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jihanverse · 5 months
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crown jewels supremacy (i am literally the only shipper, i coined the name)
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wedding-affair · 5 months
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Kim Kassas Couture | Bridal Spring 2024
Collection: Crown Jewels Gown: Alexandra
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renegadesstuff · 11 months
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I love these two so much 😍😍
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martianian · 11 months
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The flowers are wrong.
They're not wrong.
They're not the correct colour palette.
Oh did you choose the colour palette? Because I believe this is the queen's choice.
It is his majesty's ball.
She is the hostess.
He is the king.
She is the queen.
.......
(Looking at each other)
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The sculptures are in the wrong position.
I'm walking away.
(Brimsley walks away)..
(Reynolds asking the lady carrying flowers "Excuse me excuse me may I see those?")
(Brimsley stops stares and in denial and goes away )
(Reynolds "✍️✍️ hmmm")
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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manorjewels · 2 months
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Cullinan III and IV - two famous diamonds belonging to the British Crown Jewels and weighing a total of 158cts. Affectionately known as ‘Granny’s Chips’.
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sophiebernadotte · 4 months
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Prince Daniel's Crown
Prince Wilhelm's Crown, made by C. G. Hallbergs Guldsmeds AB in 1902, is the crown of Prince Daniel. Little Prince Oscar shares the crown with his father. This is the most recent addition to the Royal House's collection of crowns and, therefore, the most recent addition to Sweden's state regalia.
Photos: The Royal Court of Sweden
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tiaramania · 1 year
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Queen Camilla's Consort Crown
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It has been announced that Queen Camilla will wear Queen Mary's Crown for the coronation on May 6th. I was expecting her to wear Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother's Crown so this was a surprise.
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The crown was made by Garrard in 1911 using brilliant and rose cut diamonds set in silver and gold. You can see in the picture at the top that the three largest diamonds have been replaced with rock crystal/quartz replicas. The original diamonds were removed so that they could be worn in other jewelry which is normal for British consort crowns.
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For Queen Camilla the Cullinan III and IV are being put back in the crown but not the Koh-i-Noor. I let you read about the Koh-i-Noor diamond on your own. I think this is a very smart choice and it's not the first time the center of this crown has been set with another diamond.
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For the coronation of King George VI in 1937, Queen Mary wore the the crown without the arches or the cap and with the Cullinan V in the center since the Koh-i-Noor was being used in Queen Elizabeth's crown. These are the clearest photos I could find but you can see that the whole brooch is used because the diamond does not take up the full space of the center cross and there are smaller diamonds on the sides. I'm not sure which stone she is wearing in the center of the band since she's wearing the Cullinan IV as a brooch. Edit: @gloriouszipperskeletonshoe has the answer. They temporarily put one of the diamonds from Queen Victoria's Regal Circlet in the band. The Regal Circlet was being dismantled anyway so the diamonds could be used in Queen Elizabeth's crown.
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The eight arches are detachable and only four of them will be used this time. I'm guessing it's so that the crown is more in line with St. Edward's Crown and the Imperial State Crown which both only have four. All of the changes being made are options already available for the crown, it just hasn't been worn in this exact configuration before.
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Above are the crowns of Queen Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Mary. The only usable options are Elizabeth's and Mary's because all previous consort crowns (Mary of Modena, Adelaide, and Alexandra) have had all of the gemstones removed and some of them have been reset with rock crystal or glass stones. The last four queens consort have had new crowns made for them and this is the first time a consort crown has been reused since 1727. The Crown Jewels by Anna Keay is the best book on the subject if you are interested.
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europesroyalsjewels · 6 months
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Crown of Queen Elizabeth ♕ British Crown Jewels
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dragon-cuddles · 11 months
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Chonky fish
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ancientorigins · 9 months
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From the mysterious disappearance of the Crown Jewels of Ireland to the controversial looting of the Baghdad Museum, these 10 tragic thefts have become iconic examples of the challenges faced in preserving our historical legacy.
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bridgertonbabe · 11 months
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Watching the queen sitting for a painting with all her children makes me want to see a scene in the last season of Bridgerton where Violet sits for a painting featuring all of her children and spouses. 
Just imagine the snarky comments the siblings throw at one another, grumbling at how long they’ve been sat, that they’re too hot etc.
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Today is The King’s first State Opening of Parliament as Sovereign.
His Majesty will wear the Imperial State Crown, which is traditionally worn by the monarch for ceremonial occasions such as this. You might also recognise it from the Coronation in May.
7 November 2023
The Imperial State Crown is one of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom and symbolises the sovereignty of the British monarch.
It has existed in various forms since the 15th century.
The 1937 version is worn by a new monarch for the first time in the royal procession following their coronation (having been crowned with St Edward's Crown during the ceremony) and subsequently used at State Openings of Parliament.
The crown is adorned with 2,901 precious stones, including the Cullinan II diamond, St Edward's Sapphire, the Stuart Sapphire, and the Black Prince's Ruby (a spinel).
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wedding-affair · 5 months
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Kim Kassas Couture | Bridal Spring 2024
Collection: Crown Jewels Gown: Isabelle
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renegadesstuff · 11 months
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This scene is so pure. I love it 💛
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martianian · 11 months
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*YOU DID NOT GO OVER THE WALL*
*NO GEORGE. I DID NOT GO OVER THE WALL*
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nancydrewwouldnever · 11 months
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The thing I love, though, is when they trot out the Crown Jewels and The Black Prince's Ruby gets to put in an appearance.
The Black Prince's Ruby (which is not a ruby at all, but a very large spinel) has been part of the Crown Jewels since the 14th century. Its tale is full of blood and betrayal.
The "ruby" originally belonged to Abu Sa'ïd, one of the family members of the Caliph of Granada before its "reconquest" by the Christian monarchs of Spain. In 1361, during a power struggle between members of the ruling family, the Caliph Muhammad VI and his retinue were lured to Seville under terms of a peace negotiation from Don Pedro "the Cruel," King of Castile. Once there, the Caliph and his retinue were ambushed and beheaded. The ruby was found on Abu Sa'ïd's body at that time, and came into the possession of Don Pedro.
In 1366 Don Pedro's half-brother led a revolt against him. He called in reinforcements from England, led by Edward the Black Prince, to help him hold his throne. Part of that payment was the ruby being given to the Black Prince. The other part of the payment was that Don Pedro's daughters were given in marriage to the Black Prince's brothers. It didn't help Don Pedro for long; three years later his half-brother was able to catch him in a trap and kill him, becoming the new King of Castile.
The Black Prince took the ruby back to England. It disappeared from the historical record until it pops back up in 1415, when Henry V wore it at the Battle of Agincourt in France. The ruby may have helped save his life at the battle. The Duke of Alençon struck Henry V on the head with a battleaxe, but it glanced off his jewel-encrusted crown. Perhaps it struck the Black Prince's ruby, which is why it now has a smaller ruby inset to cover a flaw?
Richard II also wore it at the Battle of Bosworth, where he died.
It was set into the Tudor Crown in 1521. Oliver Cromwell sold it off after the Civil War. Charles II bought it back, and it's been in the Royal Jewels since then, and was set into the current crown in 1838 for the coronation of Queen Victoria.
Oh, by the way, the ruby was "born" in Tajikistan. So it had already made a huge journey to show up in Spain in the 14th century.
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