Impressive purple Crown, with many fancy gems was placed on her coffin Queen Elizabeth, during the popular pilgrimage of her body to Westminster.
This is one of the most famous crowns of the British royal family, and its value is priceless: it 3000 gems, among which 2868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 5 rubies.
Finally, imperial Crown, which, with all these gems, almost “blinds” you when the light falls on it, is a symbol of greatness and dominance. Historically, since the Middle Ages, crowns have been a sign of wealth and prestige.
The imperial crown was now made 1937 for his coronation King George VI and father of Elizabeth. The previous crown belonged to the era of Queen Victoria. The new imperial crown was supposed to be lighter and easier to use. weighs over a kilogram.
Among the gems that adorn it, there is one 317 carat Cullinan II diamond, which has been cut the largest diamond ever found. But also the oldest stone found in the royal collection: sapphire who is said to have adorned his ring King Edward the Confessor, come back to 11th century This is a sapphire, which is now in the center of the imperial crown cross.
However, the jewel in the crown that made Queen Elizabeth stand out is a large red ruby known as the Black Prince’s Ruby. The history of this ruby goes back to 1415 and King Henry V who is said to have worn it in Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years War. According to legend, Heinrich inserted a pen into a hole in a gemstone.
Queen Elizabeth wore Every year Imperial crown, official opening of parliament in his royal speech.
In 2018, Elizabeth joked about crown weight, characteristically saying that he cannot look down and read her speech, but must raise her speech so as not to break her neck.
2019, the queen started wearing one light crown, while 2021 and the last time he participated in the above process, he did not wear a crown at all.
As for the cost of the imperial crown, it is almost impossible to accurately calculate, but, as palace expert Alastair Bruce characteristically points out, “You can add as many zeros as gems to it.”
According to the BBC.
Source: Kathimerini
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