Less Than Two Weeks to the Wedding -- The Flowers are in Full Bloom

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Less Than Two Weeks to the Wedding -- The Flowers are in Full Bloom

A media stand, top, is seen in readiness for the royal wedding, outside Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday, April 14, 2011. Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29. AP Photo

Queen of Jewelry

Brooches, usually worn on the left shoulder, were a favourite for the royal and the Queen was believed to have over 100 in her collection. A selection that would go with an outfit were presented to her - usually three at a time - by her senior dresser and confidante Angela Kelly on special trays that once belonged to Queen Mary. The royal had a wide variety of different brooches which she often wore with her usual pearl earrings and necklace, including a spray of flowers brooch by the people and government of Australia during her Coronation tour of 1954./