28 February 2019

Visit from The King and Queen of Jordan

The Queen, with The Princess Royal, received The King and Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, and their son The Crown Prince at Buckingham Palace. The Queen also received The President of Slovenia in a separate audience.
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A statement shoe...

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...and a curtsey, too. It's been a while since we've seen one of the family members fill in for an event that would have been attended by Prince Philip, and Anne made sure to brooch up for the occasion. As for The Queen, she gave us our first Cullinan sighting of the year.

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26 February 2019

Investiture at Buckingham Palace

The Queen held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace.
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Mmkay, you're going to have to watch the video (in the tweet below or a slightly longer one here) and squint past the printed dress to see if you agree with me on the brooch - I'm calling it for the Women of Hampshire.


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22 February 2019

Royal Army Chaplains' Department Prefix Centenary

The Queen, Patron, The Royal Army Chaplains' Department, attends a service to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the granting by King George V of the prefix 'Royal' to the department, at The Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London.
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A brooch treat today! We haven't seen the Carrington Sapphire Feather Brooch in action since 2014.

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Worth the wait, though, don't you agree? This is an exquisite piece. Looking extra purple-y today, even on a strong blue background.

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This outfit was worn for last year's Royal Maundy service without any brooch. It looks like The Queen has reduced the size of the fur collar between appearances - good news for us, since she made room for a brooch. (But I still think we could do something about the fur edge on the hat while we're in minimizing mode.)

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20 February 2019

Audiences at Buckingham Palace

The Queen held audiences at Buckingham Palace.
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Fabulous color combo from one of today's guests (see more here; this is Her Excellency Ms. Manisha Gunasekara, Ambassador from the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka), and I need hardly tell you how I feel about the host's purple and amethyst brooch.

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19 February 2019

Audiences at Buckingham Palace

The Queen held audiences at Buckingham Palace.
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So glad to have this view, I wouldn't want to miss an appearance of this brooch beauty. It also appears that Her Maj is back to her regular triple strand of pearls, compared to the version most recently seen.

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14 February 2019

GCHQ Centenary

The Queen marked the centenary of GCHQ (Government Communications Head Quarters) at Watergate House, London.
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Practically need a side view to spy Queen Mary's Russian Brooch peeking out from under her lapel, but as it happens, a side view is the best way to appreciate the size of these stones anyway. The pearls are looking like they have more space between strands than usual today, so I wish we also had a clasp view.

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13 February 2019

Audiences at Buckingham Palace

The Queen held audiences at Buckingham Palace.
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Her Maj is back, her brooch is back, we've got a wide shot for those of you that love a game of Side Table Photo Identification, this honored guest is wearing a splendid coat for visiting a room with bird statues on the mantle (she's The Hon. Vicki O'Halloran, visiting to mark her appointment as Administrator of the Northern Territory in Australia), all is well.
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