when Alexandra, Princess of Wales at the time, purchased it as a wedding present for her sister, Empress Maria Feodorovna.
The jewellers added: “Though the brooch origin is unknown, it bears resemblance to one of Queen Alexandra’s, which she received from the Ladies of Blackburn in 1888.” Camilla has been seen ...
One of these was Heatherdene on Wetherby Road. The Matron from 1915 was Christina MacRae and in 1917 Queen Alexandra presented a red cross brooch, made by Fabergé, to her during a visit to Harrogate.