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Jewels fit for a Queen - Elizabeth That Is.

6/6/2012

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Queen Elizabeth II: Diamond
Celebrity of the Week 
 
 (courtesy of Gem Find)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth whose reign thus far has only been exceeded in length by her  ancestor Queen Victoria is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee. 
 
But while 60 years on the throne is certainly an achievement, Queen  Elizabeth has plenty of actual diamonds
to  celebrate, as well. The queen's jewels – a collection that, unlike the Crown  Jewels, is not owned by the state but is the personal property of the reigning  monarch – dates back to the 16th
century and can be rivaled by few diamond collections
 in the world. 

As befits the jewels of a royal ruler, Queen Elizabeth II's collection contains 14 dimond tiaras
including the 19th-century George IV State Diadem and the George III  Tiara, commissioned in 1820 and 1830, respectively. One of the more recent  additions to the queen's tiara collection is the Burmese Ruby Tiara, which she  ordered from royal jewelers Garrard &
Co in 1973. This tiara features 96  diamonds and Burmese rubies
that were a present from the people of
Burma (now Myanmar.) 
 
Queen Elizabeth's tiaras became the subject of popular speculation ahead of  the recent royal wedding
with fans of Prince William and Kate Middleton
 (now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) going so far as to place  bets on which tiara the queen would lend her granddaughter-in-law. As it  happens, the queen offered Kate her choice, and  the bride selected the Cartier  Halo Tiara, which the queen received as an 18th  birthday present from her mother.
 
The jewels of Queen Elizabeth II include a number of spectacular diamond necklaces
many of which – like the King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
Necklace and the King Khalid of Saudi Arabia Necklace – were gifts  from other royalty. The collection also features diamond jewelry that belonged  to Queen Victoria, like the diamond bow brooches, the Prince Albert Sapphire  Brooch, and Victoria's diamond earrings. 
 
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