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The Duchess of Kent’s Diamond Edelweiss Brooch | Ship launch of World Harmony Tanker | British Royal JewelsIn February 1954, Sunderland and the shipyards of the Tyne became the setting for an unusual jewel story. When the Duchess of Kent, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, launched the World Harmony—at that time the largest oil tanker ever built in Britain—the event was more than a triumph of engineering. It was also a celebration of civic pride and craftsmanship, witnessed by thousands of workers, naval officers, schoolchildren, and dignitaries. At the heart of the ceremony, the directors of Vickers–Armstrongs presented the Duchess with a brooch to mark the occasion. Sir Ronald Weeks, the chairman, spoke warmly of the skill of the men and women who had built the great vessel, while the Duchess, visibly moved, accepted the jewel as a symbol of gratitude and remembrance. In her reply, she underlined how profoundly stirring such a launch could be: a ship carrying not only cargo but also the hopes and labour of thousands. This brooch became a quiet yet powerful emblem of the Duchess’s life of service. Marina wore it often until her death in August 1968, making it one of her most visible jewels in the later years of her public role. A Jewel Passed Through Generations After her passing, the jewel entered the collection of her daughter-in-law, Katherine, who had married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, in June 1961. Katherine, Duchess of Kent, gave the brooch a prominent role in her own jewel repertoire, wearing it regularly at official occasions and family events, ensuring that its story did not end with one generation. Thus, what began as a token of thanks from the Tyneside shipbuilders—an industrial jewel for a royal patron—became a living family heirloom. Its long and visible life on the Duchess of Kent, and later on Katherine, demonstrates the power of such gifts: not merely decorative, but symbolic of service, continuity, and the bonds between Crown, community, and family.
Duchess of Kent appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Dorset Regiment in the Queen’s Birthday Honours year to make her first visit to the regimental depot at Dorchester on March 20 Details of the programme have not yet been approved by the Duchess but one main reason for the to her an opportunity io receive from the regiment the gift a regimental brooch in diamonds. The brooch been made Garrards of London It was nave presented by a small deputation to the Duchess but declined the suggestion and said she preferred take the opportunity of coming Dorchester her regiment and depot for herself.
The Duchess of Kent’s Diamond Edelweiss Brooch | Ship launch World Harmony Tanker | British Royal Jewels
Directors of Vickers-Armstrongs for their gift of this magnificent brooch.
BIGGEST BUILT IN BRITAIN The World Harmony, the largest tanker yet built in Britain, has been ordered by Mr Stavros S. Niarchos, of New York, one of the world's leading independent oil tanker owners. The ships for completion are the 18,000-ton deadweight Haustrum. the first of five of Shell Tankers' new general purpose vessels now on order at Hawthorn Leslie's. and the 725-ton deadweight bunkering lighter The association between Dorset Regiment and the Dukes of Kent dates to the Siege of Gibraltar one of the regiment’s great battle honours Duchess On Tyneside Continued from Page Four He gave hint that further orders were on the way. His organization was in course of negotiation with Vickers- Armstrongs for further contracts and subject to the yard being able to quote competitive prices, he was hopeful that they would reach a successful conclusion. The accommodation for officers and crew in the World Harmony will probably be superior to those in any other tanker afloat, said Lieutenant- General Sir Ronald Weeks, Chairman of Vickers, Ltd. The cargo oil pumping facilities would permit very rapid disci targe, and the propulsion machinery, made by Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., would the modern type and should result in substantial tuel economies. Sir Ronald spoke ot the pleasure of the people of Tyneside in the visit of the Duchess, both those who had seen the launch and those who had taken part or contributed to the construction the ship. He presented the Duchess with a brooch as a omen to of ihe occasion. The Duchess, in thanking Sir Ronald for the gift, said that there were few events so moving launch. the ship gathered speed and glided into the element in which her life would spent one thought of the months of planning which had made the launch possible, the thousands workers and designers who had laboured to a common end. the cargo she would carry and the ports she would visit throughout the world. Hundreds of schoolchildren waving Union Jacks lined the mad outside the yard as the Duchess sped towards Newcastle Central Station on the fust stage of her Journey back London.
World Harmony by the Duchess of Kent at Walker Naval Yard on February 16 Steel Co. yard Qulacey. U.S.A., on February 9 of a tanker of 45.100 tons-the world's largest. Built by Vickers-Armstrong for the independent tanker fleet controlled by Greek shipowner Mr Stavros S. Niarchos, the World Harmony—deadweight 33,000 tons—will be employed mainly carrying crude oil from the Persian Gulf to Britain. Building orders placed with Vickers - Armstrong by Mr Niarchos topped a total 300.000 tons with the World Harmony. outstanding in business records between foreign independent owners and British shipbuilders. Quelle: Archive Ursula Butschal;BritishNPA ;
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