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48. The Queen’s Gold Sunflower Brooch

   This brooch is described by Field as “a large frosted-gold sunflower with a diamond cluster centre and a diamond set on each of its twenty-one petals”.[1] This brooch, made from 18ct gold, can be seen illustrated in Gere and Culme,[2] and it was acquired by The Queen from Garrard in the early years of her reign.[3]

   The Queen wears this brooch frequently, in recent years. Its most notable appearance was the Balcony appearance as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002.[4]

1. Field, The Queen’s Jewels, p. 34
2. Gere and Culme, Garrard, p. 152
3. Ibid., p. 151
4. Young, The Queen’s Jewellery, pl. 127