The wedding gift of the Over-seas League to Princess Elizabeth was a jewelled clip fashioned in the form of the emblem of the League, the letters "O S" imposed on a galleon in full sail, together with a silvergilt box on which it could be mounted when not worn.
The jewelled clip was made of materials all of Empire origin,
-diamonds from South Africa
-gold from South Africa
-saphires from Ceylon
-rubies from Burma
-platinum from Canada.
The marriage gift was the present of the 58 000 members of the Over-Seas League to Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen of England.
The gift was on view to the members of the League before the wedding at Over-Seas House St. Jame's.
Thank you to Laura and Volker for his great help!
Sources:The Times;Royal Collection.
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