The Crown: More Precious than Diamonds & Pearls If you go to the United Kingdom, take time to visit the Tower of London with an optional excursion to the crown jewels. It’s costly but worth it. You will not forget the exquisite beauty of the diamonds, pearls, and accessories of the monarchy. The Imperial State Crown, worn at the coronation of the monarch, weighs just over one kilogram, and is replete with 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emerald, and 5 rubies. The glory and splendour of this crown is beyond description. Now we have this rare occasion of a monarch, the only one most of us has ever known, representing a nation and family of nations, commemorating the remarkable milestone of seventy years on the throne. It is called the platinum jubilee, the first in British history. In commemoration of Elizabeth II’s seventy year milestone, we offer a ‘crown chronicles’ series of three articles. The first article is about the crown itself. The second part will be about th...
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