Jubilee Sparkle

Take your jewel inspiration from her Majesty this jubilee year. Think red, white and blue; rubies, diamonds, and sapphires.

Diamonds -

Unsurprisingly, the Queen owns, or is custodian of, an awful lot of diamonds, they may be the main feature of a piece of jewellery or a glitter side setting helping show off the centre gemstone.
When it comes to royal jewels, size matters – and Queen Elizabeth II is the custodian of some of the largest and finest gems ever found.

At over 3,000 carats the Cullinan diamond was found in south Africa and named after Thomas Cullinan,the mines Chairman of that day - 1905.
It was famously cut into nine stones, each named by their number. The Cullinan I sits in the Sceptre, Cullinan II is in the Imperial State Crown. Cullinan III and IV are set in a spectacular drop stone brooch belong to the Queen. This brooch alone, for example, has an estimated value of £50, million.

Rubies -

This necklace set made for Queen Victoria was originally set with large opals. However when her daughter in law Queen Alexandra inherited it, the opals were replaced in 1901 with these large rubies, as opals were believed to bring bad luck.
The set includes necklace, brooch, and earrings.  They were passed down via Queen Mary, and the Queen Mother, and were inherited by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.

Sapphires -

The Queens supposedly 'favourite' brooch is a sapphire flower, a Chrysanthemum. Given to her in 1964 she has been seen wearing this consistently throughout her life. 

A wedding gift from her much loved father, King George VI, was also Sapphires. An Antique suite of diamond and sapphires, it originally comprised of a necklace and pair of earrings. In the 1960s she had a bracelet made to match and added a pendant to the necklace.