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Contents. Jewels of Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana wearing a pearl necklace and pearl earrings, featuring double wire of gold with diamonds and four equidistant knots, during a visit to Washington, D.C. in June 1997. Diana, Princess of Wales, owned a collection of jewels both as a member of the British royal family and as a private individual.
a gold-plated ping-pong ball (used as monde) The Coronet of Charles, Prince of Wales is a small crown that is part of the Honours of Wales. The gold coronet, with diamonds set in platinum, was made for and used by King Charles III at his investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969. Designed by the artist Louis Osman, the coronet was a gift from the ...
Charles, years later, accused Cluny of embezzlement. [11] Whatever the case, the gold became a source of discord and grievance among the surviving Jacobites. In 1753, Archibald Cameron —Lochiel's brother, who was acting as secretary to the Old Pretender—was sent back to Scotland to locate the treasure.
Camilla will be crowned with Queen Mary's Crown, which was made for the 1911 coronation of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. It marks the first time in recent history that a consort will ...
Cullinan II, St Edward's Sapphire, Black Prince's Ruby, Stuart Sapphire. The Imperial State Crown is a state crown of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. It has existed in various forms since the 15th century and the present version was created in 1937. The crown is adorned with 3,170 precious stones, including the Cullinan II diamond, St ...
Spanish match. The Spanish match[1] was a proposed marriage between Prince Charles, the son of King James I of England, and Infanta Maria Anna of Spain, the daughter of Philip III of Spain. Negotiations took place over the period 1614 to 1623, and during this time became closely related to aspects of British foreign and religious policy, before ...
Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Queen Mary Fringe Tiara and the City of London Fringe Necklace. Elizabeth II in 1959 wearing the Vladimir tiara and the Queen Victoria Jubilee Necklace. The Queen of Australia wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara in an official portrait. Elizabeth II wearing the Burmese Ruby Tiara at a state ...
22-carat gold. St Edward's Crown is the coronation crown of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. [2] Named after Saint Edward the Confessor, versions of it have traditionally been used to crown English and British monarchs at their coronations since the 13th century. It is normally on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London.