Marlborough House show our Gracious Queen Mary in one of her beautiful Gowns and wearing the Blue Sash of the Order of the Garter also The Star of the Order and the Garter (on arm) of the same order. Her Majesty is also wearing her Diamond Circlet or what the man in the street would call her Diamond Crown. She is also wearing two Decorations called "The Personal Order of the Sovereign. The top one is a Miniature Portrait of the Present King - His Personal Order and the lower one, a Miniature of King George V. which was His Personal Order. These are sometimes called Family Orders. The Queen is also wearing the Third and Fourth lesser portions of the Star of Africa or Eullinan Diamond, parts of that wonderful stone discovered by chance in The Premier Mine near Pretoria in 1905. (This wonderful stone was bought by the Union Government of South Africa and presented to King Edward VI1. in 1907). August 01, 1938. (Photo by Hay Wrightson).