Today marks The Queen’s #SapphireJubilee – In London, royal gun salutes commemorated the occasion across the capital. A 41-gun salute was fired by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park at midday and a 62-gun salute by the Honourable Artillery Company was fired at the Tower of London at 13:00 GMT.
Sapphire Jubilee to Queen Elizabeth II, who became Queen on this day in 1952. In honour of her Sapphire Jubilee, we will have a look at all of the Queen’s sapphires.
Over the years, she has added to the gifts from her father with a tiara and a bracelet to complement the original jewellery:
In 1947 Lillian Thomas Pratt bequeathed to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts her remarkable collection of more than 400 Russian objects, including five Imperial Easter Eggs and approximately 170 additional works from the House of Fabergé.
VMFA Faberge Egg Research-Rock Crystal Egg Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | Richmond, Virginia The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art
Alexandra Duchess of Fife| Wedding Jewels Diamond Tiara|Princess Arthur of Connaught Hochzeits Schmuck Diamant Diadem der Prinzessin Arthur von Connaught | Herzogin von Fife
Royal Marriage in 1913
The presents to Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Duchess of Fife came from every member of the Royal family in England, as well as from other givers:
it pathed to the next generation, Queen Alexandra which wore it in severel ways as ornaments – and as long chain – it must be in total1,60m for a length of 80cm worne on her dress, which she wore on the occassion of the wedding of her granddaughter Alexandra McDuff
Royal diamond brooch| The Argyll Daisies Brooches – Duchess Marina’s daisies brooch – diamond flower brooch|Duchess of Kent |Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll
Festlichkeiten die Vermählung der Prinzessin Margarethe mit dem Prinzen Friedrich Karl von Hessen | der späteren Landgräfin von Hessen und Ihre Geschenke
Princess Frederic Charles of Hesse Landgravine of Hesse | Royal Wedding
Festlichkeiten die Vermählung der Prinzessin Margarethe mit dem Prinzen Friedrich Karl von Hessen
Fleur de Lys Diadem Tiara & Heraldic Roses Tiara, Diadem | Royal Imperial Jewel Present to Princess Friedrich Karl of Hesse Fleur-de-lis Fleur d lys Diademe, fleur de lys tiaras, fleur de lys diademas, tiare, royaljewels, royaltiaras
Schmuck und Juwelen der Deutsche Fürstenhäuser | Royal Jewels – Historical Jewerly and Treasure of Royals and Aristocracy | bijoux historiques| исторические драгоценности