Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet 

Has the Queen ever wore this piece?

always I notice pre-War jewelry (specifically the tiaras) were always multifunctional: not just relegated as headwear but either has detachable parts (i.e. brooches or interchangeable accesories à la the Vladimir kokoshnik) or can be worn in other body parts (i.e. necklace, bracelet)

@@haydeevega474 Of course she did, she wore all her jewelry at different times as anyone would. She didn't wear lots of jewelry at the same time, as Elizabeth 1st did, but there wasn't any jewelly that she never wore at one ball or another occasion! 👑

@@haydeevega474 Queen Elizabeth, has never worn the Coronet. This exquisite piece was gifted to her aunt, Mary Princess Royal.

@@tradingpost2472 read up☺️

@phyllis brady oh shut the fuck up

Don't fool yourself, Vicki. It was sheer sex and debaucherie.

Anaclet Williams stfu

@phyllis brady People always get this wrong! Long before Queen Victoria, a deal was struck between George IV and parliament. The deal was that the proceeds from the Crown Estate (the land and property and businesses owned by the Crown) would ALL go to the government. In return, the government would provide the Royal Family with an annual income from the Treasury. Parliament got the better deal by far. Income from the Crown Estate is more than 5 times the amount given to the Royals, so the Treasury and the Country do very well indeed out of the Crown. So no, HM Queen Elizabeth, like HM Victoria before her does not feed off the taxpayer. They contribute far more than they take.

@phyllis brady I'm not english wtf are you saying

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No you can't. The real jewel was hidden somewhere else.

@@anacletwilliams8315 but why

@@mandirark4905 Why what Mandrika? Me understand not your question.

The fact that she didn’t choose to 👁👄👁

@@starthelotus3453 "as an unmarried young woman Victoria was required by social convention to live with her mother, despite their differences over the Kensington System and her mother's continued reliance on Sir John Conroy. Her mother was consigned to a remote apartment in Buckingham Palace, and Victoria often refused to meet her.When Victoria complained to Lord Melbourne that her mother's close proximity promised "torment for many years", Melbourne sympathised but said it could be avoided by marriage, which Victoria called a "shocking alternative".She showed interest in Albert's education for the future role he would have to play as her husband, but she resisted attempts to rush her into wedlock. Victoria continued to praise Albert following his second visit in October 1839. Albert and Victoria felt mutual affection and the Queen proposed to him on 15 October 1839, just five days after he had arrived at Windsor.They were married on 10 February 1840, in the Chapel Royal of St. James's Palace, London."

Rightttt. All jewelry that he designed is so beautiful

Definitely glad to see it come home!

Who owned this piece after HRH princess Mary?

What is V A ? I really don't know. Please. It is so BEAUTIFUL.... I would love to See Duchess Catherine with PRINCESS DI'S RING, AND CATHERINE'S EARRINGS AND NECKLACE AND THIS BEAUTIFUL HEAD PIECE IN A PORTRAIT OF CATHERINE..... I WOULD LOVE TO GET A COPY OF HER... DC IS A VERY HUMBLE AND KIND PERSON AND SHE LOVES HER COUNTRY THE UK VERY MUCH AND SHE ALSO HOLDS ONTO REAL FAMILY VIRTUES.... AND PRINCE WILLIAM WILL MAKE A GREAT KING, BUT I HOPE HE KEEPS HIS ORIGINAL NAME OF WILLIAM. AND HE AND CATHERINE MAKE A GREAT TEAM TO DO GOOD DEEDS FOR THE UK AND ALL COMMON WEALTH COUNTRIES. PLEASE GIVE THEM A CHANCE AND THE YOUNGER AND GOOD ROYALS. THEY ALL ARE NOT BAD.

@@wandaashley4399 The Victoria and Albert Museum in London! I admire Catherine and William too.

@@wandaashley4399 I'd rather this coronet kept locked away and only used for our eyes only than to be on anyone's head other than close offerings of the great queen Victoria.

At first, I thought it was Elizabeth.

@@coashddjj2 me too !!!

Her family must have seen this too as one of her names is Mary.

@@AmethystDew she was named Mary after her grandmother

Its so true...The genes of Queen Mary really did hold fast in the children...her daughter Princess Mary the then Princess Royal grew to look so like her mother... and more especially in the children and grandchildren of her 2nd son Albert who went on to be King George the VI. The present Queen and to a certain extent, her sister Princess Margaret Rose. But the current Princess Royal is so like her Great Aunt.. and her Great Grandmother Queen Mary...its unreal.

That's just the diamond effect my dear. That's what makes diamonds so precious.

@Robert Anthony Carroll Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

I volunteer to wear it!

It's a coronet as in corona

That and the lovers knot tiara Diana wore absolutely beautiful

What a silly, first grade school girl comment!

Yes, that would be special.

@@anacletwilliams8315 Totally agree with you. Some people just don't want to grow up

Anaclet Williams ??

M Scott ??

Do you have any proof that “she rejoined him”. *I’d love to see a link to your shit* or are you just happy to spout crap?

They tried to sell it?!?

Victoria needed an amazing crown to keep attention off of her giant underpants

Well I fear you mean "had" as he is no longer among us.

yes

You don't know what huge means, darling.

He didn't (or I couldn't hear right), but it's in the credits at the end- Joseph Kitching. London-based. 1840-42.

Vi Ma it was made by Joseph Kitching, who also made many of the Queen’s jewels designed by Albert.

They did, at the end of the video ...

Watch the full video before you rush for a comment, Vi Ma. That would spare you some embarrassment.

I would've love to know that one for sure

The man who made it is literally named in the end of the video.

Indeed. A fleeting afterthought at the end of the video. It would be great to know more about that man and other pieces he might have made. 🐝

@@kathleengust6878 thank you for the link.

Queen Victoria had 9 children, all of whom inherited jewellery and other items from her. Their families inherited in turn, and because tax levels on deceased estates are high, 40 percent, items have to be either sold or given in lieu of tax, because not everyone has millions sitting around in cash to pay the tax. The only exempt items are those left to the Sovereign as sovereign, rather than as an individual. In recent years Princess Margaret's family sold some of her collection, as did the Duke of Gloucester, both to pay inheritance tax.

@@mscott3918 Sad to hear that happened.Those were huge (social / historical) losses -- for all.

I must say I'm a little surprised King George and Queen Mary gave it to her daughter and didn't save it for the next monarch ( private though it was). Queen Mary was famous for accumulating scattered royal treasures, not dispensing them. I'm glad it's still in the UK but I think it would have been better if they had bought Princess Mary her own tiara like George VI did for Princess Margaret. As other people have said, I like to see jewelry worn. Imagine how great it would be to see Catherine wearing Diana's sapphire ring, this tiara and Queen Victoria's sapphire brooch all together!

@@rodittis Actually Queen Mary was quite well known for giving gifts of jewellery to her family and Godchildren, one of whom was my mother, and to whom she gave 3 pieces of jewellery on her marriage in 1940.

I am pretty sure no prince or king is sending dick pics. It's not a time period thing. It's a class thing.

The Queen is Mary's niece.

That's an excellent question, it hadn't even occurred to me. It certainly should be allowed.

No, once an item has been ceded to a museum it won't be worn again, unfortunately. Sometimes items can be deceded, but with a national collection it would possibly need an Act of Parliament, and I can just imagine the manufactured media, and other, outrage if that happened.

M Scott well, that is a crying shame. Never to be worn again....

@@joannamallory2823 I agree. Things in museums look good, but they are dead. On the other hand, The Queen has about 30 tiaras, so doesn't really need anymore.

Are tiaras really about need?

gillyweedniharry. It was. It was given by King George V to his daughter Mary, The Princess Royal. After her death her family it for taxes, i believe. It was purchased and donated to the museum to prevent it from leaving the country. I often wondered why it wasn't purchased by the Queen to keep in the family.

I would if the museum would loan it to a British royal for an event, like the Queen does with her tiaras.

@@DragonHeir92 Unlikely, as items in museums are not allowed to be used. The Queen probably has enough though, more than 30.

That has happened to quite a lot of items. They pass through family members after the death of original owner and get sold to pay death duty. In recent years it happened to some of Princess Margaret's collection. Either sold or given to museums in lieu of tax.