British crown jewels

royal tiaras....I'm no princess, I'm the queen. Lol.

Kohinoor or the Mountain of Light was the first word that escaped the mouth of Nadir Shah when he saw the diamond. In fact the Kohinoor has a spell binding aura and the Iranian invader could not av…

It doesn’t take an expert to know that royal families have a lot of incredibly expensive possessions. From palaces to cars they’ve lived the high life for decades, but there’s one particular element that is often more fascinating than anything else: jewels.

The Crown Jewels of the monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are today kept in the Tower of London and date mostly to the 17th century, with a few later sparkling additions...

© Historic Royal Palaces We learned late last year that two magnificent tiaras made in the reign of Queen Victoria would soon be going on display at Kensington Palace, and on Friday, the public will

The British crown jewels and Queen Elizabeth II's private jewelry collection are worth billions—here's who will inherit these treasures

Having carried out a questionnaire about the places I’d visited in London in the last year, it struck me, I’d never been to the Tower of London! So I enlisted the company of my great fr…

The tiara: Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara. The history: For Queen Alexandra's silver wedding anniversary of 1888, a royal committee (made up of 364 aristocratic ladies named 'The Ladies of Society') raised money to have this kokoshnik-style tiara made. It is made up of 61 diamond bars. The current wearer: Queen Elizabeth II.