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After struggling loss in the beginning of 2002, the Queen spent a wonderful summer time celebrating a very glittering Golden Jubilee.

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The Queen marked 50 years on the throne on February 6, 2002. Three days later, her sister, Princess Margaret, handed away, and 7 weeks after that, the Queen Mom adopted. The beginning of the yr was spent in mourning. However because the summer time approached, and the nation ready to have fun the primary Golden Jubilee because the reign of Queen Victoria, a extra hopeful feeling was on the horizon.

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The Golden Jubilee festivities had been formally launched on April 30, 2002, when the Queen delivered a particular joint tackle to the Home of Lords and Home of Commons at Westminster Corridor.

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For the speech, the Queen wore her favourite pearls with the Metropolis of London Lily Brooch.

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For the following a number of weeks, Queen Elizabeth II attended particular Golden Jubilee celebrations throughout the nation. On Might 18, she was the visitor of honor at “All The Queen’s Horses,” a particular pageant held in the course of the Royal Windsor Horse Present. She wore the Dubai Sapphires for the event.

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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh had been in Scotland on Might 25 for the opening of the Normal Meeting of the Church of Scotland. They participated in a particular jubilee carriage journey in Edinburgh.

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For the meeting opening, the Queen selected the Cullinan V Brooch.

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On June 1, the Queen attended Promenade on the Palace, a particular classical music live performance held within the gardens at Buckingham Palace. She wore the Australian Wattle Brooch for the event.

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On the next day, June 2, the Queen and the Duke had been in Windsor for a particular jubilee service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. George Carey.

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The Queen chosen one of many oldest brooches in her assortment, the Duchess of Cambridge’s Pearl Pendant Brooch, for the event.

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On June 3, the Queen arrived on the Guildhall in Windsor for the disclosing of a brand new portrait by the painter Theodore Ramos. Within the new portray, pictured beside the Queen right here, she wears the Women of Nice Britain & Eire Tiara with the Pear-Formed Diamond Drop Cluster Necklace and Earrings and Prince Albert’s Brooch. (Within the portrait hanging behind her, which dates to 1954, the Queen wears Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara and Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace.)

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Along with her pearls, the Queen wore one among Queen Victoria’s Diamond Bow Brooches for the portrait unveiling.

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That night, again in London, the grand Celebration on the Palace rock live performance was held outdoors Buckingham Palace, adopted by a grand fireworks show.

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The Queen (having her hand kissed by Prince Charles right here in the course of the live performance) wore Queen Adelaide’s Brooch along with her pearls for the night occasions.

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The splendor was amped up on June 4, when the Queen and the Duke rode within the unimaginable Gold State Coach from Buckingham Palace to St. Paul’s Cathedral, the place a particular service of thanksgiving was held in her honor.

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For the service and the Guildhall luncheon that adopted, the Queen once more wore her pearls with the Metropolis of London Lily Brooch. (As its identify suggests, the brooch has particular resonance for the Queen’s relationship with the Metropolis of London, the place St. Paul’s Cathedral and Guildhall are positioned.)

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The Queen become a second outfit for the return to Buckingham Palace, the place a parade and balcony look adopted.

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HM appeared on the palace balcony along with her household to greet the well-wishers gathered on the Mall. She wore her signature pearls with a suitably golden brooch: the Golden Dahlia Brooch.

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Of all of the necessary days within the Queen’s life, few had been extra glittering, extra glowing, than Coronation Day in 1953. One of many jewels she wore that day, the Imperial State Crown, might be seen on the Queen’s coffin over the following a number of days as effectively.

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Sixteen months after the loss of life of her father, King George VI, and her accession to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II was topped in a glittering ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London. The day, June 2, 1953, was some of the memorable events of the period, with hundreds gathered within the Abbey and hundreds extra thronging the streets of London to catch a glimpse of the royal procession or the household on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

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By custom, the British monarch is topped utilizing St. Edward’s Crown, the oldest and heaviest crown in Britain that’s nonetheless getting used at this time. Like a lot of the crown jewels, the crown dates to the restoration interval. It was made in 1661, primarily based on the design of a medieval crown that bore the identical title. That authentic crown was bought throughout the interregnum, following the execution of King Charles I, and the brand new one was made following the restoration of King Charles II. We coated the historical past of the crown in way more element on this article.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher, positioned St. Edward’s Crown on Elizabeth’s head throughout some of the memorable moments of the coronation ceremony. The gang shouted “God Save the Queen!” 3 times because the crown touched the monarch’s head. This was the one and solely time that the Queen wore this specific crown. It is just used for coronations, and it’s saved in any respect different instances within the Tower of London. Throughout the Queen’s reign, the crown solely left the Tower on one different event: the sixtieth anniversary of the coronation in 2013, when it was briefly displayed at Westminster Abbey and filmed for a particular tv documentary.

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On the finish of the coronation ceremony, the heavy St. Edward’s Crown is swapped out for the lighter Imperial State Crown. The Queen wore the latter as she departed from the Abbey, and for the official images and balcony appearances that adopted. The Imperial State Crown was made in 1838 for the coronation of Queen Victoria, primarily based on the design of earlier crowns. Whereas St. Edward’s Crown is the coronation crown, the Imperial State Crown is the “working” crown—the one, for instance, worn by the Queen at nearly each State Opening of Parliament throughout her reign. (There have been two exceptions to this rule: two monarchs, Victoria and Edward VII, had been truly topped with the Imperial State Crown throughout their coronation ceremonies. We talk about this in additional element over right here.)

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Together with the 2 crowns, Elizabeth II additionally wore a number of different items of necessary jewellery throughout her coronation ceremony. These included the Coronation Necklace and Earrings, made for Queen Victoria in 1858; the Sovereign’s Ring, made for the coronation of King William IV in 1831; and the Coronation Armills, a pair of gold bracelets made in 1953 for the Queen as a present from a number of Commonwealth nations.

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However essentially the most recognizable piece of crown jewellery related to the Queen is, undoubtedly, the Imperial State Crown. The nineteenth-century crown is about with a number of necessary gems. The entrance of the crown is about with two of essentially the most recognizable: the Black Prince’s Ruby, a 170-carat spinel that’s stated to have been worn by King Henry V on the Battle of Agincourt, and the Cullinan II Diamond, a 317-carat stone minimize from the nice Cullinan Diamond.

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When the Cullinan II was added to the crown in 1909, one other nice stone, the Stuart Sapphire, was moved to the again of the piece. The 104-carat blue gemstone is alleged to be the identical gem taken by King James II when he fled the nation after the Wonderful Revolution in 1688, and which was later reacquired throughout the reign of King George IV.

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Hundreds of different gems additionally sparkle from the crown. From the monde (the spherical orb set on the crown’s arches), 4 extra necessary jewels are suspended. Although their provenance can’t be confirmed, these 4 pearls are stated to have belonged to Queen Elizabeth I.

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For many years, the Queen sparkled within the Imperial State Crown as she delivered her speech from the throne throughout the State Opening of Parliament in London. Right here, she wears the crown throughout her speech on the occasion in April 1966. She’s additionally carrying a Norman Hartnell gown—the identical one, in truth, that was later worn by Princess Beatrice on her wedding ceremony day.

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The pictures of the Queen carrying the Imperial State Crown are a few of the most acquainted and iconic of her reign. Right here, she wears the crown (plus the Vintage Girandole Earrings and the Diamond Festoon Necklace) on the State Opening of Parliament in November 2002.

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And right here, she wears the crown for a similar event in Could 2010. She wore the crown for the ultimate time in public on the State Opening of Parliament on Could 18, 2016. Since then, the crown has been current for the occasion, however not worn. And this week, we’ll see the Imperial State Crown resting on Her Majesty’s coffin throughout the mendacity in state at Westminster Corridor, which begins later at this time.

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Our retrospective on the outstanding lifetime of Queen Elizabeth II attracts to a detailed immediately with one ultimate second of sparkle and glitter: the unprecedented Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

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No British monarch earlier than Queen Elizabeth II had ever celebrated a Platinum Jubilee—70 years on the throne—and it’s not a feat we’ll seemingly see repeated in any of our lifetimes. The Queen was unable to attend the entire occasions on the jubilee schedule, however the appearances she did make will final in our collective reminiscence for a really very long time.

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The Queen’s accession day is February 6, and Buckingham Palace launched a number of new official pictures of the Queen two days forward of the anniversary to mark the start of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The photographs, taken in January, present the Queen within the Oak Room at Windsor Citadel. She wears the diamond and aquamarine clips gifted to her by her father, King George VI, as an 18th birthday current in 1944. The brooches have been a reminder that her accession day can also be the anniversary of her beloved father’s passing.

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On February 5, the Queen held a reception with representatives from area people teams within the ballroom at Sandringham Home, the place she historically spent her accession day. She wore one other pair of brooches that hearken again to her youth: the small Nizam of Hyderabad Rose Brooches, a part of a collection made by Cartier and given to the then-princess as a marriage current in November 1947.

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The Queen spent her accession day privately in 2022. However the palace did launch yet one more poignant {photograph} of the Queen, flanked by one of many well-known royal containers that include state papers and {a photograph} of King George VI. These elements of the picture mirror the job, however the brooches she wears within the image are an emblem of household. She selected to put on the Greville Ivy Leaf Clips, which have been a twenty first birthday reward from her mom, introduced to her through the African royal tour in 1947. They have been additionally the final brooches she wore in public earlier than turning into Queen. I wrote a prolonged article in February concerning the symbolism of the three pairs of brooches: twinned jewels, reinforcing the concept no monarch reigns alone, all with hyperlinks to her beloved father, mom, and husband.

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In Could, the Queen attended “A Gallop Via Historical past,” a particular Platinum Jubilee pageant on the Royal Windsor Horse Present.

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She wore her signature pearls—pearl and diamond earrings and a three-stranded pearl necklace—with a wrap adorned with crystal gildings for the present.

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Two days later, the Queen made a shock look in London for one more jubilee-related engagement: the official opening of the Elizabeth Line, a passenger rail service that runs from Studying and Heathrow Airport to Abbey Wooden and Shenfield.

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For the event, she wore a beloved diamond and gold brooch that was gifted to her throughout her Diamond Jubilee in 2012: the Fowl of Paradise Jubilee Brooch.

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In June, a full weekend of Platinum Jubilee celebrations have been held in London. The festivities kicked off with Trooping the Color on June 2. The Queen took the salute from the Buckingham Palace balcony alongside the Duke of Kent, after which made a second balcony look with different members of the royal household.

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The Queen sparkled within the Guards Brooch for the event. The gem-encrusted brooch options the badges of all 5 of the Foot Guards of the Family Regiments: the Coldstream Guards, the Grenadier Guards, the Irish Guards, the Scots Guards, and the Welsh Guards.

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Later that night, the Queen participated in a particular jubilee beacon lighting, touching the Commonwealth Nations Globe to begin a series of sunshine extending outward.

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She wore a brand-new brooch for the event, the Goldsmiths’ Platinum Jubilee Brooch, one of some new jewels gifted to her to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

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The brooch was a present from the Goldsmiths’ Firm. Royal reporter Rebecca English wrote on the time that the brooch held deep symbolic that means: “The 4 nations of the UK are represented by 4 diamond swirls and the nationwide flowers: the rose, the thistle, the daffodil and the shamrock. It additionally consists of her favorite lily of the valley.”

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The Queen discovered attending the jubilee occasions very bodily taxing, so she was not current for occasions just like the service of thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Epsom Derby, or the Platinum Occasion on the Palace.

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Besides that she did have a shock up her sleeve for these watching the Occasion on the Palace in spite of everything! She appeared in a particular video, accompanied by Paddington Bear, that was aired through the celebration. She wore her beloved Cullinan V Brooch for her particular tea celebration.

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The Queen was additionally not anticipated to attend the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, held exterior Buckingham Palace on June 5. The Gold State Coach made a particular look, fitted with a singular hologram that confirmed photographs of the Queen on her coronation day in 1953.

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Right here’s a better have a look at the hologram, which confirmed the Queen sporting the Imperial State Crown.

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However the Queen shocked everybody as soon as once more by arriving for one final Platinum Jubilee balcony look on the finish of the pageant. It was finally the final time she would step on to the palace balcony to greet the general public.

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For this ultimate balcony look, she wore her signature pearls with one of many heirlooms of the crown. That is one in every of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Bow Brooches, a part of a trio made within the 1850s. The brooches go instantly from monarch to monarch, to be used by queens regnant and consort.

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Twenty-five years after the Queen’s accession to the throne, she celebrated her Silver Jubilee whereas sporting a exceptional diamond jewel—which she would later additionally put on for a pair of household weddings.

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Queen Elizabeth II marked 25 years on the throne in February 1977. That June, main celebrations had been held in London, together with a particular service of thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

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Right here, the Queen arrives for the service on June 7, 1977, sporting a pink silk crepe and chiffon creation by Sir Hardy Amies. The costume and coat, together with an identical hat, are at the moment on show on the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, a part of this yr’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

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With the pink costume, she wore a spectacular pink diamond. The gem, set within the heart of the Williamson Pink Diamond Brooch, was one among her wedding ceremony presents in 1947.

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Right here’s a better take a look at the brooch. The diamond was given to the Queen by Canadian geologist John Thoburn Williamson, who owned the mine the place it was found. Elizabeth and her grandmother, Queen Mary, supervised the method of getting the diamond minimize and mounted in an appropriate piece of knickknack. The ensuing diamond and platinum brooch, made in London by Cartier, was completed in 1953, and it rapidly grew to become one of many Queen’s favourite items for necessary occasions.

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The brooch was a glowing decoration appropriate for a jubilee celebration. For the 1977 jubilee service, the Queen paired it with diamond and pearl drop earrings (now worn by the Princess of Wales) and a two-stranded pearl necklace (the Hanoverian Pearls, I believe).

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4 years later, she wore the brooch and one other double strand of pearls for one more necessary household milestone: the marriage of Prince Charles and Girl Diana Spencer.

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She pinned the Williamson Brooch to a sky blue costume for the marriage festivities.

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And in June 1999, she wore the brooch once more for the marriage of her youngest son, Prince Edward, to Sophie Rhys-Jones.

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This time round, she wore the pink diamond brooch along with her wedding ceremony pearls and the Women of Devonshire Pearl Earrings.

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Crown Princess Mary headed to southern Denmark to open a brand new college facility this week, and introduced pearl, diamond, and gold jewels alongside together with her.

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On Tuesday, Crown Princess Mary was in Kolding for the inauguration of the brand new campus of College School Syddanmark (College School South Denmark). She was joined by college college and employees, together with Alexander von Oettingen, for a tour of the brand new facility.

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The brand new campus is designed to supply area for the examine of future sound technicians, educating assistants and educators, and graphics-based communicators.

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Mary additionally spoke with college students throughout her go to. I’m certain she was paying shut consideration—it’s arduous to consider, however her two older kids, 16-year-old Prince Christian and 15-year-old Princess Isabella, will quickly be making choices about their post-secondary training plans.

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The crown princess regarded cool and picked up in a blue and ivory ensemble for the go to, that includes a shirt and skirt with a woven belt in shades of navy, purple, and white.

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She accessorized with jewels fabricated from gold, diamonds, and pearls. She selected a favourite pair of earrings from Dulong for the go to. They function pearl drops with bezel-set diamond accent stones. She owns a number of pairs of comparable earrings from the model with completely different shades of pearls and assorted design parts.

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She wore diamond rings on her left hand (however not her ruby and diamond engagement ring), in addition to a gold cuff bracelet from Rebekka Notkin.

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UFO No Extra additionally affords us extra details about further jewels worn by Mary for the campus go to. On her proper hand, she wore a diamond and gold ring, additionally from Rebekka Notkin, with an open oval design. She additionally wore a gold bracelet with a buckle design element, plus a wavy gold bangle from Dulong.

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Queen Elizabeth II’s marriage to the Duke of Edinburgh was probably the most enduring royal relationships in British historical past, and the celebrations of their fiftieth and sixtieth wedding ceremony anniversaries in 1997 and 2007 introduced out some beautiful royal jewels.

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We keep in mind 1997 primarily because the yr that the world misplaced Diana, Princess of Wales, nevertheless it was additionally the yr that the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their golden wedding ceremony anniversary. That June, they hosted a particular backyard occasion at Buckingham Palace, which was attended by different {couples} additionally celebrating 50 years of marriage.

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On November 20, 1997, the couple returned to Westminster Abbey, the place they’d married precisely 50 years earlier, for a service celebrating their landmark anniversary.

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After the service, the Queen and the Duke greeted well-wishers who had gathered close to the Abbey throughout the service.

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The Queen wore blue for the anniversary service, together with a hat trimmed with the identical brightly-printed material as her gown.

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She accessorized together with her signature pearls, plus probably the most vital brooches in her jewellery field: the Cullinan V Brooch.

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In reality, the Queen additionally wore the identical brooch for that June 1997 backyard occasion, too. The Cullinan V is an ideal brooch for celebrating marriage, with its central 18.8-carat heart-shaped diamond and complicated platinum setting. The diamond was positioned on this brooch setting underneath the supervision of the late Queen’s grandmother, Queen Mary.

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The Queen inherited the brooch from Queen Mary in 1953. It was one in all her very most worn brooches, and it additionally appeared at essential household occasions, together with the marriage of Princess Eugenie in 2018.

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Ten years later, Philip and Elizabeth celebrated one other outstanding milestone: their diamond wedding ceremony anniversary. To mark 60 years of marriage, they posed for particular portraits that recalled pictures taken throughout their honeymoon in November 1947.

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The unique pictures, taken at Broadlands, are iconic. In each the 1947 and 2007 portraits, the Queen wore the Sapphire Chrysanthemum Brooch.

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On November 18, 2007, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall threw a particular anniversary dinner for his mother and father at Clarence Home in London. The dinner was attended by the entire Queen’s youngsters and their youngsters. For the event, she wore a great deal of diamonds—together with Queen Mary’s Diamond Body Earrings and the King Khalid Necklace—and, sentimentally, the gold bracelet designed by Philip to rejoice their fifth anniversary in 1952.

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The next day, the royal household attended one other service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey to mark the diamond anniversary.

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Along with her pearls, the Queen wore a particular brooch inherited from her mom, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mom. It’s one of many ruby and diamond floral clips made for the Queen Mum by Cartier within the Forties. A stunning remembrance of the time interval of the royal wedding ceremony, and of a much-missed mom. The times of the late Forties had been additionally on the thoughts of Elizabeth and Philip, who departed shortly after the service for a visit to Malta, the place they’d spent a lot completely satisfied time within the early years of their marriage.

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On Friday night, Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen was glittering with jewels, together with a pair of tiaras worn by Danish princesses.

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have been joined by Princess Benedikte as they hosted a conventional dinner for members of the federal government and members of the Danish and European parliaments at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is often the host of those dinners, and he or she was initially scheduled to attend this one, however she examined optimistic for COVID on her return from Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral earlier this week.

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have been elegant of their gala apparel, with Mary in a contemporary pink night robe with a one-shoulder neckline. Each wore the insignia of the Order of the Elephant. Frederik additionally wore the neck badge of the Order of the Dannebrog, whereas Mary wore her mother-in-law’s Royal Household Order. (We mentioned the British Royal Household Orders intimately right here yesterday. The women of the Danish royal household, just like the Brits, put on these household orders, as do royal girls in Sweden, Norway, Thailand, and Tonga.)

Mary additionally added some acquainted jewels: the all-diamond setting of her marriage ceremony tiara, plus her trendy diamond fringe earrings.

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Mary’s robe has been in her closet for greater than a decade. She wore it in the summertime of 2011 for the princely marriage ceremony reception in Monaco. On that event, she additionally wore her marriage ceremony tiara, pairing it with items from the Danish Ruby Parure.

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The earrings, reportedly an public sale buy, have been in Mary’s jewellery field for at the very least six years. She wore them lately in Could throughout Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Denmark.

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Right here’s one other have a look at Mary’s ensemble and jewels. She additionally wore a diamond and gold bangle on her proper wrist and rings on each palms.

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Princess Benedikte selected certainly one of her favourite colours, purple, for her gala costume for the dinner. The robe featured a light-weight purple prime with a patterned skirt in shades of purple and inexperienced. She additionally wore the insignia of the Order of the Elephant and the Order of the Dannebrog, plus her late father’s Royal Household Order.

With the robe, she wore diamonds and amethysts, together with her Floral Birthday Tiara (an eighteenth-birthday current from her mother and father, King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid), a diamond necklace and earrings, and an amethyst brooch.

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Benedikte has one of many nicest units of amethyst jewels in any European royal assortment. She inherited the demi-parure from her mom, Queen Ingrid, in 2000. Above, she wears the necklace from the set for her sister’s Ruby Jubilee banquet in 2012.

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Benedikte additionally wore an attention-grabbing gold bracelet on her proper wrist, plus rings on each palms. I’d like to get a greater have a look at that bracelet!

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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been blessed to stay lengthy sufficient to witness the weddings of six of their eight grandchildren—all glittering royal affairs with attractive wedding ceremony tiaras.

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As you would possibly count on, the highest-profile wedding ceremony of one of many Queen’s grandchildren was that of Prince William (now the Prince of Wales) on April 29, 2011. As a result of he’s sooner or later anticipated to inherit the throne, his wedding ceremony to Catherine “Kate” Middleton was a glittering affair held at Westminster Abbey in London.

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For the marriage day, the Queen loaned Kate a particular jewel: the Cartier Halo Tiara. The ’30s tiara had initially been a present from the Queen’s father, King George VI, to her mom, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mom.

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The Queen additionally wore a particular diamond brooch along with her pearls: Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Brooch, which she inherited from her grandmother in 1953.

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The Queen’s different grandchildren had smaller, extra intimate household weddings exterior of the nation’s capital metropolis. On Could 17, 2008, the household gathered at Windsor for the marriage of Peter Phillips (Princess Anne’s son) to Autumn Kelly. Anne loaned her Diamond Festoon Tiara to the bride for the ceremony, which came about at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.

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As a result of the Phillips wedding ceremony was a late afternoon/night affair, the Queen didn’t put on a brooch. As a substitute, she accessorized with a few of her extra important pearl items: the Girls of Devonshire Earrings and a double-stranded pearl necklace (I feel the Queen Anne and Queen Caroline Pearls).

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On July 30, 2011, Princess Anne’s daughter, Zara Phillips, married Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh. Zara borrowed one other of her mom’s tiaras, Princess Andrew’s Meander Bandeau, for the ceremony.

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The Queen wore her regular daytime pearls and the Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch for Zara’s large day.

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The Duke of Sussex married his Duchess, Meghan Markle, at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor on Could 19, 2018. The Queen loaned an heirloom jewel, Queen Mary’s Diamond Bandeau, to Meghan for the marriage day.

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For the marriage, the Queen wore pearls with one other of Queen Mary’s jewels, the Richmond Brooch, worn with out its pendant.

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St. George’s Chapel, Windsor was additionally the situation for the marriage of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank on October 12, 2018. The Queen loaned one other particular jewel, the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara, to Eugenie for her bridal tiara.

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The Queen wore one in every of her most romantic royal jewels, the Cullinan V Brooch, for Eugenie’s wedding ceremony. (She additionally wore the brooch to have a good time her personal golden wedding ceremony anniversary.)

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Of their closing years, the Queen and the Duke have been capable of attend the marriage of Princess Beatrice of York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on July 17, 2020. The marriage was held on the Royal Chapel of All Saints on the grounds of Royal Lodge in Windsor Nice Park. The placement allowed Beatrice’s royal grandparents, who have been dwelling at Windsor Citadel in the course of the pandemic, to be among the many small variety of company on the ceremony.

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The Queen loaned Princess Beatrice each a really particular tiara and a really particular wedding ceremony gown. Beatrice wore Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara, which had been worn by the Queen for her personal wedding ceremony in 1947. She additionally wore a Norman Hartnell robe from the Queen’s archive. The gown was altered barely to suit Beatrice and make it wedding-appropriate.

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For the marriage ceremony (and the investiture that preceded it), the Queen wore the Rose of England Brooch. The gold brooch is ready with white and pink diamonds. It was a Diamond Jubilee present from the Sultan of Oman in 2012.

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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been blessed to reside lengthy sufficient to witness the weddings of six of their eight grandchildren—all glittering royal affairs with attractive wedding ceremony tiaras.

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As you may anticipate, the highest-profile wedding ceremony of one of many Queen’s grandchildren was that of Prince William (now the Prince of Wales) on April 29, 2011. As a result of he’s at some point anticipated to inherit the throne, his wedding ceremony to Catherine “Kate” Middleton was a glittering affair held at Westminster Abbey in London.

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For the marriage day, the Queen loaned Kate a particular jewel: the Cartier Halo Tiara. The ’30s tiara had initially been a present from the Queen’s father, King George VI, to her mom, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mom.

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The Queen additionally wore a particular diamond brooch together with her pearls: Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Brooch, which she inherited from her grandmother in 1953.

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The Queen’s different grandchildren had smaller, extra intimate household weddings exterior of the nation’s capital metropolis. On Might 17, 2008, the household gathered at Windsor for the marriage of Peter Phillips (Princess Anne’s son) to Autumn Kelly. Anne loaned her Diamond Festoon Tiara to the bride for the ceremony, which came about at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.

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As a result of the Phillips wedding ceremony was a late afternoon/night affair, the Queen didn’t put on a brooch. As an alternative, she accessorized with a few of her extra important pearl items: the Girls of Devonshire Earrings and a double-stranded pearl necklace (I believe the Queen Anne and Queen Caroline Pearls).

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On July 30, 2011, Princess Anne’s daughter, Zara Phillips, married Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh. Zara borrowed one other of her mom’s tiaras, Princess Andrew’s Meander Bandeau, for the ceremony.

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The Queen wore her typical daytime pearls and the Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch for Zara’s massive day.

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The Duke of Sussex married his Duchess, Meghan Markle, at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor on Might 19, 2018. The Queen loaned an heirloom jewel, Queen Mary’s Diamond Bandeau, to Meghan for the marriage day.

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For the marriage, the Queen wore pearls with one other of Queen Mary’s jewels, the Richmond Brooch, worn with out its pendant.

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St. George’s Chapel, Windsor was additionally the placement for the marriage of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank on October 12, 2018. The Queen loaned one other particular jewel, the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara, to Eugenie for her bridal tiara.

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The Queen wore one in all her most romantic royal jewels, the Cullinan V Brooch, for Eugenie’s wedding ceremony. (She additionally wore the brooch to rejoice her personal golden wedding ceremony anniversary.)

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Of their closing years, the Queen and the Duke have been in a position to attend the marriage of Princess Beatrice of York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on July 17, 2020. The marriage was held on the Royal Chapel of All Saints on the grounds of Royal Lodge in Windsor Nice Park. The situation allowed Beatrice’s royal grandparents, who have been residing at Windsor Citadel in the course of the pandemic, to be among the many small variety of visitors on the ceremony.

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The Queen loaned Princess Beatrice each a really particular tiara and a really particular wedding ceremony gown. Beatrice wore Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara, which had been worn by the Queen for her personal wedding ceremony in 1947. She additionally wore a Norman Hartnell robe from the Queen’s archive. The gown was altered barely to suit Beatrice and make it wedding-appropriate.

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For the marriage ceremony (and the investiture that preceded it), the Queen wore the Rose of England Brooch. The gold brooch is about with white and pink diamonds. It was a Diamond Jubilee present from the Sultan of Oman in 2012.

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The brand new millennium introduced new adjustments and challenges to the Queen and the royal household—together with the lack of two shut members of Elizabeth II’s household.

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Almost 5 years after the demise of Diana, Princess of Wales, the royal household discovered itself in mourning as soon as once more. This time, they felt the lack of a pricey mom and sister, who had fashioned a robust royal trio because the days of the Queen’s accession in 1952.

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Just some months earlier, the household had gathered for a milestone birthday celebration. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mom celebrated her one hundred and first birthday at Clarence Home in London on August 4, 2001. She was joined by her daughters, in addition to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren for the celebration.

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The Queen Mum wore a number of favourite items of knickknack, together with a triple strand of pearls, her diamond floral earrings, and Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Brooch, for the birthday celebration.

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However about six months later, celebration turned to remembrance. On February 9, 2002, Princess Margaret died. She had not been in good well being for a while, however she had made certainly one of her ultimate public appearances on the Queen Mom’s birthday celebration the earlier August. After which, on March 30, 2002, the Queen Mom handed away in Windsor. Two of the Queen’s most essential confidantes and supporters have been gone inside a interval of solely seven weeks.

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Princess Margaret’s funeral was held at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor on February 15, 2002. The personal service was attended by household and mates.

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For the personal service, the Queen wore the Metropolis of London Lily Brooch. Apparently, it’s the identical one she wore for the Queen Mom’s one hundred and first birthday celebrations (pictured close to the highest of this text).

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Against this, the late Queen Mom was memorialized with a grand ceremonial funeral in London. The sample of her funeral adopted the identical common order that we’ve seen taking place within the metropolis this week. On April 5, 2002, the Queen Mom’s coffin was taken in procession to Westminster Corridor, the place she lay in state for a number of days. The Queen Consort’s Crown that had been made for her in 1937 was positioned atop the coffin. (We mentioned that crown intimately in a current article.)

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Simply because the royal household did yesterday, they accompanied the coffin on its journey to Westminster Corridor and took part in a brief service on arrival. The Queen, who typically wore items from her assortment of diamond and pearl ribbon brooches for memorial events, wore the Dorset Bow Brooch for the Westminster Corridor service. The jewel was certainly one of Queen Mary’s marriage ceremony presents. Mary gave it to the Queen as a marriage current in 1947.

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On April 9, 2002, the Queen Mom’s funeral was held at Westminster Abbey, with the complete royal household in attendance.

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The Queen, pictured right here with Prince William and safety officer Richard Griffin, once more selected certainly one of her diamond and pearl bow brooches for the service. This time, she wore the Kensington Bow Brooch with its pearl pendant.

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The brooch is one other jewel that belonged to Queen Mary. It was given to Mary as a marriage current in 1893. Sixty years later, in 1953, the brooch was inherited by Queen Elizabeth II.

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