Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
The Queen’s jewelry box contains numerous pieces of jewelry gifted by friends and relatives. Today, on the day of her accession, it seems particularly appropriate to discuss a set of beautiful diamond and sapphire jewels given to the Queen by someone very important indeed: her father, King George VI of the United Kingdom.
Seventy years ago today, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom became Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom overnight. As the Queen marks her Accession Day, I’ve got the story behind the brooch she wore in the instantly recognizable photographs of the moment she arrived back in Britain as its monarch for the first time.
Surprise! In honor of the Queen’s major milestone achievement this weekend—70 years on the British throne—we’re continuing our bejeweled survey of her dazzling decades this weekend with bonus Sparkling Spotlight posts. Today, we’ve arrived in the 2000s, with a grand appearance of the Queen’s Brazilian Aquamarines.