THE Queen is generous with her jewellery collection and over the years has loaned a number of pieces to the younger royals, including the Duchess of Cambridge. Her brooches are the most widely loaned of her jewels — with more than 100 in the vault, she hardly misses them.
THis Maple Leaf brooch — the national emblem of Canada — was worn by Princess Elizabeth for her first trip to Canada in 1951. The Queen then loaned it to newly-wed Kate when she visited the nation in 2011 on her first royal tour with William.
THE New Zealand Fern brooch was presented to the Queen in 1953 by the women of Auckland. she is seen wearing it in 2008 and it was loaned to Kate for her 2014 tour of Australasia.