening ceremony). Click here for a look at other guests, including a rather spectacularly plumed Countess of Wessex.


Photos:ITN screencap/PA
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27 July 2012

Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics

The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family, officially opened the London Olympic Games.
I think this is the rule: you agree to "parachute" out of  helicopter, you can wear as many diamonds as you like. Yup. Sounds right to me.

Diamond Earrings, hard to positively identify

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Queen Adelaide's Brooch

Queen Adelaide's Brooch
This brooch, like a good bit of the jewels created for King William IV's consort Queen Adelaide, was created by reusing other jewels (the couple were left to deal with the aftermath of the pure excess that was the reign of George IV and thus were a little more conservative). In this case, a Badge of the Order of the Bath belonging to George III yielded a large center diamond, six brilliants for the perimeter, and smaller stones to fill out the hexagon design.
Left to Right: Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth (the future Queen Mother)
It was ordered by William IV (and is actually often known as the William IV Brooch) for his wife from Rundell jewelers, and originally served as a clasp for a pearl necklace. The brooch became an heirloom of the Crown, and has been passed down from queen to queen: from Adelaide to Victoria, Alexandra to Mary, and Elizabeth to Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth II
This piece stands out in the Queen's collection because of its long history (much of her jewels for day-to-day wear originate from Queen Victoria's time or after) and because of its size. For day-to-day wear, this is especially large and diamond-packed. The Queen has worn it in the evening as well, it's just that sparkly.

Appearances:
10 October 2013: Visit from the King and Queen of Tonga
11 July 2013: Coronation Festival Gala
27 July 2012: Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics
2009: Commonwealth Day Observance Service
2006: Royal Maundy Service  
1999: CHOGM Dinner
1968: Chelsea Flower Show 

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