The Diamond Years
A Diamond wedding anniversary brought a sparkling decade!
The new millennium brought the spirit of change, yet though fashion moved on, there was a nod to vintage in the boho looks of celebrity fashionistas such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Sienna Miller and Kate Moss with their festival chic, while red carpet looks harked back to the glamour of the 50s. Established designers like Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Matthew Williamson brought colour and verve to the catwalks, while new kid on the block Victoria Beckham proved her fashion credentials with form-fitting dresses women loved. It was the era of the “It” bag and from the
“bagette” to the “saddle”, every self-respecting follower of fashion casually dangled a designer classic.
The new millennium brought a major personal milestone for the Queen with the celebration of her Diamond wedding anniversary in 2007. To mark the occasion, a touching photograph of the Queen and Prince Philip referenced a portrait taken on their honeymoon in 1947. As then, the couple are linking arms, the Queen again in a smart skirt suit sporting the same sapphire brooch she wore then.
The Queen has inherited a dazzling collection of jewels: the t sapphire and diamond brooch featured in her honeymoon and Diamond Wedding W anniversar y portraits was a gift to Queen
Victoria from Prince Albert. Her collection includes a number of significant diamond pieces, including the spectacular Greville chandelier earrings, bequeathed to the Queen Mother by Dame Margaret Greville, and diamonds (nicknamed “granny’s chips” by the royals) cut from the Cullinan diamond, the largest gem-quality diamond ever found.
The Queen regularly wears skirt suits like that in her 2007 portrait, but her trouser looks are so rare that cameras went crazy when she emerged from hospital in a grey trouser suit after a knee operation in 2003.
The designer revealed he makes many trousers for her: ever yone likes comfort off-duty.
“The new millennium brought a major personal milestone for the Queen”