On 9 July 1947, the engagement between Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten was announced. From Buckingham Palace came the announcement, “It is with the greatest pleasure that the King and Queen announce the betrothal of their dearly beloved daughter the Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, RN.” Elizabeth’s engagement ring consisted of diamonds taken from [read more]
The Greville Peardrop Earrings were from the collection of Dame Margaret Greville, the wife of the Hon. Ronald Greville. Margaret and her husband had no children, and she bequeathed all her jewellery to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother upon her death in 1942. The Peardrop earrings were purchased by Margaret sometime before 19 May 1938 [read more]
Read part one here. By 1913, Margaret was almost 50 years old and a wealthy, childless widow. However, she would not retire to the country as was perhaps expected of her. In an attempt to think ahead, she wrote to King George V that she intended to leave Polesden Lacey to someone in the royal [read more]
Her name is forever linked to the vast jewellery collection that she left to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. But who was Margaret Greville, and why did she leave her jewels to the British royals? She was born Margaret Helen Anderson on 20 December 1863 as the daughter of William McEwan and his mistress, Helen [read more]
The Courtauld Thomson Scallop-shell Brooch was bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1944 by artist and writer Winifred Hope Thomson as “a mark of respect and profound admiration.” Winifred further expressed the hope that the brooch would “be passed on as a personal possession from Queen to Queen of England.” Winifred’s will describes [read more]
The Greville Festoon necklace was from the collection of Dame Margaret Greville, the wife of the Hon. Ronald Greville. Margaret and her husband had had no children, and she bequeathed all her jewellery to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother upon her death in 1942. The Greville Festoon necklace was one of the most impressive pieces [read more]
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