Royal Jewels Discussion

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Princess Anne's Aquamarine Pineflower Tiara

Today, the Princess Royal celebrates her 72nd birthday, and to mark the occasion, we're taking a look at one of her most unusual royal jewels: the Aquamarine Pineflower Tiara. The diamond and aquamarine tiara, set

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Duchess Sophie is spellbinding in twinkling diamond tiara

Duchess Sophie was spellbinding in a twinkling tiara at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace during the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani's state visit to the UK

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Queen Mary transforms a historic belt into a spectacular accessory

Queen Mary of Denmark has celebrated her first year as queen in spectacular fashion, unveiling a dazzling new tiara crafted from a historic diamond belt.

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Watch Queen Mary Turn a Historic Necklace Into a New Tiara

The palace unveiled a new behind the scenes video of the dazzling transformation.

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A Guide to Queen Camilla’s Jewelry During a Dazzling, Tiara-Filled Year

Though the royal year was full of challenges, the queen rose to the occasion with a few stunning vintage pieces pulled from Queen Elizabeth II’s vault.

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[RobinCAL]

CHRISTMAS JEWELS OF THE BRF

Continuing on with the Christmas theme, next up is the polar bear brooch gifted to the then Duchess of Cambridge in Canada 2011.

The brooch, which was made by Harry Winston, features 4.5 carats of pavé-set diamonds in platinum. In total, the brooch includes 302 diamonds, all of which were mined at the local Diavik Diamond Mine.

In the run-up to Christmas, we’re going to be taking a look at some of the royal ladies’ Christmas themed jewels. Starting off with Queen Elizabeth’s Canadian Snowflake brooch.
The brooch was gifted to the late Queen by the Canadian Governor General in 2017 to mark 65 years on the throne.
The brooch contains diamonds and some stunning pale blue sapphires that give the snowflake design an icy look.

 

[RobinCAL]

The Edwardians: Age of Elegance: The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

Explore the opulence and glamour of the Edwardian age.

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The Royal Collection Trust have today announced that the next exhibition at the King’s Gallery (formerly the Queen’s Gallery) at Buckingham Palace will be The Edwardians: Age of Elegance.

Promising to “explore the opulence and glamour of the Edwardian age” the exhibit will displaying over 300 objects from the Royal Collection.

One item that has already been confirmed to be in the exhibit is Queen Alexandra’s spectacular Dagmar necklace.

As well as The love trophy collar will be on display.

 

[RobinCAL]

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[Elley Mae]

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The Coronation Regalia | The Royal Mint

The collection of symbolic objects used during the coronation ceremony of His Majesty King Charles III is known as the Coronation Regalia. As the most precious items in the Crown Jewels collection, they are kept at the Tower of London, one of The Royal Mint’s former homes.

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[StarryStarryNight]

An interesting bit about spinels (yeah, I’d never heard of them either).

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/style/spinel-tourmaline-gemstones/index.html

Found in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and some African countries, spinels come in a range of colors, from vivid blue, pink and red to dusky grey, green and purple. Until they were properly identified in the 18th century, red spinels were called rubies; the 170-carat Black Prince’s Ruby at the front of the Imperial State Crown, part of the British Crown Jewels, is in fact a spinel.

What fun thread! I’m glad I stumbled upon it. Thanks for starting it!
Spinels are beautiful gemstones, reasonably priced, and come in a lot of colors, though, as you said, most people have never heard of them.
I have a spinel in my small gemstone collection that befits my small budget. I have to restrain myself from adding more spinels because they are so pretty, just for the sake of wanting variety at this time. Eventually though I’m sure I’ll add some more.

 

[Lilibet]

What fun thread! I’m glad I stumbled upon it. Thanks for starting it!
Spinels are beautiful gemstones, reasonably priced, and come in a lot of colors, though, as you said, most people have never heard of them.
I have a spinel in my small gemstone collection that befits my small budget. I have to restrain myself from adding more spinels because they are so pretty, just for the sake of wanting variety at this time. Eventually though I’m sure I’ll add some more.

How neat! What color is your spinel? Glad you found us.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

How neat! What color is your spinel? Glad you found us.

It’s sorta a pinkish red. One of the more common colors I think.

 

[Lilibet]

It’s sorta a pinkish red. One of the more common colors I think.

Sounds pretty!

 

[RobinCAL]

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An Heirloom Diamond Brooch for Queen Camilla in Norfolk

Our look back at some of the jewels worn over the recent weeks of the new year continues today with an outing by Queen Camilla in Norfolk, wearing a special brooch that may be linked

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[james01]

What a beautiful nod to history and tradition! Queen Camilla wearing the Australian Wattle Brooch is such a thoughtful tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and her first royal tour. It’s lovely to see these iconic pieces continue to shine and carry such meaningful connections.

 

[RobinCAL]

Confirmed: The Princess of Wales wore a five-strand pearl necklace that belonged to the late Queen.

~ Victoria Ward

 

[RobinCAL]

DBM

 

[james01]

That’s a great observation! It would have been a lovely touch to showcase those jewels—maybe next time!

 

[RobinCAL]

Update: The pearl necklace did not belong to the late Queen and came from a Jewish owned brand, Susan Caplan

Princess Catherine Wears the Queen's Pearls on Holocaust Memorial Day

On Monday, as the world commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day, the Prince and Princess of Wales attended a ceremony and reception at the Guildhall in London dedicated to the important occasion. As King Charles III marked

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[Lilibet]

Update: The pearl necklace did not belong to the late Queen and came from a Jewish owned brand, Susan Caplan

Princess Catherine Wears the Queen's Pearls on Holocaust Memorial Day

On Monday, as the world commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day, the Prince and Princess of Wales attended a ceremony and reception at the Guildhall in London dedicated to the important occasion. As King Charles III marked

www.thecourtjeweller.com

Good for Princess Catherine! A very appropriate choice. The pearl earrings were the Queen’s.

I loved the photos in the article of her interactions with the Holocaust survivors she had photographed in 2020.