The late Queen’s iconic £800,000 Diamond Diadem crown is set to one day be worn by Kate, the Princess of Wales.
The late Queen’s iconic £800,000 diamond crown is set to one day be worn by Kate, the Princess of Wales.
George IV commissioned jewellers Rundell & Bridge to make the piece in 1820 at a cost of £8,216. Reset with jewels from the royal collection for Queen Victoria, it is estimated to be worth nearly £800,000 today and is one of the rarest pieces in the Crown Jewels collection. And when Prince William becomes King, his wife Kate will inherit Camilla's title of Queen Consort. The Princess of Wales will then share the privilege to wear the prized Diamond Diadem.
The iconic crown has featured in many portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, including one painted by Lucian Freud in 2001 and one by Raphael Maklouf in 1984, which appears on Commonwealth coinage.
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