Daisys and Diamonds
Super_Ideal_Rock
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Merry Christmas all you royal jewel watchers
well ive seen Princess Bea of York compaired to Queen Victoria with the poppy eyes and the nose looked familar
i had a quick look back to see if Princess Marina had a Victoria connection but she is from King Christian XI of Denmark's line not like Prince Philip who had his mother's side back to Victoria
i often think it would be cool if we could see our own relatives from generations ago to see who inherited what feature but my ancestors arrived on a sterage ticket on a very slow sailing ship so probably not a lot of money to spare on new fangled photography back when Victoria and Albert were having their family
ok possisbly a bit off topic but the Queen's cousin Prince Edward The Duke of Kent is writing a book
he has been present at every major royal event of this reign so should be packed with great pictures - possibly one's he took himself
over the years the Kent branch if the family have sold off a lot of their inhrtited royal jewels
i think it started off bad when the present Duke's mother Princess Marina became a war widow but had to still pay death duties durring WW2
anyway just putting this out there (not for any controversy )
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...blish-memoir-just-Princes-bombshell-book.htmlDuke of Kent will publish memoir just before Prince's bombshell book
The news that the duke is writing his memoirs in which, we are promised, he will be telling the inside story 'behind the scenes of the world's most celebrated family', is remarkable.www.dailymail.co.uk
The oldest family photos I've seen go back 4 generations, but even they were not taken more than 100 years from now.
I don't see much resemblance in them, but I've definitely taken a lot from my mother and her mother.
Re. the royals - it's said that Queen Mary looked like Queen Charlotte, her great-grandmother. Lady Louise is the spitting image of HM The Queen and you've mentioned Bea's resemblance to "the old Queen".
Nicholas II and George V could be twins, not first cousins and Prince Michael of Kent would win the doppelganger contest.
well this is excitting and hopefully something to look forward to in 2022
SO LISTEN UP ! you better behave 2022 !
Queen Elizabeth Appoints Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall to Be a Royal Lady of the Order of the Garter
Additionally, Baroness Valerie Ann Amos was declared to be a Lady Companion, and former Prime Minister Tony Blair was given the title of Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.people.com
a slighlty better article (please note i am not wanting to stir up controversry regarding queen consort vs princess consort )
Duchess of Cornwall is awarded highest honour by the Queen
Camilla is to be made a Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior of the Orders of Chivalry in Britain, Buckingham Palace said.www.dailymail.co.uk
now its only a painting but always nice to have some male royals on this thread
The order goes back to Edward III (above) and the days of knights in shining armour. There are three tiers of membership, starting with the Knights Companion and Ladies Companion: 24 eminent public figures hand-picked by the Sovereign. Then there are 'Extra' Knights and Ladies, an honorary membership for foreign monarchs
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i love that pink topaz choker
i hope when her husband becomes king she still wears it (just occasionally)
In the past Queen Elizabeth sometimes wore Queen Alexandra's necklace and often the Greville earrings. Nowadays, the Queen usually wears earrings and bracelet for the ceremony, but has a match necklace for the lunch.
Princesses Anne and Alexandra usually add a choker to their Garter robes.
So, there's hope that Camilla might wear some goodies at future Garter ceremonies
*note the bow brooch worn on the sash