Welcome to the Gracie Jewellery countdown to the Royal Wedding- Part 7
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Queen Mary's Russian BroochQueen Alexandra's sister, the Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia, gave Princess May of Teck (the future Queen Mary) this brooch of a large square cut diamond and a square cut cabochon sapphire set in a scroll frame of round diamonds as a wedding present in 1893.
Queen Elizabeth wears the brooch in 1974
Queen Mary's Emerald Brooch IPart of the Cambridge Emeralds, this cabochon emerald is surrounded by 2 rows of diamonds with an emerald drop
Queen Elizabeth wears one of her favourite brooches in 1979
The diamond and emerald scroll brooch also belonged to Queen Mary
The Prince Albert BroochA large oblong sapphire surrounded by twelve round diamonds was given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert on February 9, 1840 at Buckingham Palace. It was the day before their wedding and Queen Victoria wrote in her diary "dearest Albert came upstairs to her sitting room and gave her four fans and a beaufiful sapphire and diamond brooch."
Queen Victoria wears the Prince Albert brooch on her wedding day.Next time - Coloured Stone Necklaces
from the book - The Queen's Jewels by Leslie Fielding
Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth April 21, 1926
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