More than 10,000 diamonds go on show in London this week, Buckingham Palace, 60th of Queen Elizabeth To mark the year on the throne, in a fireworks display of gemstones gathered over the centuries as objects of beauty and symbols of power.
The exhibition of 30 June to 8 July and then from 31 July to 7 October is intended to coincide with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee year, and regularly features jewels she wears on official occasions in the UK and abroad.
"The exhibition aims to show how rulers have used diamonds, as a visible sign of wealth and makes," said curator Caroline de Guitaut, described the crowns, tiaras, rings, earrings, swords and snuff on the display as "priceless."
De Guitaut said that the 86 years was old monarch consulted, which would be used for the exhibition, housed in a darkened room in Buckingham Palace and access through gilded colonnades lined with royal portraits of generations back.
"We tried some The largest diamond in the possession of the royal present. "
The first item on the card in a brightly lit display case is Queen Victoria's small diamond crown that has, despite its size has more than 1,100 diamonds.
After her husband Prince Albert's death in 1861, the only other British monarch, a diamond anniversary marked only wore mourning clothes were, that is colorless stones such as diamonds clearly an ideal embellishments.
Victoria was regularly wearing in the picture, including the Diamond Jubilee in her official portrait.
Perhaps the most impressive display, but is cut by seven of the nine large stones from the Cullinan diamond, the largest ever found.
The gem was discovered in 1905 in South Africa and was so large that employees working in the mine at first threw it way, provided that it was a worthless crystal.
Finally, however, the stone was given a weight of 3106 carats in the rough state of King Edward VII, decided it sanded and polished.
It produced nine major stones and 96 small diamonds, brilliant. The two most important gems, the most colorless and flawless diamonds in the world were laid down in the sovereign's scepter and Imperial State Crown.
How many of the major diamond exhibition in the Cullinan III and IV in a variety of settings over time, but now form a brooch worn by Queen Elizabeth at a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral earlier this month served.
Cullinan v is in a brooch, Cullinan VII just as supporters of an emerald necklace, Cullinan, VI and VIII are also a brooch and Cullinan IX, the smallest of the nine major stones at 4.4 carats, is set in a platinum ring.
Underlines the diamonds were gifts of diplomacy as well as objects of desire are owned by Queen Victoria's brooch jewels presented to her fringe of the Turkish Sultan as a sign of gratitude for the support of Britain in the Crimean War.
The exhibition of 30 June to 8 July and then from 31 July to 7 October is intended to coincide with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee year, and regularly features jewels she wears on official occasions in the UK and abroad.
"The exhibition aims to show how rulers have used diamonds, as a visible sign of wealth and makes," said curator Caroline de Guitaut, described the crowns, tiaras, rings, earrings, swords and snuff on the display as "priceless."
De Guitaut said that the 86 years was old monarch consulted, which would be used for the exhibition, housed in a darkened room in Buckingham Palace and access through gilded colonnades lined with royal portraits of generations back.
"We tried some The largest diamond in the possession of the royal present. "
The first item on the card in a brightly lit display case is Queen Victoria's small diamond crown that has, despite its size has more than 1,100 diamonds.
After her husband Prince Albert's death in 1861, the only other British monarch, a diamond anniversary marked only wore mourning clothes were, that is colorless stones such as diamonds clearly an ideal embellishments.
Victoria was regularly wearing in the picture, including the Diamond Jubilee in her official portrait.
Perhaps the most impressive display, but is cut by seven of the nine large stones from the Cullinan diamond, the largest ever found.
The gem was discovered in 1905 in South Africa and was so large that employees working in the mine at first threw it way, provided that it was a worthless crystal.
Finally, however, the stone was given a weight of 3106 carats in the rough state of King Edward VII, decided it sanded and polished.
It produced nine major stones and 96 small diamonds, brilliant. The two most important gems, the most colorless and flawless diamonds in the world were laid down in the sovereign's scepter and Imperial State Crown.
How many of the major diamond exhibition in the Cullinan III and IV in a variety of settings over time, but now form a brooch worn by Queen Elizabeth at a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral earlier this month served.
Cullinan v is in a brooch, Cullinan VII just as supporters of an emerald necklace, Cullinan, VI and VIII are also a brooch and Cullinan IX, the smallest of the nine major stones at 4.4 carats, is set in a platinum ring.
Underlines the diamonds were gifts of diplomacy as well as objects of desire are owned by Queen Victoria's brooch jewels presented to her fringe of the Turkish Sultan as a sign of gratitude for the support of Britain in the Crimean War.
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