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Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (later the Queen Mother) wears the Oriental Circlet and the Crown Rubies in a portrait celebrating her silver wedding anniversary, 1948
Jewels in Motion: The Brazilian Aquamarine Parure
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Sometimes it’s difficult to fully assess a set of royal jewelry from still photographs alone, because jewels sparkle and move in real life. Many people aren’t big fans of Queen Elizabeth II’s suite of gargantuan aquamarines — do these moving images help change your mind at all, or no?
The Queen wears the original version of the tiara at the Royal Film Performance in 1968
The Queen wears the original version of the tiara at the Royal Film Performance in 1968
The Queen speaks with President Cardoso of Brazil ahead of a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, December 1997
The Queen speaks at the Brazilian state banquet, December 1997
The Queen speaks at the Brazilian state banquet, December 1997
The Daily Diadem: Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Gift Tiara
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Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (then Princess of Wales) wears the diamond tiara from her wedding gift parure in a portrait, ca. 1880s; the tiara was left to her daughter, Princess Victoria, and later “disposed of”