Queen victoria necklace

Queen Elizabeth II wears Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Necklace (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) Happy birthday, Queen Victoria! Today, the iconic nineteenth-century monarch would have turned a spry 197 years old. To help her celebrate, here's a

This month, we have been marking the Bicentenary of the Birth of Queen Victoria by featuring her Top 20 Jewels, one for each decade since the Birth of 2nd-longest reigning British Monarch, in the 2…

The jewelry trends of the Victorian era were set by – you guessed it – Queen Victoria herself. With a reign that spanned over 60 years, Queen Victoria was hugely influential in the history of jewelry design. The rise of Britain’s Middle Class after the Industrial Revolution meant that, for the first time, common people

Continuing with our Royal Jewels posts. Here’s presenting Queen Victoria’s Emerald Necklace, Earrings and Brooch, circa 1843 CE, currently housed in the Kensington Palace, London. Prince Albert designed this matching set of jewels, called a parure, for Victoria. The Queen wore the set to a banquet at Trinity College Cambridge to celebrate her husband’s appointment as chancellor. Victoria noted other occasions on which she wore this set including to Prince Alfred’s christening, when she…

Queen Victoria necklace

The Queen Mother’s Necklace. Originally belonging to Queen Victoria, this piece was eventually handed down as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II. While the weight of the prestigious Necklace has never been officially revealed, it is known to have around 45 large diamonds within it. #RoyalJewels #AntiqueJewelry

In 1887, to mark the 50th anniversary of her accession to the British throne, Queen Victoria was given an impressive necklace with 26 large pearls and over 300 diamonds, which she wore in the official Golden Jubilee photograph.

Victoria and her emerald tiara

British Royal Jewels on Instagram: “When Queen Mary married King George V in 1893, one of Queen Victoria’s presents to her was this diamond necklace from Carrington & Co. On…”

Queen Elizabeth... necklace information. Screenshot by Annoth. #annoth49 Uploaded by www.1stand2ndtimearound.etsy.com

Next week, Queen Elizabeth will attend the State Opening of Parliament. It's the one time she goes full-out bling in the daytime. Anybody ca...

Display of Queen Victoria's Emerald Tiara and Jewels at Kensington Palace #queenvictoria #victoria #jewels #tiara #emerald…

CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND DEMI-PARURE. The necklace designed as a series of graduated clusters, each centring on a cultured pearl within stylised floral surrounds of brilliant-cut diamonds, supporting at the front a cultured pearl drop dressed by a diamond-set cap, together with a pair of ear pendants of similar design, necklace length approximately 395mm, cultured pearl drop detachable, pair of ear pendants with clip and post fittings, cultured pearl drops detachable, fitted case.

"Diamond Jubilee Necklace" -- First owned by Queen Victoria who wore the Necklace and Earrings for her official Diamond Jubilee portrait in 1897. It was then worn by Queen Alexandra, Mary, and the Queen Mother. It has since been worn by our present Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day in 1953 and more recently, for her official Diamond Jubilee. Also featured, Queen Victoria's fringe brooch [last photo].