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Duchess of Cornwall's diamond necklace outshines Queen (Taudry Cammy Strikes Again!) (CAPTION-ABLE!)
World News dot COM dot AU ^ | 24 NOV 2007 | Rebecca English

Posted on 11/24/2007 6:15:30 AM PST by bannie

Its five strands of diamonds covered her decolletage and made the Queen's jewels look quite modest as they attended the Queen's banquet for the Commonwealth Heads of Government in Kampala, Uganda, on Friday.

But Camilla didn't deliberately set out to overshadow her mother-in-law - the Queen gave her permission to borrow it from the royal collection.

Camilla's favourite couturier, Anna Valentine, designed her a simple duck-egg blue dress and matching stole to set off the necklace, estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars.

The Duchess added the Queen Mother's Boucheron tiara, a set of diamond earrings and the Queen Elizabeth II Family Order, given to female members of the royal family.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: camilla; diamonds; england; gauche; modesty; royals; taudry
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To: bannie

You know, on Camilla that big ole bunch of diamonds is wasted. She alone could make something like that look tacky! Charles indeed has lost his mind.


201 posted on 11/24/2007 6:13:32 PM PST by ladyinred
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To: bannie

Whatever one think’s of Camilla, its not smart to start a jewel war with the Queen of England.


202 posted on 11/24/2007 6:17:01 PM PST by Nachoman (My guns and my ammo, they comfort me.)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
lol
Her eyes go in opposite directions.
203 posted on 11/24/2007 6:19:00 PM PST by angcat ("IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM")
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To: ladyinred
Ol' Cammie brings to mind so many worn out old sayings about things like pigs in lipstick and sow's ears.


204 posted on 11/24/2007 6:20:42 PM PST by bannie
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To: Nachoman

I think the Queen’s “war” is probably a cold one; and ol’ ammo-defidient Cammie-girl owns none of her own blankets.


205 posted on 11/24/2007 6:23:37 PM PST by bannie
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To: bannie

206 posted on 11/24/2007 6:27:16 PM PST by NRA2BFree
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To: NRA2BFree
Aw, cummon...it's a party!

And I think she likes shiney things!

207 posted on 11/24/2007 6:53:39 PM PST by bannie
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