The Queen's Diamonds

'The Queen’s Diamonds is an exhaustive, fascinating history of Elizabeth II’s most important sparklers. It’s a treasure trove of delicious details that royal jewellery blogs have been overdosing on, as they replace old rumours and conjectures with confirmed information.' - Macleans

A magnificent history of the Royal diamonds from the time of Queen Adelaide in the 1830s to the present day

Published on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, this book tells the story of the magnificent royal inheritance of diamonds from the time of Queen Adelaide in the 1830s to the present day. Illustrated with a wealth of archive material as well as extensive new photography of the jewels, this important publication includes stones of international importance as well as items of great historic significance and will be a standard work of reference on diamond jewellery for many years to come.

Details

• Author: Sir Hugh Roberts, Surveyor Emeritus of The Queen's Works of Art
• Hardcover: 320 pages | 300 colour illustrations
• Date published: May 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-1905686384
• Product Dimensions: 31.5 x 25.0 cm