Al-Marsad newspaper: The British newspaper, “Daily Express”, revealed on Monday that the body of the late Queen Elizabeth II will be buried wearing some of her jewelry.
The newspaper pointed out that the Queen, who died at the age of 96, owned one of the largest collections of personal jewelry in the world, which was estimated to have a total value at the end of last year, at 2.9 billion pounds (4 billion dollars).
The newspaper said: “The Queen, a woman very humble at heart, is unlikely to be dressed in anything but her simple gold wedding ring in her coffin, and perhaps a pair of pearl earrings and perhaps a pearl necklace alongside her diamond engagement ring that belonged to Princess Alice. mother-in-law, Prince Philip.
She pointed out that “jewelry was a major part of the legacy of the royal family in Britain, and it is likely that the Queen left most of the jewelry to her children, especially her daughter Princess Anne.”
The newspaper said: “This is in stark contrast to her great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who was buried wearing piles of bracelets and necklaces and at least one ring on each finger. She appears to have decided the contents of her coffin long before her death.”
In a previous report, the newspaper indicated that “Queen Elizabeth, who ruled Britain for 70 years to be the longest serving in the history of the British throne, received many of her jewelry as a gift from royal and other figures around the world.”
She pointed out that “the most expensive piece of this jewelry is the Oriental Circle crown, whose value is estimated at 6 million pounds, equivalent to 8.3 million US dollars, which was originally owned by Queen Victoria, who died in 1901.”
The newspaper stated, “The original design of this crown was set with an estimated 2,600 diamonds in total.”
And she added, “The second most expensive piece owned by the Queen is the Queen Mary’s crown, which has a value of regarding 5 million pounds, equivalent to 7 million dollars.”
Queen Elizabeth, who has four children, will be buried at Windsor Castle, southeast England, in one of the world’s largest state funerals, attended by nearly 500 heads of state and other dignitaries.
