On the skirt of The Queens gown was embroidered the names of her 2 children and her 5 grandchildren. Try as I might, I have not been able to find these embroidered names.
Can anyone cleverer than I, find a picture please.
She also has wildflowers embroidered on the underskirt.
I enjoyed your report of your vist to the exhibition above.
So much of the excellent photography of the jewels over the years I believe does make them seem larger than life.
Nelli, I saw the exhibition yesterday and like you was very surprised by how small it looked " in real life "...
I was looking at the pics in the article in the Daily Mail about this display.
The coronation necklace shown looks quite different to me in various ways from what we have seen in the past.
Daily Mail
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/13/13/wire-73176079-1689252051-657_634x431.jpg
https://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1681386877.html
There seem to be "spacers" or similar in the riviere.
And the shape of the Lahore diamond drop seems different. If I recall correctly the drop was "resized" when used on the top of the crown for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
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