Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
One of the most delightful aspects of the British royal jewelry vaults is the collection earmarked as “heirlooms of the crown” — jewels designated to be worn by sovereigns and their consorts. Today’s brooch, Queen Victoria’s Pearl and Diamond Brooch, is one of those pieces.
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Yorkshire on Friday, and Camilla wore a regal new brooch for the occasion.
One of the more unusual floral tiaras in any royal collection, the Queen Mother’s Strathmore Rose Tiara is a piece that remains in the Windsor vaults but hasn’t been seen in public in years. Part of the reason for the tiara’s disappearing act may actually be connected not only with its large flowers but also with its early twentieth-century roots.