When she was preparing to celebrate her historic 70 years as Queen, she paid tribute to her deceased father.
Photographs have been released of Her Majesty, 95, looking at her Platinum Jubilee cards and memorabilia from the Golden Jubilee in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle.
The monarch chose to wear both her aquamarine & diamond clip brooches separately, which she wore in a diagonal set on her turquoise dress. In April 1944, George VI gave the jewels to her as a birthday gift.
Snaps of the queen show her beaming, as she peruses cards left by well-wishers. Then, she reaches down to touch Candy, her pet dog.
There were also a few personal photos propped up against the table. These included photographs of Kate Middleton and Prince William as well as Prince Harry and Prince Harry with their brother Prince Harry. A third photo showed Princess Beatrice, Eugenie, and Prince Harry.
She is scheduled to celebrate Accession Day with her family on February 6th during a long break at Wood Farm Cottage, Sandringham.
As she approaches her 70th year on the throne, the Queen (95) paid tribute to her father.
One photo of Prince William and Kate Middleton taken in 2010 during the engagement shoot.
The second image showed Prince William with Prince Harry. It is unclear when it was taken.
A third photo shows two people posing with each other, the brunette haired one being red and the blonde on top. The image could be of Princess Eugenie or Princess Beatrice.
Boucheron created the Queen’s art deco style pieces from baguette and oval diamonds, and aquamarines.
Also, she wore the brooches to address the nation in 2020 on the 75th anniversary VE Day and 2012 in her Diamond Jubilee televised speech.
The Queen was looking through a display of memorabilia from the golden and platinum jubilees as her pooch Candy trotted into the oak room at Windsor Castle.
Pictures have been published showing Her Majesty admiring her Platinum Jubilee memorabilia and cards in the Oak Room of Windsor Castle.
In April 1944, her 18th birthday gift from George VI was her aquamarine-and-diamond clip brooches. They were worn in separate settings on her turquoise gown in a diagonal setting.
A look at the Queen’s treasures: The royal has adopted her loved parents 18th birthday gift as her personal jewel
Personal treasures: For the State Opening of Parliament in 2011, Queen Elizabeth wore an aquamarine pair of brooches that her parents had given her.
They are a favorite of Queen Elizabeth II.
These brooches, made from aquamarine, diamonds and in the typical 1940s style, combine oval, round and baguette stones.
Many jewellery professionals believed that the distinctive design of these brooches, one used often by Cartier, led to the incorrect identification of them as Cartier aquamarine clippers.
However, they were correctly identified as Boucheron ones in Leslie Field’s The Queen’s Jewels.
These clips are versatile and can be worn as matching or single clips on the shoulder, as well as as as single brooches.
They are usually worn by the Queen – such as today – in separate clips on her left shoulder.
Because of their translucent nature, jewels are often worn by the Queen with pale blue or purple fabrics to enhance their natural colours.
The pieces have been worn on many occasions, including at the State Opening of Parliament in last year.
The jewels were also worn by her to broadcast the televised message that she gave on the 75th Anniversary of VE Day in 2020.
Favorite accessory: Last year, the Queen wore the Brooches as part of her VE Day Anniversary message (left).
Candy, a mix of a corgi/dachshund and a dog, made a tour of the room inspecting the small number of journalists who were capturing the view.
“And from where did you come?” said the Queen. Candy called Candy back and gave her an ice-cream.
She has had more than 30 corgis in her time as monarch. She currently owns three corgis: Candy, now very old, Muick the young corgi, and Fergus, the corgi pup who was unexpectedly killed last May.
Candy was there when Queen Elizabeth II had a face to face meeting with Sir Nick Carter (outgoing head of armed forces), in November. Candy walked up to greet him.
A card to celebrate the 2002 Golden Jubilee was a hit with the Queen. It had eight tops of bottles (milk, Coca-Cola, Schweppes) and the handwritten words “Ma’am you’re the Tops”.
The Queen said, “That’s great, simple and ingenious,” to Dr Stella Panayotova (bibliographer, assistant keeper of royal archives), who she joined for the viewing just two weeks back.
A nine-year old boy named Chris wrote a Golden Jubilee note titled “A Recipe for a Perfect Queen” and was included in the display.
It had a list of ingredients that included 500ml of royal blood, a dab jewels and beautiful gowns’ and “a dash” of loyalty. The Queen was amused and said, “That’s quite funny, isn’t?
The Queen also displayed Platinum Jubilee cards. She praised one that featured a photo of her as an 18-year-old woman, surrounded with flowers and reading ’70 Glorious years’.
Photos and recipes of the entries for the Platinum Pudding competition were shown. It was a great way to see the work of the cooks who rose to the occasion and created a delicious dessert worthy of the Queen and all of us.
A royal assistant told Queen Elizabeth: “We have received a lot of entries for the Platinum Pudding Competition in recent weeks.” The people have shown great creativity.
After looking through all the photos, the monarch said that they were going to be ending with crowns.
A fan that was presented to Queen Victoria in honour of her Golden Jubilee, 1887, by Prince and Princess Of Wales later Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, she also examined.
It was signed in the years following Victoria’s Jubilee by several members of her immediate family, including the Princess Royal (her eldest daughter, also known as Vicky), and Princess Alix (her granddaughter, who later became the Tsarina and Prime Minister, the Marquess Salisbury).
She opened the fan, remarking how easy it might have been damaged after being signed.
She commented on the signatures and said, “Well that’s quite an interesting gathering to observe.”
Elizabeth II was crowned 70 years ago on Sunday, February 6, 1952. The ailing monarch, who suffered from lung cancer, passed away at Sandringham early in the morning.
The time was when the monarch (now 95) was visiting Kenya as part of a Commonwealth tour along with the Duke.
They spent the previous night at Treetops Hotel in Aberdare Forest. This is accessible by a ladder.
The Queen spends Accession Day at Sandringham with her family, reflecting on her bittersweet father’s passing and beginning of her reign.
Elizabeth was close to her father in childhood, and she is believed to have the same character as him, with the same level of dedication.
After the 1936 abdication crisis that was sparked in 1937 by Edward VIII (his brother), he was made king. Simpson had been involved with Wallis Simpson and left the throne due to their love affair.
George VI was faced with the task of rebuilding public faith in monarchy and emerged as an unwavering figurehead during World War II.
Elizabeth II will celebrate her 70th birthday on Sunday. She will then become the first British sovereign ever to attain this historic milestone.
There were also a few personal photos propped up against the table behind the image. These included photographs of Kate Middleton and Prince William as well as photographs showing Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.
The Jubilee of this monarch will be poignantly the first without Philip who passed away in April.
The Queen’s Accession Day is February 6th, but national celebrations will be held during a four-day weekend bank holiday weekend in June. These festivities include a concert at The Palace, thanksgiving services, and an anthem on The Mall.
The monarch currently resides on Sandringham Estate, where she will be staying for the anniversary. This commemorates both the passing of George VI, her father, and when she was made Queen in 1952.
Her son, Prince Andrew, has been embroiled in controversy over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein (a paedophile financier) and by a US court case.
Andrew may lose his 24-hour protection from the police as soon as next month, after being exiled for frontline royalty.
Birthday girl: On her 18th birthday, the then Princess Elizabeth was accompanied by her parents. Although she doesn’t wear them, the aquamarine brooches were a gift that was presented to her.
Scotland Yard is conducting an extensive review of his security, according to reports. It follows last week’s Queen’s decision to strip her son from his charitable and military affiliations. He will also be unable use his HRH title.
One close friend of the Duke claimed that his royal patronages could be restored if the case against him is won while The Queen remains alive. But it would have been ‘less predictable’ to crown Charles.
Andrew, a New York private citizen is facing an ongoing court case after being prohibited from wearing the style ‘HRH.
Judge Lewis Kaplan last month sensationally ruled that the Queen’s second son can be tried over claims he sexually assaulted Ms Giuffre when she was 17 — allegations which Andrew has categorically denied.