Date: Tuesday 13 May @2:30pm
Where: Lymington Sailing Club, Bath Road, Lymington SO41 3SE
Cost: £25 includes Cream Tea
Closing date 24 April unless fully booked
This illustrated talk by Frances Carlaw – “The Pearl Lady!”, is a romp back in time, tracing the history of the most expensive set of pearls the world has ever seen! From the 1500s to the present day, this multi-million pound collection started life as the Medici Pearls but was later owned by Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I and travelled around many Royal houses in Europe, until the remaining pearls now reside in the English Crown Jewels.
The collection survived several beheadings, civil war, royal greed and intrigue! The story is fascinating, historical and encapsulates theft, mystery and murder… and engaging storytelling!
There will be a delicious cream tea for you to enjoy and an opportunity to purchase pearls from Frances if you wish.
