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In a fitting tribute to her Diamond Jubilee, the dazzling collection charts the Queen’s love affair with the precious gemstone – from her 21st birthday to the present day.

It all started back in 1983. I was a HUGE Princess Diana fan (blame it on her fairy tale wedding. Mock her wedding dress if you will, but I thought at the time it was the most fabulous frothy, voluminous, exquisite, delectable dress I had ever seen...still do!) and had several overflowing scrapbooks dedicated to her and Prince William. I would go to the store with my parents for groceries and beg them to purchase People, The National Enquirer, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping...any…

As one of the Queen's best-loved brooches makes a front row appearance, we pin down the Queen's brooches - and the stories behind them.

21.2k Likes, 446 Comments - The Royal Family (@themountbattenwindsors) on Instagram: “Engagement rings 💍😍 - - - #queenelizabeth #thequeen #royalengagement #royalwedding #princessanne…”

For Queen Victoria, jewelry was charged with emotion and association. As a child, her mother, the Duchess of Kent, had given her a locket containing a lock of her deceased father’s hair affording the self-styled little orphan a physical link to the late Duke. Twenty years later, just days after her"u2026

The tiara of three Queens_Alexandra,Mary and Elizabeth

It's been a yearlong tiara voting extravaganza, and now it's time to bring it to a close. Inspired by multiple reader requests for feature...

Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty Images We've almost reached the top of our countdown of the best royal jewels of the year! #2: The Queen's Emeralds Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty Images When the Queen