Princess Catherine's Gorgeous Jewelry Inherited From The Late The Queen

Three months after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Catherine paid homage to her grandmother-in-law by wearing a lot of pieces of jewellery from the monarch's personal collection. The grand jewellery of the royal family has long held deep meaning, especially as it is passed on through generations. Catherine, Princess of Wales regularly honours the late Princess Diana by wearing pieces she inherited from her. But now, with the Queen's passing, what will happen to her show-stopping jewels, including her iconic collection of brooches and tiaras, and her favourite string of pearls? The late Queen Elizabeth's iconic 800,000 British pounds diamond crown is set to be worn by Catherine, the Princess of Wales, one day. The diamond item had pieces one of the most symbolic pieces of jewellery in the royal collection. It was worn by Queen Elizabeth II several times during her reign, including her first state opening of Parliament in 1952 and on the journey to her coronation in 1953. Reset with jewels from the royal collection for Queen Victoria, it is estimated to be worth nearly 800,000 British pounds today and is one of the rarest pieces in the Crown Jewels Collection. Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace. This diamond-encrusted beauty is fit for a Queen, literally. The necklace was a wedding gift to the then Princess Elizabeth from the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1947. Hugh Roberts describes it as The pavé set centre with detachable double-drop pendant incorporating 13 emerald-cut diamonds and a pear-shaped drop, the chain of 38 brilliant cut open-back collets with an elongated oval brilliant set snap. Four Strand Pearl Necklace. Princess Catherine, who wore the four-strand necklace to the Queen's funeral, added the baubles to her Remembrance Festival outfit in November 2022. Though the Queen has a habit of shortening longer necklaces to suit her, she usually stays away from the choker style, making this particular piece an interesting part of her collection. The necklace includes four rows of pearls with a central diamond clasp in a curved shape, each side including three rows of diamonds that join at the top and bottom with marquise diamonds. Three Strand Pearl Necklace. The Princess of Wales held a lunch for the Governor's General of the Commonwealth Nations at Buckingham Palace in September 2022, and she wore the late This is the necklace that we see most frequently. It was made to the Queen's order from Family Pearls shortly after she came to the throne in 1952. The pearls are graduated in size with a warm, creamy colour, and the necklace is fastened with a small diamond clasp. Diamond Quarter Foil Bracelet. Princess Catherine, like her grandmother-in-law before her, shined bright like a diamond whenever she borrowed this jewel of a bracelet from the monarch. The bracelet is a large, flexible diamond jewel with two borders of diamonds surrounding an intricate pattern that includes a distinctive caterfoil design. Queen Elizabeth's Wedding Bracelet. It doesn't get any more special than borrowing the same bracelet Her Majesty wore on her wedding day, seen here on Cade in 2015. The bracelet also includes three large brilliant cut diamonds. The bracelet's design is geometric, almost It features three large, square links connected by vertical sections. Like the engagement ring, the bracelet is set in platinum. It can sometimes be a little challenging to spot the bracelet in photographs, as the Queen's collection includes a number of diamond bracelets of a similar shape and size to this one, including Queen Mary's chain-link bracelets and the diamond and gold bracelet that belonged to Queen Victoria. Pearl Leaf Brooch. Catherine wore the sparkler at her Black Coat Dress as she participated in Her Majesty's procession to Westminster Hall in September 2022. Cartier Halo Tiara. As her 2011 wedding to Prince William officially made her a member of the Royal Family, Catherine marked the occasion by wearing the Queen's Cartier Tiara. The tiara was made by Cartier in 1936 from diamonds and platinum and was purchased by the Duke of York for his Duchess three weeks before he became King George VI and she became the future Queen Mother. Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara. A favourite of the late Princess of Wales, loaned to her by the Queen as well, Catherine has worn the aptly titled Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara on multiple occasions. In 1913, Queen Mary commissioned a tiara featuring pear-shaped pearls suspended in a frame of diamond lover's knots, topped by more pear-shaped pearls taken from the The design was a copy of the Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara that belonged to Queen Mary's grandmother, Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge, and at that time belonged to her aunt, Princess Augusta, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Stralitz. There are five or six identical Lover's Knot Tiaras in existence, with the original Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara now and the Bavarian Lover's Knot Tiara for the Queen of Bavaria and still with the Bavarian Royal Family, while the others are in private collections or have disappeared. Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings. Though the Queen wasn't in attendance at the service of Thanksgiving celebration during her June 2022 Platinum Jubilee, Princess Catherine paid tribute to the Sovereign through her choice of earrings, on loan from the Queen herself. Sapphire and Diamond Earrings. The Princess Alam stunned in these sapphire and diamond earrings, which originally belonged to the Queen Mother. Diamond Chandelier Earrings. A clear fan of the Queen's earrings, and diamonds, the Duchess dazzled while wearing this stunning set from the monarch. Though the Queen's will private, it is likely she made a catalogue prior to her passing listing which pieces of hers would be passed down to which of her relatives. Princess Catherine, who is said to one day be Queen, will likely inherit some. Queen Alexandra, who died in 1925, did not have a will, but she kept a careful record of her jewellery and who each piece would be given to after her death, per the Royal Collection. Years later, when Queen Mary died in 1953, she passed on most of her jewellery to her granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II, who wore those sentimental pieces regularly throughout her seven decades on the British throne. And in 2002, when Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother passed away, she also left all her jewellery to Queen Elizabeth II, her daughter, further expanding the monarch's collection of historic jewels.