The Queen once offended the Queen Mother after forgetting the brooch she was wearing was from her

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SHE’S known for her colour-coordinated wardrobe and extensive collection of fine jewels, with the Queen often sporting a different brooch for every one of her official and working-day outfits.

But having been gifted so many over the course of her 65 year reign – plus inheriting many more – it’d be hard for her to remember exactly how each came into her possession.

The Queen sports a brooch with every outfit

In a book titled What a Thing to Say to the Queen by Thomas Blaikie, it was reported that Princess Margaret once commented on a pretty brooch the Queen, 94, was wearing.

But when responding to her sister’s remark, the monarch remained vague as she couldn’t remember where or when she’d received it.

The Queen mother, who was also there at the time, appeared to be offended as she was in fact the one who’d given her daughter the brooch.

She simply said: “I gave it to you, ” as she reminded the Queen of it’s origin.

Her brooches have been received as gifts or inherited from her family, including the Queen Mother

The Monarch’s  jewellery collection – including her brooches- are looked after by her dresser, so she often has very little to do with selecting which one she wears.

However, according to The Jewellery Editor, the Queen does like to favour those that have been passed down to her from her grandmother Queen Mary and her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.

While it’s not publicly known just how many brooches are in her personal collection, they are all made up of stunning jewels – including diamonds, sapphires and pearls –  with many holding sentimental value.

The monarch is also the proud owner of the Cullinan Diamond, which weighed a whopping 3,106 metric carats before it was cut – and is known to be the biggest diamond in the world.

In other royal news, we shared how the Queen used to drive ‘James Bond’ style cars with secret buttons & a direct hotline to Downing Street.

And we revealed the Queen owns her own tartan design and other Royals have to ask her permission to wear it.

Plus the Queen holds six Guinness World Records – including one for being the world’s oldest reigning monarch.

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