The British Crown Jewels

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Cullinan Diamonds to Go on Display for The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
The Royal Sceptre from Great Britain's Crown Jewels holds the 530.4 carat Cullinan I diamond, also known as the "Great Star of Africa." The Imperial State Crown (worn by Queen Elizabeth II in her coronation portrait above) holds the Cullinan II, a cushion-cut diamond of 317.40 carats
The Queen wears Cullinan diamonds at Diamond Jubilee Service
The Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross that is set with the largest of the Cullinan diamonds known as the Star of Africa or Cullinan I that weighs 530.2 carats. The Sceptre is part of the Crown Jewels. britain tiara came from south africa
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Queen Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth’s great grandmother, loved jewelry and she was only ever seen covered in pearls and diamonds.
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The Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. She wore it with the arches removed at her daughter's coronation in 1953.
Cullinan diamonds together for Queens jewellery show at Buckingham Palace
Queen Mary wears the Delhi Durbar Tiara set with Cullinan III and IV, 1912, Thomson. Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration. Credit line: The Royal Collection (c) 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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