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Agreed! Here's how to do it properly. You'll notice that all the gowns below re a lot more low-cut compared to Camilla's coat dress.
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Those were the days when big necklaces were the norm and not considered as flashy by today's standards.

DK :kiss2:
 
Perhaps I am old school, however, I find posting the actual invitation via social media kind of bad taste.

Each to their own and all that.

DK :(2

i just thought it was pretty
probably never going to get an invitation like that myself
 
Agreed! Here's how to do it properly. You'll notice that all the gowns below re a lot more low-cut compared to Camilla's coat dress.
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i say give Cam time to get it right
the BRF are a little out of practice wearing these things
i certainly hope HM wears it again so we can get another look at it
 
Agreed! Here's how to do it properly. You'll notice that all the gowns below re a lot more low-cut compared to Camilla's coat dress.
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I love the dripping-with-jewels looks of Queen Victoria and Queen Mary. And, can you imagine the size of the sapphire in the top necklace?!?!
 
@Daisys and Diamonds I so miss all the wonderful brooches!

me too:(2
i wonder where they are kept ?
its been over a year since HM passed away
i was wearing my late mum's jewlery almost straight away (in rememberence and then in pleasure)
maybe the family pieces will be sheared out, the diplomatic pieces stay with the King for Queen Cam to wear along with the heirlooms of the crown
we dont want any ending up on the auction block in 20 years
 
I love the dripping-with-jewels looks of Queen Victoria and Queen Mary. And, can you imagine the size of the sapphire in the top necklace?!?!

That's actually Princess Mary-Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, Queen Mary's mother and a first cousin of Queen Victoria. The two ladies had a very similar appearance, however, the Duchess was more... stylish and exuberant when it came to wearing her vast collection of jewels.

About the sapphire... The necklace still exists, or at least it's said that it's somewhere in Germany. The large pendant was apparently removed and set in a Cartier seed pearl sautoir. What I don't know is if this was done before or after the Grand Duchess passed away.
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just looking at the photos of the arrivals at the PoW's xmas carrols
a real assortment of royal rellies across 4 generations

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not a lot of bling, mainly earrings but surly the royal kiddies count as gems in their own right
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i wish someone -maybe Pippa's husband, would gift Ma Middleton some nice pearls for christmas because the mother of the future queen needs some
im in no way qualified to comment on clothes but pearls would have dressed this pajammiery like outfit up .(or dear i say it a big brooch- xmas time is a great time for brooch wear)
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dear little Charlotte needed a wee sparkly xmas brooch
honestly if you wear a coat its just a wasted oppertunity not to wear a brooch
 
busy time of year
from St Pauls the night before for a
special carol concert in aid of cancer support charity Maggie's

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love the orange (my xmas tree is orange and lime)
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once again Princess Charlotte will ask Father Christmas for pierced ears, but she is being frugal/fiscally responsable in the current economic climate and doesnt want new earrings as she can have (all of) mum's kikkis,
but some sparkly age appropperate hair clips would be nice please and thank you santa
and one of Gan-Gan's smaller sparkly brooches to wear for good like going to church on Christmas day and Mummy's carol service next year
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Sophie from the xmas carols
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no Louise or James or Edward
 
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HRH needs a precious foulard...what about getting one from the wonderful collection of Hermes' foulards owned by QEII?
 
Princess Beatrice wore Ahana tartan dress by Beulah London: I really love the colors and the fitting!!!
Also the Zara ankle boots are lovely!
 

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HRH needs a precious foulard...what about getting one from the wonderful collection of Hermes' foulards owned by QEII?

i had to google
but yes, that would have given a pop of festive colour
and HRH could have then pinned a brooch to it
 
@Daisys and Diamonds : no, darling, though I love you so much, I must disagree...pinning a brooch on a Hermes foulard - well, IMO on any silk foulard - is a sacrilege
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@Daisys and Diamonds : no, darling, though I love you so much, I must disagree...pinning a brooch on a Hermes foulard - well, IMO on any silk foulard - is a sacrilege
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im not into scarves sorry so the name didint mean anything :mrgreen2:
but i promise not to do this, now i know better, will the brooch make a hole like the kilt pin did not my school uniform kilt?

when i was a wee girl i used to dress my sister's toy lamb up in mum's 1970's silk scarves and pretend she was the Queen
i liked what the scarves felt like but i kind of styled them turban style more Princess Margaret than HM
 
im not into scarves sorry so the name didint mean anything :mrgreen2:
but i promise not to do this, now i know better, will the brooch make a hole like the kilt pin did not my school uniform kilt?

when i was a wee girl i used to dress my sister's toy lamb up in mum's 1970's silk scarves and pretend she was the Queen
i liked what the scarves felt like but i kind of styled them turban style more Princess Margaret than HM

- Yes, the brooch makes a hole in the fabric.
- I also prefer the turban style a la Princess Margareth over the the heaneverd scarf style a la QEII.
- Useful and gorgeous, I never leave home without a carré (even in the hot Italian summer: in some stores the AC causes me neck pain, so I need a foulard).
- I have feelings for some Hermes carré : not easy to confess, but maybe I love foulards more than jewels...what I bad PSer!!!
 
Sorry for my mispellings , I'm facing problems both with the phone and the site
 
Sorry for my mispellings , I'm facing problems both with the phone and the site

i am definatlly not qualified to comment on spelling
honestly i would be mute if i worried about my spelling
i kid myself by hoping people think i come from some exotic location where we dont learn English at school
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i had no idea this came in a vol 2
i never got past level 2
 
The Nobel Prize ceremony is usually considered Tiara Christmas by royal jewellery watchers, but since we've been so spoiled by glittering galas, weddings and banquets this year, they feel like just another week... Another GLITTERING week!

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The Queen wore the Nine Prong tiara, as she usually does every other year. To it she added the pink topaz earrings and brooch and a small diamond rivière.
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The Crown Princess was a dream in purple and very nicely accessorized with pieces from the family's Napoleonic amethyst parure, including a brooch in the hair.
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Next we have Princess Sofian with her wedding tiara and matching earrings. Sofia, who doesn't wear a lot of Bernadotte heirlooms, decided to showcase two Swarovski necklaces. She could've done better...
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HRH rather reminds me of Queen Louise of Denmark at the time of the wedding of her grandson the Duke of York to the original Magpie - Mary.
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Moving on to Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson with the Carl Johan tiara and pearls from her own collection.
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And last but not least, we have another Bernadotte descendant - Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg wore a delicate tiara in diamonds and sapphires. It was made using a dress set that had belonged to King Gustaf V of Sweden & Norway.
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Catherine, the Princess of Wales, could take lessons from the Swedish royal ladies on up-do's!

DK :lol-2:
 
The Nobel Prize ceremony is usually considered Tiara Christmas by royal jewellery watchers, but since we've been so spoiled by glittering galas, weddings and banquets this year, they feel like just another week... Another GLITTERING week!

1702289043175.png

The Queen wore the Nine Prong tiara, as she usually does every other year. To it she added the pink topaz earrings and brooch and a small diamond rivière.
1702289086962.png
1702289254469.png

The Crown Princess was a dream in purple and very nicely accessorized with pieces from the family's Napoleonic amethyst parure, including a brooch in the hair.
1702289340684.png
1702289347650.png

Next we have Princess Sofian with her wedding tiara and matching earrings. Sofia, who doesn't wear a lot of Bernadotte heirlooms, decided to showcase two Swarovski necklaces. She could've done better...
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HRH rather reminds me of Queen Louise of Denmark at the time of the wedding of her grandson the Duke of York to the original Magpie - Mary.
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Moving on to Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson with the Carl Johan tiara and pearls from her own collection.
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And last but not least, we have another Bernadotte descendant - Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg wore a delicate tiara in diamonds and sapphires. It was made using a dress set that had belonged to King Gustaf V of Sweden & Norway.
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This is the grown up version of CP Victoria's 18th birthday tiara!!
 
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