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Graving Dock Diamond Brooch | Gift from the South African Railways and Harbour Administration| Royal Jewels History

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Graving Dock Diamond Brooch | Gift from the South African Railways and Harbour Administration
above – on the Graving Dock Diamond Brooch | Gift from the South African Railways and Harbour Administration Queen’s Personal Jewels

To honour the Queen’s 90th birthday I had add some new websites about her personal jewels. Which Queen Elizabeth got as present or gift to her 18th and 21th birthday and between:

Graving Dock Diamond Brooch | Gift from the South African Railways and Harbour Administration >>

While the Royal Family was on tour in South Africa, the South African Railways and Harbour Administration presented a gift to Princess Elizabeth after she opened the then new East London Graving dock on 3 March 1947. The present was "five large diamonds from Government mines on the Orange River, flawless stones exquisitely cut" (two half-moon and three emerald-cut diamonds), valued at £3700 for mounting in a bar brooch. See the picture above for the brooch and the casket on display. At first in the newspapers was reported to build a bracelet or bangle with the diamonds.
The brooch with two half-moon and three emerald-cut diamonds valued at £3700 for mounting in a bar brooch. See the picture above for the brooch and the casket on display.
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Bar Brooch - first seen in 2019 worn, later worn by Queen Camilla in 2023, Queen Elizabeth's Bar Brooches
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Bar Brooch first seen when she met the High Commissioner of Grenada at Buckingham Palace, October 2019

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