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The Coral Rose Brooch
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Floral brooches make up a major part of the Queen’s jewelry collection, but the brooch we’re discussing today — her Coral Rose Brooch — puts a new twist on the design, presenting a naturalistic form in vivid color.
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The brooch features a pair of coral rosettes, each studded with a diamond in the center of the blossom, accompanied by a pair of pave-set diamond leaves in white gold. Each rosette was carved from a single piece of red coral.
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The jewel is a relatively new addition to the Queen’s jewelry box. It was given to her in 1990 by the Order of the Liberation to mark the 50th anniversary of a pair of landmark speeches, one by Churchill and one by de Gaulle, delivered in London during World War II.
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Although the piece was given to the Queen in 1990, the brooch is almost certainly decades older. It was made by Cartier, which produced several nearly identical pieces, down to the diamond stud in the center of the rosette, in the 1950s.
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Appropriately, one of the most important appearances for this rarely-seen brooch came in 2004, when the Queen wore the brooch in Paris during a state visit celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the Entente Cordiale.
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The Queen doesn’t wear this one often, but it did make a significant appearance in 2012, when she wore it for the Diamond Jubilee Pageant staged in her honor in Windsor. I’m a big fan of this brooch, and I’d love to see it out and about more often!
Royal Ascot Jewels 2018 (Day 5)
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The whirlwind of hats, jewels, and horses at Royal Ascot has come to a close for another year. Here’s a look at the royal jewels we saw on the final day of the races.
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The Queen gave us a bit of a jewelry surprise today, choosing the Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch. It’s unusual to see HM wear this brooch at an event not related to Canada, but hey, Canada Day is a week from tomorrow, right? (You can learn all about the brooch’s history here.)
Another Canadian featured at the races on Saturday was the Queen’s granddaughter-in-law, Autumn Phillips.
She wore golden jewelry to watch the races — and to present the trophy to the winner of the Windsor Castle Stakes with her husband, Peter Phillips.
Fun in the sun on the last day of Royal Ascot for Autumn and Peter Phillips and Lady Sarah Chatto. pic.twitter.com/i7RJYcoAVw— Mark Stewart (@RegalEyes) June 23, 2018
The Queen’s niece, Lady Sarah Chatto, was also at Ascot on Saturday, wearing her diamond starburst earrings.
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