Tracks 8, 11 and 15 produced by Queen and David Richards Track 14 produced by Queen, John Anthony and Roy Thomas Baker Unless noted above, all tracks are the normal album versions. This album is a sequel to the 2004 album ' Jewels ', which reached no. 1 in the Japanese charts.
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Elizabeth wearing the Kokoshnik Tiara, diamond earrings, a diamond necklace and bracelet, and a silver watch to a state banquet for the President of Mexico in 2015The monarch of the, Queen, owns a historic collection of jewels – some as monarch and others as a private individual. They are separate from the and the coronation and state that make up the.The origin of a distinct royal jewel collection is vague, though it is believed the jewels have their origin somewhere in the 16th century. Many of the pieces are from overseas and were brought to the United Kingdom as a result of civil war, coups and revolutions, or acquired as gifts to the monarch. Most of the jewellery dates from the 19th and 20th centuries.The Crown Jewels are only worn at coronations ( being used to crown the monarch) and the annual (the ). At other formal occasions, such as banquets, the Queen wears the jewellery in her collection.
Elizabeth owns more than 300 items of jewellery, including 98 brooches, 46 necklaces, 37 bracelets, 34 pairs of earrings, 15 rings, 14 watches and 5 pendants, the most notable of which are detailed in this article. Contents.History General history Unlike the Crown Jewels—which mainly date from the accession of —the jewels are not official regalia or insignia. Much of the collection was designed for and, though some kings have added to the collection. Most of the jewellery was purchased from other European heads of state and members of the aristocracy, or handed down by older generations of the Royal family, often as birthday and wedding presents. In recent years, Elizabeth has worn them in her capacity as Queen of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and can be seen wearing jewels from her collection in official portraits made specially for these realms.
The House of Hanover dispute In 1714, with the accession of, the and the both came to be ruled in personal union by the. Early Hanoverian monarchs were careful to keep the heirlooms of the two realms separate. Gave half the British heirlooms to his bride, as a wedding present. In her will, Charlotte left the jewels to the 'House of Hanover'. The Kingdom of Hanover followed the, whereby the line of succession went through male heirs.
Thus, when acceded to the throne of the United Kingdom, her uncle became King of Hanover. King Ernest demanded a portion of the jewellery, not only as the monarch of Hanover but also as the son of Queen Charlotte. Victoria flatly declined to hand over any of the jewels, claiming they had been bought with British money. Ernest's son, continued to press the claim. Victoria's husband, suggested that she make a financial settlement with the Hanoverian monarch to keep the jewels, but informed the Queen they would neither purchase the jewels nor loan funds for the purpose.
A parliamentary commission was set up to investigate the matter and in 1857 they found in favour of the House of Hanover. On 28 January 1858, 10 years after Ernest's death, the jewels were handed to the Hanoverian Ambassador,. Victoria did manage to keep one of her favourite pieces of jewellery: a fine rope of pearls. Ownership and value Some pieces of jewellery made before the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 are regarded as heirlooms owned by the Queen in right of and pass from one monarch to the next in perpetuity. Objects made later, including official gifts, can also be added to that part of the at the sole discretion of a monarch.
Elizabeth wearing the Queen Mary Fringe Tiara and the City of London Fringe NecklaceThis tiara, which can also be worn as a necklace, was made for Queen Mary in 1919. It is not, as has sometimes been claimed, made with diamonds that once belonged to George III, but reuses diamonds taken from a necklace/tiara purchased by Queen Victoria from Collingwood & Co. As a wedding present for Princess Mary in 1893. In August 1936, Mary gave the tiara to her daughter-in-law, (later the Queen Mother). When Queen Elizabeth, consort of, first wore the tiara, Sir called it 'an ugly spiked tiara'. Later, she lent the piece to her daughter, Princess Elizabeth (future Elizabeth II), as ' for to in 1947. As Princess Elizabeth was getting dressed at before leaving for, the tiara snapped.
Luckily, the court jeweller was standing by in case of any emergency, and was rushed to his work room by a police escort. Queen Elizabeth reassured her daughter that it would be fixed in time, and it was. She also lent it to her granddaughter, for her marriage to Captain in 1973. It was put on show at an exhibition with a number of other royal tiaras in 2001. George III Fringe Tiara The George III Fringe Tiara is a circlet incorporating brilliant diamonds that were formerly owned by George III. Originally commissioned in 1830, the tiara has been worn by many. Originally, it could be worn as a collar or necklace or mounted on a wire to form the tiara.
Queen Victoria wore it as a tiara during a visit to the in 1839. In 's painting The First of May, completed in 1851, Victoria can be seen wearing it as she holds, the future. In a veiled reference to the adoration of the, the is seen presenting the young prince with a gift. Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara. Elizabeth wearing the Coronation Earrings and matching necklace at the opening of the New Zealand parliament in 1963.
She also wore the Kokoshnik Tiara.Like the Coronation Necklace, these earrings have been worn by queens regnant and consort at every coronation since 1901. Made for Queen Victoria in 1858 using the diamonds from an old badge, they are of typical design: a large brilliant followed by a smaller one, with a large pear-shaped drop. The drops were originally part of the armlet.
After they had been made, Victoria wore the earrings and matching necklace in the painting Queen Victoria by the European court painter, Franz Winterhalter. Greville Chandelier Earrings These 7.5 cm (3 in) long chandelier earrings made by Cartier in 1929 have three large drops adorned with every modern cut of diamond. The earrings were purchased by, who left them to her friend the Queen Mother in 1942, and Elizabeth's parents gave them to her in 1947 as a wedding present. However, she was not able to use them until she had her ears pierced. When the public noticed that her ears had been pierced, doctors and jewellers found themselves inundated with requests by women anxious to have their ears pierced too. Greville Pear-drop Earrings As well as the chandelier earrings, and 60 other pieces of jewellery, Mrs Greville left the Queen Mother a set of pear-drop earrings that she had bought from Cartier in 1938.
The pear-shaped drop diamonds each weigh about 20 carats (4 g). Diana, Princess of Wales, borrowed them in 1983 to wear on her first official visit to Australia. At a state banquet, she wore the earrings with a tiara from her family's own collection. The Greville Pear-drop Earrings passed to the Queen upon her mother's death in 2002.
Queen Victoria's Stud Earrings A pair of large, perfectly matched brilliant cut diamonds set as ear studs for Queen Victoria. Bahrain Diamond and Pearl Earrings Made out of a 'shell containing seven pearls' that were given to Elizabeth as a wedding gift by the, these earrings consist of a round diamond followed by a circle diamond from which three baguette diamonds are suspended. At the bottom, three smaller diamonds are attached to the round pearl. These earrings were occasionally lent by the Queen to Diana, Princess of Wales, the, and the Duchess of Cambridge.
Necklaces Queen Anne and Queen Caroline Pearl Necklaces. The Queen Mother wearing the Queen Anne and Queen Caroline pearls, 1939Both necklaces consist of a single row of large graduated pearls with pearl clasps. The Queen Anne Necklace is said to have belonged to, the last British monarch of the., the English art historian, wrote in his diary, 'Queen Anne had but few jewels and those indifferent, except one pearl necklace given to her by '., on the other hand, had a great deal of valuable jewellery, including no fewer than four pearl necklaces.
She wore all the pearl necklaces to her coronation in 1727, but afterwards had the 50 best pearls selected to make one large necklace. In 1947, both necklaces were given to Elizabeth by her father as a wedding present. On her wedding day, Elizabeth realised that she had left her pearls at. Her private secretary, was asked to go and retrieve them. He commandeered the limousine of King of Norway, but traffic that morning had stopped, so even the king's car with its royal flag flying could not get anywhere.
Colville completed his journey on foot, and when he arrived at St James's Palace, he had to explain the odd story to the guards who were protecting Elizabeth's 2,660 wedding presents. They let him in after finding his name on a guest list, and he was able to get the pearls to the princess in time for her portrait in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace. King Faisal of Saudi Arabia Necklace A gift from King, it is a fringe necklace in design and set with brilliant and baguette cut diamonds. King Faisal bought the necklace, made by the American jeweller, and presented it to her while on a state visit to the United Kingdom in 1967.
Before his departure, the Queen wore it to a banquet at the Dorchester hotel. She also lent the necklace to Diana, Princess of Wales, to wear on a state visit to Australia in 1983. Festoon Necklace. Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain Tiara and the Festoon NecklaceIn 1947, George VI commissioned a three-strand necklace with over 150 brilliant cut diamonds from his inherited collection. It consists of three small rows of diamonds with a triangle motif. The minimum weight of this necklace is estimated to be 170 carats (34 g).
King Khalid of Saudi Arabia Necklace This necklace was given to the Queen by King in 1979. It is of the design and contains both round and pear shaped diamonds. Like the King Faisal necklace, it was made by Harry Winston, and the Queen often lent the necklace to Diana, Princess of Wales. Coronation Necklace Made for Queen Victoria in 1858 by Garrard & Co., the Coronation Necklace is 38 cm (15 in) long and consists of 25 cushion diamonds and the 22-carat (4.4 g) Lahore Diamond as a pendant. It has been used together with the Coronation Earrings by queens regnant and consort at every coronation since 1901. Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace. Elizabeth II wearing the Nizam of Hyderabad NecklaceA diamond necklace made by Cartier in the 1930s.
It was a wedding gift to Elizabeth on her wedding to from the last, in 1947. The Nizam's entire gift set for the future Queen of the United Kingdom included a diamond tiara and matching necklace, whose design was based on English roses. The tiara has three floral brooches that can be detached and used separately. The Duchess of Cambridge has also worn the necklace. Brooches Cullinan III & IV ('Granny's Chips'). Cullinan diamonds IV and IIICullinan III and IV are two of several stones cut from the in 1905. The large diamond, found in South Africa, was presented to on his 66th birthday.
Two of the stones cut from the diamond were the 94.4-carat (18.88 g) Cullinan III, a clear pear-shaped stone, and a 63.6-carat (12.72 g) cushion-shaped stone. Queen Mary had these stones made into a brooch with the Cullinan III hanging from IV. Elizabeth inherited the brooch in 1953 from her grandmother. On 25 March 1958, while she and Prince Philip were on a state visit to the Netherlands, the Queen revealed that Cullinan III and IV are known in her family as 'Granny's Chips'. The couple visited the, where the Cullinan had been cut 50 years earlier.
It was the first time the Queen had publicly worn the brooch. During her visit, she unpinned the brooch and offered it for examination to Louis Asscher, the brother of Joseph Asscher who had originally cut the diamond. Elderly and almost blind, Asscher was deeply moved by the fact the Queen had brought the diamonds with her, knowing how much it would mean to him seeing them again after so many years. Cullinan V. Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Aquamarine Tiara with the Brazil necklace, earrings and braceletThe Brazil Parure is one of the newest items of jewellery in the collection. In 1953, the president and people of Brazil presented Elizabeth II with the coronation gift of a necklace and matching pendant earrings of and diamonds.
It had taken the jewellers an entire year to collect the perfectly matched stones. The necklace has nine large oblong aquamarines with an even bigger aquamarine pendant drop. The Queen had the drop set in a more decorative diamond cluster and it is now detachable.
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She was so delighted with the gift that in 1957 she had a tiara made to match the necklace. The tiara is surmounted by three vertically set aquamarines. Seeing that the Queen had so liked the original Coronation gift that she had a matching tiara made, the Government of Brazil decided to add to its gift, and in 1958 it presented Elizabeth II with a bracelet of oblong aquamarines set in a cluster of diamonds, and a square aquamarine and diamond brooch.
George VI Victorian Suite The George VI Victorian Suite was originally a wedding present by George VI to his daughter Elizabeth in 1947. The suite consists of a long necklace of oblong sapphires and diamonds and a pair of matching square sapphire earrings also bordered with diamonds.
The suite was originally made in 1850. The stones exactly matched the colour of the robes of the. Elizabeth had the necklace shortened by removing the biggest sapphire in 1952, and later had a new pendant made using the removed stone. In 1963, a new sapphire and diamond tiara and bracelet were made to match the original pieces.
The tiara is made out of a necklace that had belonged to, daughter of. In 1969, the Queen wore the complete parure to a charity concert. 1937 coronets For the in 1937, it was decided that Elizabeth and Margaret should be given small versions of crowns to wear at the ceremony. Ornate coronets of gold lined with crimson and edged with were designed by Garrard & Co. And brought to the royal couple for inspection.
However, the king and queen decided they were inappropriately elaborate and too heavy for the young princesses. Queen Mary suggested the coronets be silver-gilt in a medieval style with no decorations. George VI agreed, and the coronets were designed with. After the coronation, Mary wrote: 'I sat between Maud and Lilibet (Elizabeth), and Margaret came next. They looked too sweet in their lace dresses and robes, especially when they put on their coronets'. The coronation ensembles are in the Royal Collection Trust. See also.References.
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