Jewels and Jewellery

The Duchess of Cornwall owns at least four of these adorable brooches from Van Cleef & Arpels, one of her favourite jewellers. They are part of the Lucky Animals collection…

The Queen’s official birthday is marked by Trooping the Colour, a large-scale ceremony of music and military display. This year, it is going ahead but in a scaled-back form privately…

You may have spotted The Duchess of Cornwall in a beautiful diamond floral tiara in some royal events. This is the Cubitt Shand tiara. The design is formed of flowers…

This mix of sapphires, rubies and diamonds creates one of The Queen’s favourite brooches. It depicts a basket – complete with twisted handle – of five colourful flowers spilling over,…

An unusual material to use for a brooch, porcelain is crafted delicately here to make a spray of – what I think look like – lily of the valley, with…

This tiara is certainly The Queen’s favourite in her collection – and it might be ours too! The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara was made by Garrard in…

A gorgeous deep purple brooch, this piece is an eye catcher in The Queen’s collection! A large hexagonal amethyst is decorated with diamond scrollwork around the top, and radiating rows…

This tiara had been thought dismantled, but surprised royal jewellery fans after being chosen as Meghan’s wedding tiara in 2018. Queen Mary’s bandeau tiara is formed of eleven sections, which…

One of The Queen’s more favoured brooches once belonged to her mother. The palm brooch – also sometimes called the paisley brooch – is made up of 203 diamonds set…

The Greville tiara – also known as the Boucheron honeycomb tiara – is one of The Duchess of Cornwall’s favourite pieces. Since becoming a member of the Royal Family, the…

We all know The Queen has some stunning jewellery in her vault – a great many pieces that we didn’t even know existed! Today, on Tiara Tuesday, we take a…

This gold-set brooch is made up of a cushion-cut diamond set on an angle, with a deep blue sapphire similarly positioned below (or next to) it. Both stones are enclosed…

Another that once belonged to Queen Victoria, this brooch features eight large pearls in a diamond shape, with three pendant pearls hanging from it. The longest pendant hangs in the…

This unusual looking brooch is made from ‘freeform’ gold (it looks like an abstract sun to me) and recycled carved rubies, with small diamonds studding it. The rubies are reportedly…

As we near the day of the Royal Wedding, one can certainly feel the excitement and anticipation in the air! There are so many surprises in store and questions that…

The stunning Cartier halo tiara, as worn by The Duchess of Cambridge on her wedding day, is now on display in Canberra. A new exhibition entitled ‘Cartier: The Exhibition’ is…

Three tiaras once in the Royal Family are to go on display from Friday at Kensington Palace, as part of an updated exhibition on Queen Victoria. Her dazzling diamond and…