Newspaper reveals the value of Queen Elizabeth’s jewelry

The British newspaper “Daily Express” revealed the value of the jewelry of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.

The newspaper pointed out that the Queen’s possessions “are among the most valuable jewelry owned by one person in the world,” adding that the total value of Queen Elizabeth’s jewelry and crowns is estimated at about 2.9 billion pounds, equivalent to 4 billion dollars.

She explained that “Elizabeth II received many of them as a gift from royal and other personalities in the world, and the most expensive piece in these jewelry is the (Oriental Circle) crown, whose value is estimated at about 6 million pounds, equivalent to 8.3 million US dollars, which was originally owned by Queen Victoria, who She died in 1901.

“This tiara was originally designed by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria in the year 1853,” said Sophie Naylor, senior advisor to Diamonds77 in London, one of Europe’s largest jewelry companies. A diamond in total with engraved opal in the center of the lotus flower motif.
“Because opal is associated with misfortune and misfortune, Queen Alexandra chose to change the stones to Burmese ruby ​​in 1901, the current design, which is inspired by the architectural style of the Mughal emperors and the lotus flowers from South Asia, which eventually inspired the name of this oriental crown.”

The newspaper stated that “the second most expensive piece owned by Queen Elizabeth, aged 95, is (Queen Mary’s Crown), which has a value of about 5 million pounds, equivalent to 7 million dollars.”

“This tiara was designed and made in 1919, and the diamonds in the tiara were redesigned from a necklace that Queen Mary originally wore on her wedding day in 1893,” Naylor explained, noting that “Queen Elizabeth chose to wear it on her wedding day to Prince Philip.”

She indicated that the crown was broken on the morning of the royal wedding and was taken to the jewelry workshop, where they repaired it and returned it in time for the Queen’s arrival at Westminster Abbey, to complete the wedding ceremony of Philip, who died last April at the age of 99.