There is present that are not easy to forget, and that Prince Philip he did with his wife Elizabeth II this is definitely one of them. The Duke of Edinburgh (died 9 April 2021 aged 99) was a great design enthusiast; as the magazine recalls Hello!, had a natural talent for oil painting and art, so much so that, on the occasion of the renovation of Windsor Castle, he designed a striking stained glass window for a private chapel. It is no wonder that one of the most beautiful and precious jewels the queen has ever owned comes from it. This is about diamond bracelet, better known as Queen’s wedding braceletpresented on the occasion of the wedding, which took place in 1947.

The bracelet that Philip gave to Elizabeth

The Art Deco jewel was designed by Filippo and made by London-based jeweler Philip Antrobus. It is one of the most frequently seen and worn items in Her Majesty’s collection, although not everyone knows the origin and gentle history of the bracelet. diamonds they belonged to the family of the Duke of Edinburgh. After her marriage to Prince Andrew of Greece in 1903, Prince Philip’s mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, received a tiara with diamonds and aquamarine as a gift from her uncles, Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia.. Alice, becoming elderly, gave the tiara to her son so that he could create jewelry for his future girlfriend Elizabeth. The unusual engagement ring of the future Queen of England contained tiara diamonds: one three-carat solitaire and five smaller diamonds on the sides. However, from the remaining gems, Filippo created wedding bracelet.

favorite pearl

There are few jewelry collections that could rival the collection of Queen Elizabeth II, but a special wedding gift is considered one of her favorite piecesperhaps also evidenced by the fact that he wore it to various celebrations: on the occasion of an official portrait commissioned for the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary in 1972, and for the Diamond Jubilee portrait celebrated in 2012.

Bracelet this is not the only special gift that Elizabeth II received.: her father, King George VI, gave her a 19th-century diamond and sapphire necklace; from the Queen Mother she received in return a necklace of diamonds and rubies. Her parents, as a couple, also gave her a pair of earrings. Cartier with diamonds and platinum.

handover

For years, Elizabeth was the only person to wear a bracelet until Kate Middleton, Prince William’s wife, showed up. According to Insiders The Duchess of Cambridge first wore the piece in 2015., while attending his first state banquet. For the occasion, the bracelet was completed with a pair of earrings with a diamond pendant and a tiara. Lotus flower. The jewelry appeared on Kate’s wrist for the second time in 2017.during the British Academy Film Awards.