Recently, I brushed up on another news:
Prince Charles "sold his face" in order to make money, and whoever paid 100,000 pounds could eat with him, nag, and live in Charles's house.
The picture shows an email obtained by the media, which tells a series of processes for Charles to accompany him to dinner.
Of course, after this matter was exposed by the British newspapers, the current Queen (Elizabeth II) was angry again...
Understandably, after all, the British royal family, as one of the richest royal families in the world, is most importantly majestic, and Charles's behavior of "selling face for money" really makes the royal family hang on its face.
Speaking of which, there may be sisters who want to ask, how rich is the British royal family?
After all, it is not their mr. bookkeeper, I really don't know, but I can also get a glimpse of Elizabeth II's many jewels, after all, the jewels are worth a lot.
Author Leslie Field once wrote a book about Queen's Jewelry, which included a list of Queen's Jewelry, including:
14 crowns, 34 pairs of earrings, 98 brooches, 46 necklaces, 37 bracelets, 5 necklace pendants, 14 watches, 15 rings.
However, the jewelry owned by Elizabeth II is nothing compared to that of her grandmother, Queen Mary.
Indeed, Elizabeth II once said, "I have less than half as much jewelry as my grandmother, Queen Mary." ”
In addition, there is a saying in the anecdote: "The shining jewelry in Queen Mary's hand can illuminate half the world!" ”
To put it mildly, sheep speak in numbers.
It is recorded that Queen Mary received 1500 gifts at one time when she was young, including 3 crowns, 26 bracelets, 44 brooches, 15 necklaces...
Seeing this, the sheep know you can't wait to see Queen Mary's lavish jewelry.
Hehehehehe
royal crown
It is said that the world's 22 most beautiful crowns, Queen Mary has 14, the most famous of which must be st. Edward's crown and the crown of the British Empire.
The two crowns are very similar in appearance, making people silly and unclear.
Among them, the crown of St. Edward is embellished with gold as the main body and diamonds as the embellishment, which is the oldest and heaviest crown of the British royal family, and it is also the special crown for the crown of successive monarchs to ascend the throne.
There are two versions of the crown, the original was damaged in the 17th century, and this version is now a copy of the original, born in 1661.
Compared with the heavy St. Edward's crown, the Crown of the British Empire is much lighter, weighing about half the former, but the value is not reduced.
The crown features 5 rubies, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 269 pearls, and 2,868 diamonds of varying sizes.
Among them, the top and front of the crown are the 1,000-year-old St. Edward sapphire and the Black Prince ruby, the base is the world's fourth largest polished diamond Cullinan II, and the back is a huge Stuart sapphire.
The crown of St. Edward is worn at the coronation site of the current Queen, while the crown of the British Empire is worn in the official photo.
PS. For a quick identification of the two crowns, look at the crown top part, the crown of St. Edward is cross-shaped, and the crown of the British Empire is square.
Regarding the crown, the Queen complained in a later interview that it was too heavy to bow her head.
Hahahahaha, "Don't bow your head, the crown will fall" is indeed the truth.
Comparing the crowns of the British Empire in different periods, it is not difficult to find differences in detail.
This is because the crown is adapted to the actual situation and the personal characteristics of the monarch.
For example, during the Victorian era, the front base of this crown was a Stuart sapphire in the center, while the current Queen of England wore the front base of the crown was Cullinan II, and the Stuart sapphire was moved to the back.
In addition to the above two crowns are often confused, there are two crowns that are also very similar, that is, the "Queen Mary Spike Crown" and the "Alexander della Russian Crown".
The biggest difference between the two crowns is the shape of the crown and the base.
Queen Mary's spike-shaped crown was originally a necklace, which Queen Victoria later transformed into a crown.
This crown was a "hit" at the time, and almost all royal families in various countries had similar "same styles".
Compared with the "Queen Mary's spike-like crown", the Russian-style crown below is much more arrogant.
It was a gift received by Queen Mary's mother-in-law, Queen Alexanderdra, during her silver wedding, and later passed it on to Queen Mary.
Queen Mary not only has many "crash crowns", but also many crowns that carry "curses".
For example, the crown studded with the diamond "Mountain of Light", which is said to be cursed:
"Whoever has it has the whole world, and whoever has it will have to bear the calamity it brings, and only God or a woman who has it will not bear any punishment."
Indeed, before it was owned by the British Royal Family, the owners of this diamond were men, who ended up in blood debts for power and money.
It was not until the 19th century, when it was dedicated to Queen Victoria by the East India Company, and made into a brooch by the Queen, and then inlaid into the Queen's crown and passed to Queen Mary, that is, it was owned by women, and no more disasters occurred.
Another example is the Cambridge Lover's Knot Crown, also known as "Pearl Tears".
This crown was first created by the Greek king for queen Amalia, but not long after it was sent, the king fell ill and washed her face with tears all day long, so this crown has a tragic name "Pearl Tears".
Later, the crown was acquired by the Duchess of Cambridge, but she was not recognized by the royal family in her life, which added a tragic color to it.
In 1913, Queen Mary reproduced a version of the crown, the "Pearl Tears" crown we see now, and finally reached The hands of Princess Diana.
And Princess Diana's divorce and car accident death also seem to foreshadow the tragic end of the crown holder.
Here again, when Queen Mary first created this crown, there was a circle of pearls of equal size at the top.
Later, you may feel cumbersome, so you remove the large pearl and replace the small pearl with a diamond, so that the overall shape becomes more agile.
Speaking of pearl tears, Queen Mary has a similar crown, the crown of Grand Duchess Vladimir.
The picture above is "Pearl Tears", and the picture below shows the crown of Grand Duchess Vladimir
The crown was originally owned by The Grand Duchess of Vladimir, a noble Russian lady, and was later sold to Queen Mary.
The picture on the left is The Grand Duchess of Vladimir and the right is Queen Mary
The crown is very interesting, the pearl part in the middle can be removed and cut out, or the pearl can be replaced with other pendants.
It's a multi-purpose!
Seeing this, I believe everyone has discovered that Queen Mary is very fond of changing the crown.
Indeed, for example, the crown of a British and Irish girl below, which at first had a ring of pearls at the top, which Queen Mary later removed and replaced with diamonds.
Not only that, but the base part can also be removed separately to make a headband.
Another example is the Delhi Hajj Crown, which originally had a circle of valuable emeralds at the top, and later the diamond trims and emeralds at the top were all removed.
Of course, the above is only part of Queen Mary's crown, and there are some less famous ones, such as the Tektronix Crescent Crown, Queen Mary's Amethyst Tiara... Sheep won't go into detail here.
Let's talk about Queen Mary's other jewelry.
Other jewelry
The aforementioned Delhi Hajj crown is actually part of the Delhi Hajj jewelry set, in addition to the crown there is also the Delhi Hajj Emerald Necklace, the Cambridge Emerald Short Necklace, the Delhi Hajj Brooch, and the Delhi Hajj Corset.
The Delhi Hajj Emerald Necklace consists of 8 round emerald gemstones, which are now loved by the Queen of England.
The Cambridge Emerald Short Necklace was made up of 14 round emerald gemstones, which were later given to Princess Diana as a wedding gift.
Princess Diana seems to have loved the necklace and has worn it on several occasions.
It is also worn on the forehead as a headdress, adding a stylish touch to the dignified royal jewelry.
Queen Mary also had an amethyst jewelry set.
The amethyst was acquired by Queen Mary at an auction, but she didn't like it anymore and had it auctioned off.
In addition to the suit, Queen Mary also has a lot of pieces.
The most famous is the Cullinan Diamond, which is produced in Africa and weighs a total of 621.2 grams and is worth $7.5 billion.
The world's largest diamond was later split into 9 large diamonds and 96 small diamonds, all of which belonged to Queen Mary.
Among them, Cullinan I is embedded in the King's Scepter.
Cullinan II is embedded in the crown of the British Empire.
Cullinan III and IV were initially embedded in the queen's crown and later made into brooches.
Cullinan's numbers five, six, and eight were also made into brooches.
The remaining Cullinan No. 7 was made into a necklace and Number Nine was made into a ring.
In addition, Queen Mary also owned a precious necklace, known as one of the 10 most expensive diamond necklaces in the world.
It is inlaid with a large and perfect number of white diamonds, as well as a rare oval yellow diamond, a pink diamond.
Queen Mary not only likes diamond necklaces, but also pearl necklaces, and she wears pearl necklaces with a characteristic, that is, one wear is a dozen, and the whole neck is seamlessly joined by pearls.
Writing this, Queen Mary's Jewelry Awards are almost over.
However, when sheep picked up Queen Mary's jewels, she found that she not only liked to collect jewelry, but also liked to collect dollhouses.
These dollhouses are not only exquisitely shaped and full of artistic feelings, but also the decorations inside are luxurious and atmospheric, famous wines, sky-high luxury cars, literary collections... Everything.
It is simply a miniature landscape artwork of a real palace.