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2 de nov. de 2023 · The largest one, Cullinan I, was nicknamed the “Great Star of Africa” by the king, and the second-largest, Cullinan II, was dubbed the “Second Star of Africa”. Both became part of the UK’s Crown Jewels. Weighing 530.2 carats (106 g; 3.7 oz), Cullinan I is the world’s largest clear cut diamond. It sits at the top of the Sovereign’s ...
17 de set. de 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II’s Cullinan Diamonds have been a hot topic of debate over the course of the British monarch’s 70-year reign. Discovered in 1905 in South Africa, the diamond is the largest ...
28 de jan. de 2013 · British Royal Jewels: Cullinan IX Ring. The smallest of the nine numbered stones is a pear-shaped diamond weighing 4.4 carats set in a ring with a claw setting. Cullinan IX is also the only one cut in a form known pendeloque, or stepped pear-shape. In 1911, Queen Mary commissioned Garrad & Co to set the stone into a platinum ring, in which form ...
24 de ago. de 2022 · Queen Mary, eventually inherited the Cullinan VI from Queen Alexandra. When Mary passed in 1953, one year after she ascended the throne, Queen Elizabeth inherited all of them. Many of the Cullinan diamonds are still worn by the monarch today to which she simply refers to them as “Granny’s chips.”
31 de jan. de 2022 · The original 1661 scepter was redesigned after King Edward VII’s acquisition of the Cullinan diamond, a 1.33-pound diamond discovered in South Africa in 1905. As the largest diamond ever discovered, King Edward had it cut into several stones and placed largest—a massive 530 carat diamond—in the redesigned scepter.
The crown contains some of the most famous jewels in the collection. These include the Black Prince's Ruby, the Stuart Sapphire, and the Cullinan II diamond. St Edward’s Sapphire, set in the centre of the topmost cross, is said to have been worn in a ring by St Edward the Confessor and discovered in his tomb in 1163.
10 de jun. de 2020 · The Queen has quite the jewellery collection; eagle-eyed royal fans will have spotted the dazzling Cullinan V diamond brooch pinned to her dress in Prince Philip’s newly released 99th birthday photograph. And it turns out that the piece has quite the history. The centrepiece of the impressive brooch is an 18.8 carat heart-shaped diamond ...
