1 Crown of the British Empire
This crown belongs to the British royal family and is dedicated to the coronation ceremony and the opening ceremony of parliament. The British crown is inlaid with several precious gems in human history, such as the famous "black prince Gem", the second largest diamond in the world, "Africa Star II" and St. Edward Aquamarine. There are 4 rubies, 1 1 emerald, 16 aquamarine, 227 pearls and more than 2,800 diamonds.
When Queen Elizabeth II attends the opening ceremony of Parliament every year, the royal carriage will transport the crown to the dressing room of Westminster Palace, and the Queen will wear the crown to attend the ceremony.
2 George IV Crown
1820, King George IV of England ordered the construction of his coronation ceremony. Seven works of art inlaid with diamonds were made in the same batch and are now kept in the royal family. Elizabeth II often wears it on important occasions, such as drawing portraits of stamps and coins. Classic and beautiful images can almost be used to represent the image of Britain. This crown has never been used by members of the royal family. Only queens and queens can wear them. George IV's crown is inlaid with 1333 diamonds, four of which are light yellow, and the base is inlaid with diamonds totaling ***325.75 carats and 169 pearls. The design of the crown combines roses, thistles and clover, which symbolize England, Scotland and Ireland respectively.
The highest of the nine provinces in Belgium.
1926, Leisen, a Belgian royal jewelry supplier, made the crowns of nine Belgian provinces with platinum and diamonds in 0855. The Crown contains 65,438+065,438+0 main diamonds, representing the Belgian government, nine provinces in Belgium and Congo in belgian colonial at that time. 1927, the Belgian government awarded this crown to Princess Astri of Sweden, who later married Crown Prince Leopold III of Belgium. So far, this crown has witnessed the coronation of four generations of Belgian queens.
4 Catherine II Grand Crown
1762, Catherine II invited a talented court jeweler Borgier to crown her. The dazzling crown is inlaid with 4836 diamonds weighing 2858 carats, among which the world's largest velvet red spinel, weighing about 398.72 carats, is decorated in the crown. A dozen of the most important diamonds fell from the crown of the then king of Europe. Total crown weight1907g, height 27.5cm, lower circumference 64cm. It is listed as one of the seven famous historical diamonds in the former Soviet Union.
5 Alexandra
Queen Alexandra's Russian crown was specially raised by a group of aristocratic girlfriends in Queen Alexandra, England, to celebrate her wedding anniversary with Edward VII. This extremely luxurious crown is inlaid with 488 diamonds, as hard as a "diamond wall". The current Queen Elizabeth II loves this crown very much. It can be said that she was dressed like this since she was a child.
6 Roy Hittenberg sapphire diamond crown
The sapphire diamond crown, also known as Queen Josephine, was brought to Sweden by Queen Josephine. It is said that this is a gift from Napoleon to his mother. This set of jewelry includes crown, brooch, hairpin, necklace and earrings. It is characterized by simplicity and portability. It can be worn like a headdress or a crown. So you can choose different ways to wear it, and it is flat and easy to carry.