Queen Speaks at Commonwealth Meeting in Perth, Australia

Friday, October 28, 2011

Queen Speaks at Commonwealth Meeting in Perth, Australia

In this photo released by Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks during the opening ceremony of the biennial CHOGM in Perth, Australia, Friday Oct. 28, 2011. 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./