{"id":32586,"date":"2016-04-22T22:49:04","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T02:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=32586"},"modified":"2016-04-24T00:45:12","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T04:45:12","slug":"happy-belated-birthday-queen-liz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/happy-belated-birthday-queen-liz\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Belated Birthday, Queen Liz!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I meant to wish Queen Elizabeth II a happy 90th birthday<\/a> yesterday, but then we tragically lost another royal<\/a> and I had other things on my mind. So happy belated, Liz!<\/p>\n

My jewelry line is inspired by powerful women, especially royals, and one of my very first major designs was my Gloriana<\/a> necklace, adorned with more than 2 carats of diamonds in honor of Elizabeth I<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Gloriana necklace as seen on model Tina J.<\/p><\/div>\n

I haven’t created a design in honor of the first Elizabeth’s namesake. In general, I avoid immortalizing living people unless I know them personally. But, I admit, I am increasingly tempted in this case. It’s sometimes a single anecdote of royal attitude that inspires me, and Liz the Second is so damn queenly! This story about Margaret Thatcher<\/a> is just as fabulous as what Elizabeth I had to say about the height of Mary, Queen of Scots<\/a>. And I love how she’s firmly resisted the possibility of abdication in favor of her son Charles … thus far<\/a>. Personally, I hope the latest rumors are untrue and she rules till the age of 101<\/a> just to piss people off.<\/p>\n

Also, I’ve seen Elizabeth II<\/a> in the flesh twice<\/a>, so in my mind we’re … well, not best friends, but definitely good acquaintances who could have Pimm’s<\/a> together once in a while.<\/p>\n

Speaking of royal get-togethers, did you see the photo of President Obama meeting two-year-old Prince George today<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n