Revealed what she was buried with: The most loved pieces of jewelry went with the Queen to eternal rest
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is the owner of a huge jewelry collection, one of the largest in the world. The Queen's private collection, by the way, contains around 300 pieces of jewellery: including 98 brooches, 46 necklaces, 34 pairs of earrings, 15 rings, 14 watches and five pendants. All this treasure is kept in the Queen's gallery in Buckingham Palace. Since her death, many have wondered what the future holds for that priceless collection. Most of it will be publicly exhibited in the Tower of London, while the rest will continue to be passed down from generation to generation in the family Windsor. However, some of the jewels, those personally dearest to the long-lived ruler, go with her to their eternal rest in the King's Memorial Chapel George VI, at Windsor Castle.
Journalists from the British magazine "Hello!" they talked to the gemstone expert, a gemologist Alexandra Michelle, who said the Queen would surely be buried with some of her favorite decorative items and predicted which items those would be.
Made from a single piece of pure Welsh gold from the mine Clogau St. David the wedding ring belonged to Queen Elizabeth II's mother, the Queen Mother, when she married King George VI in 1923, and was then given to Elizabeth when she married Prince Philip in 1947. Thus, it became part of the tradition in the royal family. The Queen wore it all the time. It is said that a secret message was written on it from the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, to his young wife.
The main earrings in the Queen's jewelery box, so much loved that she made a point of giving at least one pair to every female member of the royal family. Originally another wedding gift, given to her by her grandmother Queen Mary. Their simplicity is their strength, a pearl under a diamond can be worn on a variety of occasions, just as Elizabeth II did.
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Her first pearl necklace consisted of a thin platinum chain that her father, King George VI, gave her two pearls for each birthday. Then enough beads were added to those pearls for the queen to have the first pearl necklace of three strings. Since then, she has worn the necklace on many occasions. The Queen has always been a reminder of her adored father, who she succeeded to the throne after his death in 1952.
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The value of these pieces in an emotional sense, due to their private meaning, is priceless, but the expert says that similar examples, if they appeared on the market, would be estimated at 85.000, 115.000 and 285.000 euros.
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