“She Wears It Quite Often”: Local Jeweller Celebrates Queen Wearing His Creation
- A local jewellery designer, Kevin G Friedman has been stunned to learn that one of his creations is being rocked by the Queen of England
- The treasure was gifted to Her Majesty by the President of Botswana back in 2007 and feature 11 pear-shaped diamonds and gold
- Mzansi social media users were definitely happy for the incredible achievement of one of our own and took to the comments section to wish Mr Friedman well
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A professional jeweller from the heart of South Africa has Mzansi reeling with pride, as the Queen herself is rumoured to love one of his creations.
Source: Facebook
The incredible local jewellery designer
Kevin G. Friedman is the jeweller on everyone's radar right now. The artist's incredible brooch, depicting a wheat-like crop prominent in parts of Botswana and featuring 11 pear-shaped diamonds and gold, is often worn by Her Majesty.
According to Facebook user, Gary Peterson the small present was gifted to Queen Elizabeth by the President of Botswana, Festus Mogae, during the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Friedman had no idea his jewellery was being flaunted by the royal. Heading online, he excitedly wrote:
"How really exciting to see Her Majesty wearing my treasure!!!"
Social media reactions
South Africans certainly lit up at the thought of a local jewellery designer making it big overseas. Their pride radiated throughout the comments section.
Check out some of their comments below:
Moira de Swardt said:
"She wears it quite often. It is one of her favourites"
Craige Wynne said:
"Absolutely amazing"
Kate Oxley said:
"wow, it's beautiful. I lived in Botswana for 17 years."
Georgina Cost said:
"So proud of you Kevin G Friedman well deserved"
Sharon Barkhuizen said:
"Kevin G Friedman so happy for you!! This is truly a Proudly South African moment!! Proud of you!"
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In more fun news about the royal family, Briefly News previously reported that Tiktok users are surprised after finding Prince Harry's doppelganger.
This, a TikTok user Elizabeth Ganus, aka @heavenstoberts, recently put this into perspective after sharing a video of her daughter confirming the dad looks exactly like the Prince.
Ganus, on Wednesday, 2 June shared a video of her daughter looking at a magazine with the Duke of Sussex on the cover page but kept insisting it was her dad when asked about the identity of the cover star.
The baby could not point out the cover model was Prince Harry but instead said it was her daddy, owing to their striking resemblance.
Well, following Ganus' video post on TikTok, many people could understand why the daughter was confused. After getting one look at the youngster's father, followers could see the dad indeed looked exactly like Prince Harry.
Reactions from the online community
The TikTok video garnered over 2.2 million views and some viewers couldn't get over the uncanny resemblance.
"I really thought that was Harry for a few seconds," one follower wrote.
"He looks like his twin,'' another one said.
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