A Janeite Sews | Gemologist Discusses Royal Tiaras and Crowns, Imperial "Fakes," Gemstone Sources, and Colonization @AJaneiteSews | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Where do royals get these jewels and what do they symbolize? What traditions do they reinforce and uphold when worn by heads of state and their families? Should some of these gemstones be returned to their countries of origin? Do you have a favorite tiara or crown? Do you know its origins? Some "rubies" are not actually rubies. So many diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, pearls, and more! Gemstone details, including sources, "fakes," and the wealth of imperialism.
0:00 Why Royal Tiaras and Crowns?
0:31 Gemology credentials
1:10 Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara
4:10 Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
5:50 Fife Tiara
6:54 Khedive of Egypt tiara
7:47 Cut Steel Tiara of Sweden
8:42 Queen Victoria's Sapphire Coronet
10:18 Princess Diana Tiara
11:34 Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara and Parure
12:54 Burmese Ruby Tiara
13:59 Noor-ul-Ain Tiara and the Iranian Crown Jewels
15:11 British Crown Jewels
15:56 St. Edward's Crown
16:38 Imperial State Crown
16:59 Black Prince's "Ruby"
18:05 St. Edward's Sapphire
18:28 Stuart Sapphire
18:38 Cullinan Diamond
21:00 Koh-i-Noor Diamond
23:15 Interrogating Colonization
References:
thecourtjeweller.com
Hrp.org.uk Historical Royal Palaces
Orderofsplendor.blogspot.com
cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a41790349/koh-i-noor-diamond-controversy-queen-camilla-coronation
siasat.com/is-puri-jagannath-temple-the-final-claimant-of-the-kohinoor-2466452
economist.com/britain/2022/10/20/indians-want-the-koh-i-noor-diamond-back
abcnews.go.com/International/queens-death-prompts-questions-kohinoor-great-star-africa/story?id=89899184
newsweek.com/crown-queens-coffin-adorned-controversial-african-diamond-1743003
townandcountrymag.com/style/jewelry-and-watches/a26986836/queen-victoria-favorite-tiara-scandal
people.com/royals/queen-victorias-wedding-tiara-could-be-sold-abroad
thetimes.co.uk/article/hedge-fund-millionaire-saves-queen-victorias-coronet-hzv3nbmqs
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/09/queen-elizabeth-and-colonialism-debate-follow-death-british-monarch/8027532001/?gnt-cfr=1
thehindu.com/books/books-authors/Chronicles-of-the-Kohinoor/article16783947.ece
Where do royals get these jewels and what do they symbolize? What traditions do they reinforce and uphold when worn by heads of state and their families? Should some of these gemstones be returned to their countries of origin? Do you have a favorite tiara or crown? Do you know its origins? Some "rubies" are not actually rubies. So many diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, pearls, and more! Gemstone details, including sources, "fakes," and the wealth of imperialism.
0:00 Why Royal Tiaras and Crowns?
0:31 Gemology credentials
1:10 Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara
4:10 Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
5:50 Fife Tiara
6:54 Khedive of Egypt tiara
7:47 Cut Steel Tiara of Sweden
8:42 Queen Victoria's Sapphire Coronet
10:18 Princess Diana Tiara
11:34 Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara and Parure
12:54 Burmese Ruby Tiara
13:59 Noor-ul-Ain Tiara and the Iranian Crown Jewels
15:11 British Crown Jewels
15:56 St. Edward's Crown
16:38 Imperial State Crown
16:59 Black Prince's "Ruby"
18:05 St. Edward's Sapphire
18:28 Stuart Sapphire
18:38 Cullinan Diamond
21:00 Koh-i-Noor Diamond
23:15 Interrogating Colonization
References:
thecourtjeweller.com
Hrp.org.uk Historical Royal Palaces
Orderofsplendor.blogspot.com
cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a41790349/koh-i-noor-diamond-controversy-queen-camilla-coronation
siasat.com/is-puri-jagannath-temple-the-final-claimant-of-the-kohinoor-2466452
economist.com/britain/2022/10/20/indians-want-the-koh-i-noor-diamond-back
abcnews.go.com/International/queens-death-prompts-questions-kohinoor-great-star-africa/story?id=89899184
newsweek.com/crown-queens-coffin-adorned-controversial-african-diamond-1743003
townandcountrymag.com/style/jewelry-and-watches/a26986836/queen-victoria-favorite-tiara-scandal
people.com/royals/queen-victorias-wedding-tiara-could-be-sold-abroad
thetimes.co.uk/article/hedge-fund-millionaire-saves-queen-victorias-coronet-hzv3nbmqs
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/09/09/queen-elizabeth-and-colonialism-debate-follow-death-british-monarch/8027532001/?gnt-cfr=1
thehindu.com/books/books-authors/Chronicles-of-the-Kohinoor/article16783947.ece
