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| The Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings |
One of the wedding gifts received by Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in 1947 was a pearl shell containing seven large pearls from the ruler of Bahrain at the time. According to the Royal Collection, two of these pearls were used not long after to create this pair of earrings.
The earrings each contain one large round diamond and four smaller ones, three baguette diamonds, and a Bahrain pearl dangling below. The Queen seems to have worn them mainly in the early years of her reign; they were later unearthed for the Buckingham Palace summer exhibit marking her 60th wedding anniversary. And now, it seems they've found a new home:
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| The Countess of Wessex |
Anna from My Small Obsessions contacted me on Twitter earlier this month. She follows the jewels of The Countess of Wessex, and made a discovery - these sure do seem to be the Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings. We've just seen The Countess in
a new-to-her tiara from The Queen's vaults, plus the
King Faisal Diamond Necklace and another pair of smaller pearl earrings that look as though they might also have come from The Queen, so perhaps the magic vault keys have finally been properly shared with Sophie. The earrings later returned to The Queen for her own use, and were subsequently loaned out once more, to The Duchess of Cambridge.
Appearances:
17 April 2021:
Funeral of The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (on The Duchess of Cambridge)
8 June 2019:
Trooping the Colour (on The Duchess of Cambridge)
26 August 2018:
Church at Balmoral (on The Duchess of Cambridge)
13 November 2016:
Remembrance Sunday (on The Duchess of Cambridge)
7 November 2015:
Festival of Remembrance
The Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II
Photos: The Royal Collection/The British Army
