One of my favourite figures from recent royal history is The Queens grandmother, Queen Mary. One thing The Queen inherited from Queen Mary was one of the most fabulous collection of jewels in the World. Queen Mary was a collector who not only had an amazing eye for jewellery but could also wear a dazzlingly array at one time.
Here Queen Mary wears the Cambridge Emeralds with the Delhi Durbar tiara and various diamond necklaces and even with such a sumptuous dress, it doesn't seem to be over the top. Queen Mary could carry this off with aplomb. The jewels in the photograph are still worn today apart from the stomacher as these are no longer in fashion, I think this to be a shame as they are quite magnificent pieces of jewellery.
Many pieces from The Queens personal jewellery collection were on show at Buckingham Palace last year as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Www.royalcollection.gov.uk
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