The Cullinan diamond discovered accidentally in the Premier diamond mines of Transvaal, South Africa, on January 26th, 1905, had an enormous weight of 3,106 carats, making it the largest ever gem-quality rough diamond to be discovered in the world. The diamond was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the discoverer and owner of the Premier diamond mines, where mining activity began just three years before the record-breaking discovery.
The Cullinan V is one of the jewels set with stones cut from the incredible Cullinan Diamond. The Queen inherited the brooch from her grandmother, Queen Mary, in 1953, and it has remained a favorite throughout her seven decades on the throne.1 new message (internetstones.com)
All The Queen's Brooches, Exploring The Jewellery Of Queen Diamond Scroll Brooch The diamond scroll brooch with the centre lozenge shaped emerald was made by taking the centre of the Stomacher and hanging the emerald drop from the Cullinan VIII Queen Alexandra’s Triple Drop Brooch The brooch is part of a set which was given to Princess Alexandra by the Prince of Wales as a wedding present in 1863 and which she wore on her wedding day. The brooch is set with three pearls and has three detachable pendant pearls suspended from single large diamonds. The set belonged to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother since the accession of King George VI in 1936. The Cullinan VII and Cullinan VIII Brooch Queen Mary used the Cullinan VII an 8.8 carat marquise cut stone as a pendant to the Cullinan VIII, a 6.8 carat oblong brilliant to form a second brooch. Queen Victoria’s Bow Brooches Bow brooches have been very popular since the 17th century. In May 1858. In May 1858 three brooches were made out of 506 diamonds which were supplied by Queen Victoria, but they were worn by Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary at their coronations. The Empress Feodorovna of Russia Brooch A cabochon sapphire brooch surrounded by two rows of diamonds with a pearl drop hanging from a collet diamond. The brooch was a wedding gift in 1866 to Princess Dagmar of Denmark on her marriage to the Tsarevich Alexander, from her sister and brother in law, the Prince and Princess of Wales. Queen Mary purchased the brooch from the Dowager Empress Marie’s Estate in 1929. The Queen inherited the brooch in 1953. Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee Brooch Queen Elizabeth’s brooch is a festoon design of diamonds with a pearl centre and a pearl drop hanging from a looped chain of diamond collets. It was a gift to Queen Victoria in 1897 from the members of her household in celebration of her golden jubilee. She left it to the crown in 1901. It came to Queen Elizabeth in 1936. Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/Travel-Updat... Twitter ► https://twitter.com/travelupdate30 Google+ ► https://plus.google.com/1155673503966... Please Like & Subscribe Travel Update
