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She always wears her brooches with great thoughtfulness

and she chooses the pieces according to the event and its significance,

both for herself and her audience. And there's a

particular greener piece with rubies, which Prince Philip gave her from this mid-60s moment,

which obviously means a great deal to her because of the way that she wears it and the occasions

on which she wears it. Welcome to If Jewels Could Talk. I'm Carol Walton, the voice of jewellery, an author, broadcaster,

and the woman who initiated the role of Jewelry editor at magazines like Tatler and British Vogue.

This is a podcast for everyone. For people who do like jewelry, for people who don't realize they like jewelry,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas and forgotten histories.

So please join me as I tell sparkly tales, meeting all sorts of people,

delving into four centuries of jewellery culture

and investigate what's happening now.

Thank you. culture and investigate what's happening now. This episode was recorded before the sad death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth

the Second and we will poignantly be talking about the last jewel created for her

that she wore over her platinum

jubilee celebrations at one of her last public appearances. First, we're going to talk about 40

years 40 makers, which is an exhibition exploring the Goldsmiths company collection with Dr. Dora Thornton.

So please join me at the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.

I'm in the City of London this morning. You can probably hear the sounds of the city

getting to work. I'm visiting one of the 12 great livery companies of the city of London,

the goldsmiths, the worshipful company of goldsmiths who received their first royal charter in 1327.

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