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- The classic nineteenth-century brooch was inherited by Mary from her mother, the Duchess of Teck, and in 1953, Mary bequeathed the brooch to the present Queen. It’s been one of her very favorite pieces throughout her reign, worn both with and without its distinctive pearl pendant.
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Apr 20, 2022 · Queen Mary purchased the brooch from the empress’s estate in 1929, and the Queen inherited it in 1953. She wears it occasionally, both with and without the pearl pendant. Here, the Queen wears the complete brooch on Derby Day at Epsom in 1964.
Sep 18, 2022 · For Queen Mary, her favourite was to wear it as a brooch with the diamonds clipped together. It’s believed this is the most valuable diamond brooch in the world, and the current...
Jun 3, 2022 · Queen Mary, the Queen’s grandmother, had a similar brooch and it is possible Queen Elizabeth inherited it from her. The other origin story could stem back to the 19th century. In 1863, the...
Jan 20, 2019 · Although she only wore it sparingly during her early reign, in recent years she has worn it fairly regularly, both with the pendant pearl drop and without. Here, in November 2014, the Queen wears the brooch with its pendant for the annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.
- Queen Victoria’s bow brooches. Queen Victoria owned three bow brooches, two large and one small, created in 1858 by Garrard, from diamonds with which she supplied the renowned house.
- The Cullinan V Heart brooch. This is the brooch that Queen Elizabeth II wears most often and the one she wore to London Fashion Week in February 2018. The platinum setting was created by Garrard in 1911 to showcase the 18.8ct heart-shaped diamond, and it was one of the pieces of a larger stomacher that was taken apart to make separate brooches.
- The Duchess of Cambridge brooch. When us mere mortals talk about jewels that were passed down through generations, we aren’t usually thinking about wearing them to christenings of princes and princesses, or wearing them to Buckingham Palace garden parties.
- The Cullinan III and IV brooch. While the Queen has been photographed in several of her brooches over the course of her reign, this brooch, set by Garrard in 1911 - the most valuable in her collection and the most valuable brooch in the world - has only been worn by Queen Elizabeth II approximately half a dozen times.
Though Mary wore a hair clip and earrings from the Parure as intended, she fashioned the brooch to her dress as a stomacher, instead of affixing it to her chest.
Her Majesty has worn the Empress Maria Feodorovna’s brooch – which features a glistening central sapphire and pearl pendant – with her cherished pearl necklace on several occasions. The brooch has a storied history, and changed hands more than once prior to when Queen Mary purchased it in 1930.
