
As we approach tomorrow’s first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing, let’s continue our look at her royal sapphires with a set given to her in the Middle East in the 1970s.
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Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World

As we approach tomorrow’s first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing, let’s continue our look at her royal sapphires with a set given to her in the Middle East in the 1970s.

On Saturday, the British royals headed to the Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park for their annual appearance at the rollicking Braemar Gathering.

In the end, it’s pretty inevitable: how could a tiara tournament that ends in September have any other champion than a sapphire sparkler? Read on for the full results of our Nobel Tiara Prize, including a fascinating retrospective of the tiara’s Nobel appearances over the past five decades.