In the treasury of the late Queen Elizabeth II, one of the largest and most expensive private jewelry collections in the world, and at the heart of it are some 50 amazing tiaras, raising questions regarding her fate and who will inherit her followingwards.
Especially since some tiaras and brooches, as well as ceremonial sceptres and rings, are part of the royal crown jewels, which are displayed in the Tower of London and are visited by regarding 2.5 million tourists annually.
This priceless collection of mainly ceremonial items, some of which dates back 800 years.
However, it does not belong to a person, but to the royal crown, whoever the king is, according to what the New York Post reported.
The largest private group in the world
Likewise, there is the Royal Collection which contains the most extensive artworks of the royal family and is the largest private collection in the world, all making up over a million pieces, some of which date back to the time of Henry VIII.
The royal collection itself is divided into two parts, with most items being kept in trust by the reigning king at the time, and then there is the queen’s personal collection.
Queen Elizabeth (Archyde.com)
This consists mainly of items that she has inherited or given to her by members of her family (her grandmother Queen Mary was known for her love of jewelry and was a fan of tiaras in particular) or she bought herself.
It is also believed that many of Queen Elizabeth’s distinctive tiaras are in her personal collection, so in theory she might give them to whomever she wanted.
What will happen to these crowns following their departure?
In this context, royal journalist Josh Rohm said it was “possible that she would want to pass on items from her private collection to her loved ones,” noting that “the bulk of the collection will move to Charles with Camilla as his queen and then Kate.”
Over the years, Queen Elizabeth has lent many of her jewelry to family members for special occasions.
In 2011, Kate Middleton wore a Cartier Halo tiara, which contains nearly 1,000 diamonds, to her wedding to Prince William, while Meghan Markle wore a stunning Art Deco-style Queen Mary ring to her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry. It was a crown that had not been seen in public since the 1940s.
At Princess Eugenie’s wedding, also in 2018, the Queen’s granddaughter wore the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara, which contains rose-cut diamonds and six large emeralds, which the Queen Mother inherited in 1942 but not worn by a female royal in public.
Two years later, Eugenie’s sister, Beatrice, wore the famous Queen Mary tiara at her wedding, containing 47 delicate diamonds, which Queen Mary had originally lent to Princess Elizabeth at the time for her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947.
Who will the queen give to?
So Rohm suggested that the Queen would have recommended the tiaras to these young women in the family who borrowed tiaras at their weddings, and said that “she would have things to give to her loved ones and it makes sense to give them something you know they will love.”
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However, he clarified, “If I leave these things to them they will have to pay inheritance tax on what I left them, given that the tax is up to 40% of the value of the inheritance and some of these crowns are worth millions then the Queen would have to think whether it was better simply to keep the crowns In the royal collection, and to be borrowed on special occasions.
