Queen Victoria's Diaries on Public View

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Queen Victoria's Diaries on Public View

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 24: Queen Elizabeth II (L) views some of the private journals of Queen Victoria, accompanied by curator of the Royal Collection, Lady Jane Roberts, during a reception to launch the Queen Victoria Journals Online project at Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2012 in London, England. Queen Victoria, great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, was the first British monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee of 60 years during her reign between 1837 and 1901. Getty Images Shop Harrods: Whether partying in the park, enjoying the polo or taking in an open-air opera, read our failsafe style tips on dressing for any outdoor occasion

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./