One of the most famous of all royal jewels is a red gem that has belonged to princes and kings for over 600 years. It’s got a ...
As she explains, the British crown jewels are part of the Royal Collection, and they are not owned by the state. Fascination ...
The royal family have heirlooms that have been in the blood line for years. Read on for all of our favourite jewels.
The 'Treasures, Royal Gems & Jewellery,' colloquium held in Lisbon explored the history, preservation and public role of royal gems and jewels ...
The British royal family has an enviable real estate portfolio of castles and estates, investments, a priceless collection of Crown jewels and fine art, and other “treasures” ...
The Crown Jewels are made up of more than 100 objects ... there is no legal ground for restitution of the diamond. No one in the British royal family has said anything about giving jewels back ...
In 1671 a former Civil War soldier and his gang conned their way into stealing the British Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. It became the first and only time anyone has attempted to steal them.
The British Royal Family ... Here’s a look inside the royal portfolio. Getty Images The House of Windsor’s most valuable holdings include the Crown Estate (worth $19.5 billion), which oversees ...
Legend has it that the Bank of England used the building's underground vault during World War Two A bank with a vault that is said to have stored the Crown Jewels during World War Two is due to be ...
Since you can't exactly evict the royal ... of British nobility, from the striving members of Regency society depicted in Bridgerton to the more modern history editorialized in The Crown.
The Timur Ruby, weighing some 361 carats, is named after Timur. Irregularly shaped, it bears the etched names of five ...