Elizabeth II owned a historic collection of jewels – some as monarch and others as a private individual. They are separate from the gems and jewels of...
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and state regalia of the crown jewels. Most of her jewels were either presents from foreign royalty, on loan from Queen Elizabeth II, wedding presents...
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set of matching jewellery to be used together which first became popular in 17th-century Europe. Jewels of Elizabeth II Jewels of Diana, Princess of Wales...
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The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, originally the Crown Jewels of England, are a collection of royal ceremonial objects kept in the Jewel House at...
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tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. It is the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross. On 9 March 2024, the introduction of the Elizabeth Emblem was announced...
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The image of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms and Head of the Commonwealth from 1952 to 2022, was generally favourable...
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records of the jewels and packing materials for sending jewels to court. The 1574 inventory was made by John Astley, Master and Treasurer of the Jewel House...
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Royal corgis (redirect from Corgis of Queen Elizabeth II)
Queen Elizabeth II and her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Fond of corgis since she was a small child, Elizabeth II owned...
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Elizabeth II was proclaimed queen throughout the Commonwealth after her father, King George VI, died in the early hours of 6 February 1952, while Elizabeth...
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Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February...
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2010). "The Crown Jewels: The Queen's cursed diamond". The Sunday Express. Retrieved 15 February 2015. Field, Leslie (1997). Queen's Jewels. Harry N. Abrams...
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Tiara (category Types of jewellery)
Liangbatou Military tiara Mural crown Papal tiara Jewels of Elizabeth II Jewels of Diana, Princess of Wales Jewels of the Swedish royal family Tainia Munn, Geoffrey...
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Imperial State Crown (category Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom)
The Imperial State Crown is a state crown of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. It has existed in various forms since the 15th century and the present...
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which is part of the Honours of Scotland (informally the Scottish Crown Jewels), that Scottish monarchs used at their coronation. The Elizabeth Sword, along...
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result of an act of terrorism since 1 January 1948, after the Second World War. It bears the name of Queen Elizabeth II. Designed by Dayna White of Birmingham...
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number of important historical figures. After its commission by Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy, the jewel was part of the Burgundian crown jewels for...
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succeeded by his elder daughter Queen Elizabeth II. In 1953, Elizabeth II was granted the official title of Queen of Ceylon by the country's parliament and...
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50806; -0.07611 The Jewel House is a vault housing the British Crown Jewels in the Waterloo Block (formerly a barracks) at the Tower of London. It was opened...
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Tudor. Another list of Arbella's jewels was made in 1607. Jewels of James V of Scotland Jewels of Mary, Queen of Scots Jewels of Anne of Denmark Frederick...
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observed in the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster, on Tuesday, the second day of June, 1953". Oremus...
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Museum of Scotland. The Crown Room in Edinburgh Castle also contains the Elizabeth Sword, a silver-gilt wand, the 17th-century Stewart Jewels (which were...
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Cullinan Diamond (redirect from Cullinan II)
of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. Seven other major diamonds, weighing a total of 208.29 carats (41.66 g), were privately owned by Elizabeth II...
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issue of national languages that D. S. Senanayake had suspended. Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon, toured the island in 1954 from 10 to 21 April (She also...
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The wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten (later Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) took place on Thursday 20 November...
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Between 14 and 19 September 2022, a queue of mourners waited to file past the coffin of Elizabeth II while she lay in state at Westminster Hall in London...
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century of British rule, Fiji became a Commonwealth realm—an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations with Elizabeth II as Queen of Fiji and...
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Elizabeth II was Queen of Ghana from 1957 to 1960, when Ghana was an independent sovereign state and a constitutional monarchy. She was also queen of...
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Crown jewels are the objects of metalwork and jewellery in the regalia of a current or former monarchy. They are often used for the coronation of a monarch...
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governor-general of Nigeria. Elizabeth II was the only monarch to reign during this period. As such, she was officially titled Queen of Nigeria. The monarchy...
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South Africa. His successor, Queen Elizabeth II was granted a distinct South African style and title by the Parliament of South Africa in 1953. South Africa...
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