when Alexandra, Princess of Wales at the time, purchased it as a wedding present for her sister, Empress Maria Feodorovna.

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.

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 ...