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8 de set. de 2022 · As the world mourns the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, we revisit her most spectacular jewels, crowns and tiaras. Originally created in 1937 for the coronation of King George VI, the Imperial State Crown features 2,868 brilliantly-cut diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emerald and 269 pearls. The Queen first wore the crown for her coronation in 1967 and ...
20 de jul. de 2022 · The exhibition also shows a piece of the Cullinan diamond—the largest diamond crystal yet to be found—dazzling on the Delhi Durbar necklace. ... Queen Elizabeth’s messaging is never political.
14 de set. de 2022 · The Queen called it ‘Granny’s Chips’, Cullinan III and IV, cut from the world’s biggest diamond which was given to Queen Mary by South Africa in 1907. It is the single most valuable piece of jewellery Elizabeth owned and she wore it rarely, on special occasions, such as at Buckingham Palace on her 2012 Diamond Jubilee .
20 de fev. de 2022 · The Williamson pink diamond brooch, according to jewelry expert Max Stone from Steven Stone jewelers, is worth an estimated $33.9 million (£25million). In other royal news, plans for a Platinum Jubilee book for school children sparks debate online. Discovered at the Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania in 1947, the owner of the mine, Canadian ...
3 de jun. de 2022 · The diamond on the sceptre - the Cullinan 1 - was cut from the largest rough diamond ever found. It was discovered in a mine in South Africa in 1905. It weighed 3,106 carats (1.37pounds).
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Yes, they are! The Crown Jewels have been protected by the Tower of London and its communities since the 1660s. They are a working collection used at annual state occasions like the State Opening of Parliament as well as at less frequent occasions, such as coronations. Coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953.
19 de ago. de 2021 · The Star of Africa is the world’s second largest cut diamond. It is exceeded only by the Golden Jubilee, a 545 carat brown diamond that was discovered in 1985. At 530 carats—larger than a golf ball!—the Star of Africa was a staggering jewel, even for the wealthy King Edward VII. When the original Cullinan diamond was unearthed in Pretoria ...
