Dear Lady K,
Prostations and Praise. Incense, Flowers, Jewels, Brocades and Wines. Parfumes of finest odour, Exquisite Dark Chocolate. I am totally besotted. I am sitting at this computer in a public library trying my dead level best to control the drooling. I am delighted, I am delighted, I am delighted and I am now mumbling like a total idiot.
The pearl tiara is just simply a marvel. Even a stronger version than you prior effort. As for the diamond mine Camilla is wearing about her neck, it is glorious excess, so brilliant that she could walk in the room with not a stitch of clothing upon her except maybe a demure diamond fig leaf and nobody would notice a thing. She definately stops traffic.
I have always wondered what the origianal Durbar Tiara looked like. I have seen pictures of Queen Mary wearing it, but they do not really convey very well the essence of it. It had, originally, five large Cambridge emeralds and then the Cullinan diamond no. whatever as the centerpiece. I wonder if you could somehow reconstruct it so that they would appear in color???? Just a bit of a challenge. And then could you put the Goodwin (??? here I go mangling names again) emerald necklace given to Queen Elizabeth II in the late 1950s or early 60s to go with it. We might even get Warren to rummage around in one of his back barns to find pictures of it. (Hint, hint). Cheers. Cheers.
cheers. Cheers. Thomas Parkman