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3 February 1954: The Queen wore a mimosa gold tulle dress adorned with sparkling gold wattle motifs, designed by Norman Hartnell, on her first evening engagement of the royal tour in Sydney, Australia.
As for the jewelry, she wore the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, the Greville chandelier earrings, the King George VI diamond festoon necklace, and the Edinburgh wedding bracelet.
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#FaveOutfitFriday Royal Wedding Edition
We’re doing royal weddings today and I’m going to do two posts. This is the first one covering my favorite royal wedding ever. It will be followed by a post on best royal wedding elements (gown, veil, flowers, pictures, etc...). I hope this will be fun for everyone. Remember, in keeping with the theme we will be rewatching Diana’s wedding tomorrow at 23:00 UTC.
My favorite royal wedding gown EVER is Sarah Chatto’s. Think it’s simply beautiful (literally because it’s actually a very simple design) and she looked gorgeous in it. Her wedding is, imo, the best royal wedding EVER. I know it was a low-key wedding for a minor member of the brf, but the attention to detail was amazing and the whole thing was gorgeous. The bridesmaids dresses were breathtaking and the medieval feel of the gowns suited the venue perfectly. The wedding took place at St. Stephen’s in London, but the entire event had a medieval feel to it, as Sarah is a painter and she was heavily influenced by Holbein’s work. The floral hairdos still make me swoon.
http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.com/2012/10/readers-top-10-wedding-gowns-9-lady.html
Not surprising for a photographer’s daughter, Sarah got amazing pics at the wedding. This is some of the best royal wedding photography out there.
We don’t have pics of the ceremony, but check out the church’s interior and picture those dresses and flowers in that space. It must have been breathtaking.
http://in360degrees.co.uk/wrenchurches/data/011StStephenWalbrook/
The family picture is also lovely. I adore that they did it against a medieval tapestry (matching the bridesmaids’ dresses!).
The tiara was beautiful with a cute family story behind it and a complementary splash of greenery. I love that the tiara is made of brooches and the brooches still get used by the family.
http://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2019/03/the-snowdon-floral-tiara.html
The earrings also have a royal story behind them. Sarah wears them to almost all royal events as a tribute to her mum.
https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2018052448895/lady-sarah-chatto-princess-margaret-earrings/
Here’s a video fo the arrivals at the wedding. The bride’s arrival with her attendants is sheer perfection. It’s like going back in time.
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I feel this wedding had it all. Gorgeous gowns and flowers that reflected the bride’s passion for art. Family heirlooms beautifully repurposed. Lovely venue perfectly suited to a minor royal venue. Amazing photos. It had it all.
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My guess is that she got nothing. The people who attended her wedding (other than the BRF) had probably never even met her until the day of (Clooney, Oprah). And we all know Meghan, she cannot resist bragging. Remember the earrings the NZ Prime Minister gave her, she milked those babies for all their worth. I honestly don't think she got to keep Diana's aquamarine ring either.
That’s what I was thinking too...I mean she really messed up by snubbing the Royals who gift jewels for the Hollywood crowd who it seems have now turned their backs on her...I think if she would have gotten sets like Kate did she would have made SURE they were on display ASAP.
I think she got the butterfly earrings and the bracelet but I bet the aquamarine ring was on loan to her. I doubt William will let that heirloom out of his family. The smaller pieces he probably doesn’t mind as much but no way is she getting any big items. I remember all the stories about how the diamonds in Meghan’s ring were from the sapphire brooch that Diana received...there is NO WAY William would have let such an iconic piece be taken apart...I bet those diamonds in the ring are from a pair of earrings or something like that.
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This isn’t a tiara question but you know so much about jewelry I thought you might know: when QEII passes, will her engagement ring be considered personal property (and she would be buried with it) or property of the Crown (making it an heirloom)? And if she does pass it down, to whom do you think it would go and would someone ever wear it as an engagement ring again or would it be broken up and its stones repurposed? Thank you!
Queen Elizabeth II’s engagement ring is personal property but I’m not sure what will happen to it when she passes. It’s too historically important to be broken up and I don’t really see it being used again as an engagement ring. My first thought was that it may be kept as a keepsake and occasionally used in exhibitions but I can’t remember any other BRF engagement rings being exhibited. Perhaps the family considers them too private.
#non tiara#Queen Elizabeth II#United Kingdom#British Royal Family#ring#jewels#royal jewels#royal#royaltyedit#royals#royalty#jewellery#jewelry
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27 October 1952: The Queen wore a black and white halter neck evening dress designed by Norman Hartnell for the Royal Film Show at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square. She also wore the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, the Greville chandelier earrings, Queen Mary’s Dorset bow brooch, and the Edinburgh wedding bracelet.
#i love everything about this look omg#the halter neck has my jaw on the floor#she ATE#queen elizabeth ii#premiere guests#norman hartnell#qeii’s outfits#brf heirlooms
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4 November 1957: The Queen wearing the Brazilian aquamarine parure at Odeon, Leicester Square for the premiere of Les Girls.
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15 November 1967: The Queen wore an evening gown of plain ivory silk crêpe for a royal performance at the Manoel Theatre in Valleta, Malta. Its left shoulder incorporated a bow and a draped panel of fabric. The hem of the skirt was embroidered with a band of gold and silver sequins and beads.
As for the jewelry, she wore the Girls and Great Britain and Ireland tiara, Queen Mary’s ruby earrings, the Baring ruby necklace, the Art Deco diamond and ruby bracelet, and her Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101 watch.
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On 10 April 1957, the Queen and Prince Philip attended a white tie event hosted by President René Coty and Mrs. Germaine Coty at Louvre’s Salle des Cariatides.
The Queen wore a blue-green gown with floral embroidery on its bodice, designed by Norman Hartnell for this occasion.
As for the jewelry, she wore the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, the Greville chandelier earrings and diamond festoon necklace, which she often wore together, and the True Lover’s Knot brooch.
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On 11 February 1961, the Queen and Prince Philip attended a dinner given by the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army.
The Queen wore a crinoline gown of pale blue silk faille, embroidered all over with white beads in a feather motif, designed by Norman Hartnell for this occasion.
As for the jewelry, she wore the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee necklace, the Edinburgh wedding bracelet, and her Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101 watch.
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The Royal Ladies and the King George VI Festoon Necklace
The late King George VI commissioned Garrard to make a necklace using the collet diamonds he inherited, which had been used by the late Queen Mary. The end product features triple-stranded graduated collet diamonds.
It was first worn by the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother for a banquet given by the President of France at the French Embassy in London in 1950. It was then worn frequently by the late Queen Elizabeth II when she ascended to the throne. Recently, it was worn by the Princess of Wales for the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
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8 April 1957: The Queen wore a gold and white bead-encrusted ivory gown, designed by Norman Hartnell, to Paris Opera House for a performance of the ballet le Chevalier et la Demoiselle. It featured the embroidery of grass, wild flowers, and large bees, as well as the big bow at the back of the skirt.
As for the jewelry, she wore the Vladimir tiara in emerald setting, the Delhi Durbar demi-parure, and the True Lover’s Knot brooch.
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February 1961: The Queen wore a fitted gold lace evening dress re-embroidered with pearls, sequins, diamante and metal thread, which was designed by Norman Hartnell, for the State Banquet hosted by King Mahendra and Queen Ratna at the Narayanhiti Palace. 🇳🇵
As for the jewelry, she wore the Vladimir tiara in emerald setting and the Delhi Durbar parure.
#that itty bitty waist is to die for#queen elizabeth ii#norman hartnell#qeii’s outfits#brf heirlooms
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26 January 1954: The Queen wore a gown of ice-blue silver brocade with a halter neckline and a low cut at the back for the royal concert held at Dunedin Town Hall.
As for the jewelry, she wore the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, the Diplomatic Corps diamond floral earrings, Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee necklace, the Edinburgh wedding bracelet, and her Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101 watch.
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12 January 1954: The Queen wore this gold lamé gown overlaid with cream-colored lace, re-embroidered in gold thread, designed by Norman Hartnell for an investiture in Wellington, New Zealand.
As for the jewelry, she wore the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, the Coronation necklace and earrings, the Edinburgh wedding bracelet, and what seemed to be a Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101 watch.
#on this day series#new zealand 1953-54#queen elizabeth ii#norman hartnell#qeii’s outfits#brf heirlooms#easily my top fave among her gowns
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2 June 1953: The Queen wore a gown of white satin and a sweetheart neckline, designed by Norman Hartnell, to her coronation. Its bodice and skirt were adorned with the emblems of Great Britain and of the Commonwealth realms, intricately embroidered in gold thread, crystals and pearls.
She paired her gown with the heels from Rayne shoes, the same source of her wedding shoes. The outfit was then completed with the Coronation necklace and earrings, which were first worn by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to her coronation.
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On 10 February 1961, the Queen and Prince Philip attended a dinner given by the Governor of Lahore during their tour of Pakistan.
The Queen wore a yellow duchesse satin gown designed by Hardy Amies for this occasion. It was embroidered with flowers at the bottom of the skirt and had a detachable train at the back.
As for the jewelry, she wore the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, the Greville chandelier earrings, the diamond festoon necklace, and the Edinburgh wedding bracelet.
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