The Queen has once again proved she's the master of subtle diplomatic dressing after wearing a brooch acquired by an ancestor at a Frankfurt auction to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The monarch, 95, donned the Cambridge Emerald Brooch during an audience with Mrs Merkel at Windsor Castle yesterday as the political leader continued her valedictory visit to Britain. They entered a charitable lottery when in Frankfurt in 1818 and won a box of around 30 cabochon emeralds, which Queen Mary used to create the brooch and her Delhi Durbar tiara. The jewels were made for the Delhi Durbar in India in 1911 - a ceremony which proclaimed King George V and Queen Mary emperor and empress of the country. She and the Queen posed for the cameras, with her majesty telling the German leader they were 'making history'.

Source: Daily Mail July 03, 2021 13:52 UTC