Since then, the Queen has worn it to every State Opening making it a highly visible jewel.

The Diamond Diadem (above) follows the Imperial State Crown in fame as the Queen wore it on her way to her coronation as well as in 1952 to the first State Opening of Parliament of her reign. Which crown is the Queen wearing on postage stamps and currency? Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Accession exhibition at Buckingham Palace It was worn by the Queen on her coronation and to the State Opening of Parliament since the first year of her reign. The Diamond Diadem was created for George IV’s coronation in 1821 by Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. Although the St Edward’s Crown was used for the actual crowning, the Imperial State Crown has been worn more often and captured in all its glory in Cecil Beaton's most famous portrait of the Queen at her coronation (below). The Imperial State Crown is the crown we most closely associate with her as a ruler, as it is the one she wore out of Westminster Abbey. In order of appearance they were: the Imperial State Crown, St Edward’s Crown and the Diamond Diadem. Three different crowns were used during the Queen’s coronation in June 1953. How many crowns did the Queen wear during her coronation? But let’s start with the crowns that she wore at her coronation, the most important moment in her public life.Ĭrowns are the jewels most intrinsically linked to royalty so the number one jewel is the Imperial State Crown that the Queen wore departing from her coronation. This question is often asked and the jewels the Queen wore were a mix of the Crown Jewels that are in held in trust for the Crown and passed from monarch to monarch as well as her own jewels that are her personal property. Each of these holds a memory of this remarkable woman who was part of all of our lives. I have selected ten jewels from majestic, dazzling tiaras to the ever-present, low-key pearl necklaces that are associated with the 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Which are the ten most memorable jewels worn by the Queen? But which ten jewels are most closely connected to our shared recollection of the Queen? The late Queen Elizabeth’s jewels are not only some of the most valuable and spectacular of any collection, but intimately linked to our memories of this outstanding monarch.

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