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Queen Mary’s Town of Windsor Ring

Friday, 10 November 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

One of the little-known gems of the British royal family’s jewellery collection is Queen Mary’s Town of Windsor Ring. It was a wedding present for the future Queen Mary from the town of Windsor in 1893. It was reset for her in 1924. It was bequeathed to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1953 and [read more]

Queen Mary’s Kensington Bow Brooch

Friday, 29 September 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Mary’s Kensington Bow Brooch is a “pavé-set bow in the form of a double ribbon, the larger two diamonds in cut-down settings, with pavé-set baroque pearl pendant.” Embed from Getty Images The brooch was given to the then Princess Mary of Teck by the inhabitants of Kensington to mark her wedding to the then [read more]

Queen Victoria’s Bow Brooches

Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Victoria’s bow brooches were created in 1858 after Queen Victoria had been forced to hand over the jewels of her grandmother Queen Charlotte to her uncle, the King of Hanover. The stones already belonged to Queen Victoria, 497 brilliant and nine roses. Queen Victoria left the brooches as heirlooms to the Crown. The brooches [read more]

The Coronation Earrings

Friday, 28 April 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The coronation earrings were created for Queen Victoria to replace the earrings that she had been required to hand over to her uncle, the King of Hanover. Embed from Getty Images The drops, which were approximately 12 and 7 carats, were originally part of the Koh-i-nûr armlet. In 1858, they were taken from the Timur [read more]

Queen Adelaide’s Fringe Necklace

Friday, 31 March 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Adelaide’s Fringe necklace has “sixty brilliant-set graduated bars, the central bars terminating in cushion-cut and pear-shaped stones, divided by 60 graduated brilliant-set spikes; an extra six small graduated bars and five spikes detached; tiara fittings removed.” It was created on the orders of King William IV, using diamonds removed from various items belonging to [read more]

Queen Mary’s Crown removed from the Tower

Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 16:08 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Mary’s Crown has been removed from the Tower of London for modification work ahead of the coronation. Queen Mary’s Crown will be used for the coronation of Queen Camilla. It is the first time in recent history that an existing crown will be used for the coronation of a consort. Some minor changes will [read more]