CAMP: "A cornucopia of frivolity, incongruity, theatricality, and humour." "A deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love." "The lie that tells the truth." "Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals."
Sunday 5 August 2012
Diamonds are forever, hold one up and then caress it
The Diamond Diadem Tiara
The Coronation Necklace and Earrings
Queen Mary's Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
The Delhi Durbar Tiara
Queen Victoria's Fringe Brooch
Queen Alexandra's Coronation Fan
Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara
Queen Victoria's Small Diamond Crown
The Williamson Diamond Brooch
All this (and more) - and all the Cullinan Diamonds (bar those in the Crown Jewels) together for the very first time! [Read more about them in my erstwhile other half's Random Jottings of Madam Arcati blog]
This was an utterly stunning exhibition...
Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration
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Hi Dolores Delargo. Thanks for this great post with very nice photos of some of the Queen's diamonds. Seeing as you enjoy this sort of thing (which is my absolute passion), you might also enjoy my very unique blog on Barbie doll scale Crown Jewelry and Tiaras worn by doll royalty. Your input would be greatly appreciated. http://daniel-s-world.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteSO SO JEALOUS! It killed me to be passing back through London and not have the chance to pop over to Buck House for all these terribly tempting sparklers.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be nice to have a great, big group of girls give you a nice, dressy tiara? Although, come to think of it, a great, big group of boys did once give me a pearl necklace. But that's another story...
Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds or pearls? The age old conundrum... Jx
DeleteOooooooooooohhhhh, shiiiiiiiinnnyyyyyyyy......... xxx
ReplyDeleteA girl's best friend!
ReplyDeleteWe did plan to get some into our bag but it was too crowded :-) Jx
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