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My wife read an article by a woman who studies jewelry, with a bit of fascination with the Queen's collection.
I can't find that article, but most of the points are summed in this one: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/queen-elizabeth-message-donald-trump-brooch
The first day Trump was in town, QE wore a brooch given to her by the Obama's. A personal gift, not a lavish one, of rather simple materials. It was intended to be only of sentimental value.
The day she met Trump, she wore a brooch her mother wore to her father's funeral. _IF_ she was sending a message, which the Palace won't comment on, she might have been calling that day the darkest day since George VI's funeral 60 years ago.
And the third day, she wore one that was a gift from Canada... Possibly taking sides.
I don't know if it was intentional, though it seems unlikely that it was pure coincidence. And impossible to know for sure what the intended messages might have been. I mean, she apparently doesn't own an "I'm With Stupid" brooch.
But it is kind of nice to imagine a leader with a grasp of subtle... Restraint.
Which makes me imagine Trump stomping through the Residence, asking who has a particular tie he wants to wear.
"Where's the shitgibbon tie? I want the press to see my shitgibbon tie when I meet with the Democrats!"
I can't find that article, but most of the points are summed in this one: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/queen-elizabeth-message-donald-trump-brooch
The first day Trump was in town, QE wore a brooch given to her by the Obama's. A personal gift, not a lavish one, of rather simple materials. It was intended to be only of sentimental value.
The day she met Trump, she wore a brooch her mother wore to her father's funeral. _IF_ she was sending a message, which the Palace won't comment on, she might have been calling that day the darkest day since George VI's funeral 60 years ago.
And the third day, she wore one that was a gift from Canada... Possibly taking sides.
I don't know if it was intentional, though it seems unlikely that it was pure coincidence. And impossible to know for sure what the intended messages might have been. I mean, she apparently doesn't own an "I'm With Stupid" brooch.
But it is kind of nice to imagine a leader with a grasp of subtle... Restraint.
Which makes me imagine Trump stomping through the Residence, asking who has a particular tie he wants to wear.
"Where's the shitgibbon tie? I want the press to see my shitgibbon tie when I meet with the Democrats!"
