The last time the queen wore this brooch was 1959. For the first engagement after the recent indisposition that forced her to leave public life, Elizabeth chose a diamond eagle remained closed in its jewelry box for over sixty years. Yesterday the sovereign received inOak Room of Windsor Castle the general Sir Nick Carter, Chief of Defense Staff who will leave his post at the end of November.
Although little known, the jewel that peeked out in the midst of the floral pattern of the autumn colored dress has a history linked to Elizabeth’s youth. On March 19, 1946, the then princess participated in the launch of the HMS Eagle (eagle in fact) at the shipyard Harland and Wolff a Belfast. On that occasion, the site manager Sir Frederick Rebbeck he asked the future queen to accept the brooch as a gift.
“I will keep this brooch forever as a fond memory and the most suitable for the occasion,” said the queen in her speech of thanks. And it was really like this for a few years: the eagle appeared pinned to the sovereign’s coat especially for events related to the world of the British navy such as the time he went to Weymouth on April 29, 1959 together with his son Carlo to visit HMS Eagle. . From that moment on, at least according to what the news reports, she has never been seen again.
In recent times the queen seems to be dusting off her casket to make room for those jewels that she has kept a bit aside in her life. Also the butterfly-shaped ruby ​​and diamond brooch shown for the video broadcast at Cop26 in Glasgow it was not among his most famous pieces. For her, each carat is rich in memory as well as not only historical but also emotional value. After the last few years, between a pandemic and the disappearance of her beloved Filippo, it is probably sweet for her to be shipwrecked in this sea of ​​precious gems.
Other stories of Vanity Fair that may interest you:
– Queen Elizabeth: in a brooch in the shape of a butterfly of diamonds and rubies, the eternal love for Philip
– Queen Elizabeth’s brooches tell her secrets
– The Queen’s speech: if that chrysanthemum of sapphires and diamonds could speak
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