Jewels and Jewellery

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…

The brooch that is part of Queen Alexandra’s wedding parure features three large pearls surrounded by diamonds, with three pendants of diamond and drop pearls. The centre of the brooch…

The aquamarine clip brooches were a gift to Princess Elizabeth in 1944 for her 18th birthday from her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The brooches are art-deco in…

It was thought that Queen Victoria’s wedding coronet was set to leave the UK in the hands of a foreign buyer last year, as the piece went to auction; thankfully,…

A ring that is believed to have been gifted by Elizabeth I to one of her senior naval officers following the defeat of the Spanish Armada, is to go on…

The Williamson Flower Brooch is a jonquil (daffodil-type) flower, featuring a pink diamond at the centre; 23.6k in total, it is the finest pink diamond in the world, according to…

This brooch features a central cabochon emerald surrounded by two circles of diamonds, the outer larger than the inner. A large drop emerald – a detachable pendant – is suspended…