Royal family jewels

Royal Tiaras

As we share our memories of the late Queen Elizabeth II, which ten jewels from crowns to tiaras and brooches are most closely connected to her reign?

Most of the imperial jewels were either taken out of the country or sold at auctions after the Bolshevik Revolution, but some of them can still be seen on display in Moscow.

Russian Crown Jewels Diamond Riviere Necklace Empress Nuptal Jewels |Margaret Thompson Biddle| Important Diamond Jewellery History

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The tiara: Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara. The history: For Queen Alexandra's silver wedding anniversary of 1888, a royal committee (made up of 364 aristocratic ladies named 'The Ladies of Society') raised money to have this kokoshnik-style tiara made. It is made up of 61 diamond bars. The current wearer: Queen Elizabeth II.

Princess Diana wearing her QEII Order brooch, Spencer Tiara and her Saudi🇸🇦Sapphire suite to a state banquet💐 in 1983.

The Countess of Wessex wears the Wessex Aquamarine Necklace Tiara at the enthronement gala in Monaco, November 2005 (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)The British royal vaults are packed with tiaras that have been worn for decades

Original parure made in 1811 by Maison Nitot for Empress Marie Louise (1791-1847), the second wife of Napoleon I. Louis XVIII had the crown jewels redone in the Restoration style instead of the Empire style. In 1816, the parure was remade to suit the Duchess of Angoulême. The rubies were worn by Queen Marie-Amélie and Empress Eugénie. The set used nearly 400 rubies and more than 6,000 diamonds. It was finally auctioned off by the Third Republic in 1887.

The Boucheron Loop tiara didn't last long with Mary, she had it dismantled by Garrard's and the diamond re-used to make the Delhi Durbar tiara in 1911.

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11 May 2004 Queen Margrethe II hosted a gala banquet at Christiansborg for the wedding of her son and Mary Donaldson. Among the 350 guests were members of state and politicians. Mary was wearing a new gown designed by Malene Birger and Demark's highest royal order, the Order of the Elephant. After formally welcoming all guests the gala dinner took place. In his speech prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said to Frederik: "Your royal highness, the first time I met you and Miss Donaldson…

The People’s Princess wore the gems out during one of her last public appearances

The Victoria Revealed exhibition at Kensington Palace will reopen this month, with a glittering suite of gems specially commissioned for Victoria by her beloved Albert set to join the display at her childhood home. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are famed - even among royal collectors - for their love of fine craftsmanship, together commissioning and purchasing some of the nineteenth century’s finest artworks, porcelains and objects d’art to fill their homes. Among the most personal of…

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The Bulgarian diamond parure tiara Bulgarien Königlicher Schmuck der Kaiserin von Bulgarien Ein Diadem von Blättern und Beeren, Gold mit Brillanten, das bis vor kurzem >> Royal and Imperial Crown Jewels of Bulgaria | Giovanna of Bulgaria | Diamond Ivy Leaf Tiara Diadem Royal jewelery of the Tsarina of Bulgaria This diadem of ivy leaves and berries in gold with diamonds, which was worn till in the year 2016 by their royal prinesses of the royal house of Bulgaria.