Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Designed by Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet was one of the most important jewels of the young queen. In 1842 she wore it in a famous portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. In 1866, on the first occasion she felt able to face the ordeal of the Opening of Parliament after Albert’s death, she chose to wear the coronet he had designed for her. The coronet’s permanent display in our Jewellery Galleries marks the bicentenary of the births in 1819 of Albert and Victoria.
Queen Victoria’s coronet has been purchased through the generosity of William and Judith Bollinger, and their sons, Douglas and James, as a gift to the Nation and the Commonwealth.
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My god that thing is gorgeous, and the flexibility in it's design allowing it to be worn so many different ways is fantastic.
Has the Queen ever wore this piece?
always I notice pre-War jewelry (specifically the tiaras) were always multifunctional: not just relegated as headwear but either has detachable parts (i.e. brooches or interchangeable accesories à la the Vladimir kokoshnik) or can be worn in other body parts (i.e. necklace, bracelet)
@@haydeevega474 Of course she did, she wore all her jewelry at different times as anyone would. She didn't wear lots of jewelry at the same time, as Elizabeth 1st did, but there wasn't any jewelly that she never wore at one ball or another occasion! 👑
@@haydeevega474 Queen Elizabeth, has never worn the Coronet. This exquisite piece was gifted to her aunt, Mary Princess Royal.
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Her jewelry makes me swoon. Albert was an incredible designer. This coronet is stunning.
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I love how Prince Albert was so involved in designing pieces for Queen Victoria. Their love, devotion, and admiration for each other is unsurpassed.
@phyllis brady oh shut the fuck up
Don't fool yourself, Vicki. It was sheer sex and debaucherie.
Anaclet Williams stfu
@phyllis brady People always get this wrong! Long before Queen Victoria, a deal was struck between George IV and parliament. The deal was that the proceeds from the Crown Estate (the land and property and businesses owned by the Crown) would ALL go to the government. In return, the government would provide the Royal Family with an annual income from the Treasury. Parliament got the better deal by far. Income from the Crown Estate is more than 5 times the amount given to the Royals, so the Treasury and the Country do very well indeed out of the Crown. So no, HM Queen Elizabeth, like HM Victoria before her does not feed off the taxpayer. They contribute far more than they take.
@phyllis brady I'm not english wtf are you saying
The design of this coronet is just genius. The attention to detail and ingenuity applied to something he is designing for her. I can see why she loved him so.
No you can't. The real jewel was hidden somewhere else.
@@anacletwilliams8315 but why
@@mandirark4905 Why what Mandrika? Me understand not your question.
Prince Albert was a remarkable man true visionary. His contributions to the progress of England life is and society is often overlooked. Victoria loved him and she couldn’t have chosen a better man to marry.
The fact that she didn’t choose to 👁👄👁
@@starthelotus3453 "as an unmarried young woman Victoria was required by social convention to live with her mother, despite their differences over the Kensington System and her mother's continued reliance on Sir John Conroy. Her mother was consigned to a remote apartment in Buckingham Palace, and Victoria often refused to meet her.When Victoria complained to Lord Melbourne that her mother's close proximity promised "torment for many years", Melbourne sympathised but said it could be avoided by marriage, which Victoria called a "shocking alternative".She showed interest in Albert's education for the future role he would have to play as her husband, but she resisted attempts to rush her into wedlock. Victoria continued to praise Albert following his second visit in October 1839. Albert and Victoria felt mutual affection and the Queen proposed to him on 15 October 1839, just five days after he had arrived at Windsor.They were married on 10 February 1840, in the Chapel Royal of St. James's Palace, London."
Prince Albert really had excellent taste in jewelry.
Rightttt. All jewelry that he designed is so beautiful
Oh my gosh, that picture of Princess Mary, now I see who Queen Elizabeth II looks like especially in her youth!
At first, I thought it was Elizabeth.
@@coashddjj2 me too !!!
Her family must have seen this too as one of her names is Mary.
@@AmethystDew she was named Mary after her grandmother
Its so true...The genes of Queen Mary really did hold fast in the children...her daughter Princess Mary the then Princess Royal grew to look so like her mother... and more especially in the children and grandchildren of her 2nd son Albert who went on to be King George the VI.
The present Queen and to a certain extent, her sister Princess Margaret Rose. But the current Princess Royal is so like her Great Aunt.. and her Great Grandmother Queen Mary...its unreal.
I've kept up with the recent history of the coronet and am very happy that it remained in England and was gifted to the V&A. I hope to see it this year or next.
Definitely glad to see it come home!
Who owned this piece after HRH princess Mary?
What is V A ?
I really don't know. Please.
It is so BEAUTIFUL.... I would love to See Duchess Catherine with PRINCESS DI'S RING, AND CATHERINE'S EARRINGS AND NECKLACE AND THIS BEAUTIFUL HEAD PIECE IN A PORTRAIT OF CATHERINE.....
I WOULD LOVE TO GET A COPY OF HER... DC IS A VERY HUMBLE AND KIND PERSON AND SHE LOVES HER COUNTRY THE UK VERY MUCH AND SHE ALSO HOLDS ONTO REAL FAMILY VIRTUES.... AND PRINCE WILLIAM WILL MAKE A GREAT KING, BUT I HOPE HE KEEPS HIS ORIGINAL NAME OF WILLIAM. AND HE AND CATHERINE MAKE A GREAT TEAM TO DO GOOD DEEDS FOR THE UK AND ALL COMMON WEALTH COUNTRIES. PLEASE GIVE THEM A CHANCE AND THE YOUNGER AND GOOD ROYALS. THEY ALL ARE NOT BAD.
@@wandaashley4399 The Victoria and Albert Museum in London! I admire Catherine and William too.
@@wandaashley4399 I'd rather this coronet kept locked away and only used for our eyes only than to be on anyone's head other than close offerings of the great queen Victoria.
Pity it’s stuck in a museum, they look best when they are worn even if by somebody else.
I volunteer to wear it!
Too bad they he didn't mention the craftsman that made this beautiful piece.
He didn't (or I couldn't hear right), but it's in the credits at the end- Joseph Kitching. London-based. 1840-42.
Vi Ma it was made by Joseph Kitching, who also made many of the Queen’s jewels designed by Albert.
They did, at the end of the video ...
Watch the full video before you rush for a comment, Vi Ma. That would spare you some embarrassment.
I would've love to know that one for sure
The women of this family were not favoured in beauty....even the very last generations.
Too much inbreeding will do it every time. 🐝
Just stunning. Prince Albert really was a man of extraordinary talents, and the jewelers who worked on this did a brilliant job. What a true treasure !!
That is a beautiful piece. I’m sat here in my pyjamas but I still thought to myself ‘if I owned that, I’d wear it everyday’
So very, very pretty.
It's breathtaking. I have always wondered how the coronet could "open" up in different pictures. Thanks for showing how this is possible.
In 2016, the coronet was sold to a foreign buyer for $6.5 million. When the buyer applied for an export license, uproar ensued, and an export ban was imposed. A search began for a UK buyer that could match the asking price. It took a year for an Irish American hedge fund billionaire to appear. His name was William Bollinger. The new V&A jewelry gallery is named in his honor.
They tried to sell it?!?
I would ❤ to see Catherine wear this at some point if it could or would ever become possible. ( would match Diana's ring that Kate wears so beautifully). Maybe when she becomes Princess of Wales or the Queen consort? ! Just once...it would seem a shame for this beautiful, history filled piece to just " sit" in a museum... ( this is a smart little 3 minute video )
What a silly, first grade school girl comment!
Yes, that would be special.
@@anacletwilliams8315 Totally agree with you. Some people just don't want to grow up
Anaclet Williams ??
M Scott ??
This is my absolute favourite tiara ever
It's a coronet as in corona
That and the lovers knot tiara Diana wore absolutely beautiful
The way the diamonds glitter when the coronet is not even moving is absolutely gorgeous
That's just the diamond effect my dear. That's what makes diamonds so precious.
Love the mechanism of this beautiful piece of jewelry.
It’s absolutely beautiful and she and Albert were soul mates! She missed him until she rejoined him in death. Bless her.
Do you have any proof that “she rejoined him”. *I’d love to see a link to your shit* or are you just happy to spout crap?
I saw it last week at the V&A Museum. It’s breathtaking!!! It was humbling to see such a gorgeous sparking piece of history and something that Victoria wore. ❤️
Victoria needed an amazing crown to keep attention off of her giant underpants
The coronet looks like it came straight out of a magical fairy tale! It's so sparkly and gorgeous!
Absolutely gorgeous coronet. What is better than diamonds and sapphires??? Such a great design in that it can be worn in different ways. Victoria and Albert had a beautiful love story they shared. They are iconic in the history of the British Royal Family.
@Robert Anthony Carroll Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
It was amazing to see this piece in person! I didn't realize it was so flexible at the time. Thanks for sharing this close up look!
Man in 1800s: designs coronet for his love
Man in 2019: d pic
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I am pretty sure no prince or king is sending dick pics. It's not a time period thing. It's a class thing.
It's so beautiful it's actually heartbreaking.
Queen Elizabeth looks a lot like Princess Mary.
The Queen is Mary's niece.
Very delicate and tastefully designed piece. Saphires and diamonds look so good together.
I was lucky enough to see this beautiful piece of jewellery this week and its just stunning. What a special man Albert must have been and no wonder his death devastated Victoria. We were lucky to have his input into British life.
Another example of Alberts genius
Prince Albert was a polymath. If he hadn't been born royal he could have contributed to the world in many fields.
Exquisite and delicate.
Albert has exquisite taste in jewelry design.
Well I fear you mean "had" as he is no longer among us.
yes
That is an insanely versatile piece of jewelry. The designer & creator was an extraordinary talent
It’s such a beautiful piece of jewellery
Wonder if there’ll be anything called the E&P one day.
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I would love to see HRH Catherine, Princess of Wales, wear either this Tiara OR Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara, to the coronation of HM King Charles III !!!!!
How much Princess Ma(r)y looked like her famous grandmother in her youth!!
If the coronet passed down through the family why did the V&A have to 'purchase' it from anyone? Why or how did it 'escape' ownership of the family.
@@kathleengust6878 thank you for the link.
Queen Victoria had 9 children, all of whom inherited jewellery and other items from her. Their families inherited in turn, and because tax levels on deceased estates are high, 40 percent, items have to be either sold or given in lieu of tax, because not everyone has millions sitting around in cash to pay the tax. The only exempt items are those left to the Sovereign as sovereign, rather than as an individual. In recent years Princess Margaret's family sold some of her collection, as did the Duke of Gloucester, both to pay inheritance tax.
@@mscott3918 Sad to hear that happened.Those were huge (social / historical) losses -- for all.
I must say I'm a little surprised King George and Queen Mary gave it to her daughter and didn't save it for the next monarch ( private though it was). Queen Mary was famous for accumulating scattered royal treasures, not dispensing them. I'm glad it's still in the UK but I think it would have been better if they had bought Princess Mary her own tiara like George VI did for Princess Margaret. As other people have said, I like to see jewelry worn. Imagine how great it would be to see Catherine wearing Diana's sapphire ring, this tiara and Queen Victoria's sapphire brooch all together!
@@rodittis Actually Queen Mary was quite well known for giving gifts of jewellery to her family and Godchildren, one of whom was my mother, and to whom she gave 3 pieces of jewellery on her marriage in 1940.
I wondered why this was not in the possession of the Royal Family.
gillyweedniharry. It was. It was given by King George V to his daughter Mary, The Princess Royal. After her death her family it for taxes, i believe. It was purchased and donated to the museum to prevent it from leaving the country. I often wondered why it wasn't purchased by the Queen to keep in the family.
I would if the museum would loan it to a British royal for an event, like the Queen does with her tiaras.
@@DragonHeir92 Unlikely, as items in museums are not allowed to be used. The Queen probably has enough though, more than 30.
Beautiful ....it would look stunning on Catherine.
Wow 😯 the sapphires are beautiful. It’s stunning.
You don't know what huge means, darling.
I see so eventually this jewelry piece left the Royal collection and was privately purchased…
That has happened to quite a lot of items. They pass through family members after the death of original owner and get sold to pay death duty. In recent years it happened to some of Princess Margaret's collection. Either sold or given to museums in lieu of tax.
Enginering, imagination, craftmanship and love stunning
Sad that it left the family. Jewels like that are meant to be worn, not displayed. It has such history, can the family borrow it for occasions I wonder?
That's an excellent question, it hadn't even occurred to me. It certainly should be allowed.
No, once an item has been ceded to a museum it won't be worn again, unfortunately. Sometimes items can be deceded, but with a national collection it would possibly need an Act of Parliament, and I can just imagine the manufactured media, and other, outrage if that happened.
M Scott well, that is a crying shame. Never to be worn again....
@@joannamallory2823 I agree. Things in museums look good, but they are dead. On the other hand, The Queen has about 30 tiaras, so doesn't really need anymore.
Are tiaras really about need?
shinning like stars
I saw it in april. Soooo precious
Stunning piece of art!
Gorgeous piece of jewelry. Love the flexibility of it. I t must be priceless!
And the craftsmen who made it (not design it) but spent weeks making it, who are they? That’s the real history of the piece that someone was able to make this physically from a thought, that’s the person who should be remembered more than the husband who paid for it.
The man who made it is literally named in the end of the video.
Indeed. A fleeting afterthought at the end of the video. It would be great to know more about that man and other pieces he might have made. 🐝
This tiara is rather well known through the generations. It’s rather small flexible and very deep blue and glittery white. Queen Victoria never did it justice due to her rather limited looks, frame and presence.
its flexibility is sheer genius
Love in their era is pretty rare because of political marriage. They are lucky, they may be married through political but they love each other.
I was shocked to hear that in her casket she was holding a picture of John Brown close to her heart (or she asked for this happen), and she also stated that he was the great love of her life. Amazing!
Damn, she was not an attractive woman, was she?
Wow. Beautiful!
Incredibly beautiful piece
I saw the same sold on ebay, it is made by an indian jeweller.
Me: “Aw it’s so romantic that he made that for her”
*remembers that they are first cousins*
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Omg amazing! Breath taking!!!
For the love of God and the future of the monarchy! Wear the crown of the monarch and hold court once more! The dynasty will fall with the next one Prince Charles is not fit to hold the title King of England. He fits the physical requirements but has no love nor loyalty to it.
What an mind blowing piece of jewelery 💙💙💙💙💙💙
I want it-no, I NEED IT
That is a beautifully under-stated piece of art, and so wearable as well.
THANK YOU. A lovely fascinating film
THIS IS TRULY A AWESOME AND MARVELOUS CREATION BY TWO
THAT LOVED EACH OF SO VERY MUCH
Signing off Scott's wife Vickie
why was he holding the crown without gloves he could get the diamonds smudged
Absolutely breathtaking. I'm interested in where the sapphires come from too. Thank you for a lovely explanation on why this pc is extrordinary other than just how beautiful it is.
It's beautiful...but never forget Queen Victoria was dubbed the 'Famine Queen', and while she was wearing this lovely, extraordinarily expensive item, over a million people were dying of starvation in Ireland due to the great potato famine.
@I know it all. I know it all. Time to read up on history and learn some stuff my friend.
lol if I was her I would be wearing them crowns all the time 😂😂💁
I guarantee you wouldn't want to. My mother always said that when she wore a tiara she had a headache within half an hour.
Dont wave them about. Megan will demand it.
How does a piece like this get sold off.? Wouldn’t it belong to the Crown Jewels and shouldn’t it be worn by the royals instead of being stuck in a museum.
The Crown Jewels are a limited number of pieces designated as such. There are also the jewels worn as it were that have been designated as Crown Property. These are inalienable and cannot be sold. However, all members of the family have their private collections and these have often left the direct Royal line through inheritance or gift. That's how they end up for sale or in museums.
Absolutely stunning!
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I actually saw this and took pictures at the V&A museum but pictures and film do not do it justice when you see it in person it’s just amazingly overwhelming it’s beautiful
my victorian heart is going crazy omg its so pretty and has my birthstone!
The way it glistens and sparkles is so beautiful
Oh my stunning
I saw this in person in the summer of 2019 and it is absolutely stunning 😍
I love the color and it is so regal! The design is so amazing.
Bellissima!
Beautiful. My name is Elin. Its absolut the E-heritage. Not V. Thank you.
So beautiful.
can't Kate wear it sometime?
No. It doesn't belong to the Royal Family, but technically, the Trustees of the Victoria and Albert museum.
Where are his gloves? Isn't that protocol with museum pieces?
It depends. The fibers of cotton gloves may snag in pieces like this, and latex gloves seem to come with problems, too. From what I learned from watching clips loke this, bare well-washed hands (no lotion!) will do better than gloved hands in many cases.
@@thekingsdaughter4233 its not something that would be damage at all by skin or human natural oils...its precious metal and rocks...completely unharmed. If it were a book or a document, sure.
@@caligulalonghbottom2629 these days even books tend to be handled with bare hands. gloves mean you lose some dexterity and being slightly too rough with a book is worse than oils from your skin. So we're just asked to handle things as little as possible and to make sure we have washed our hands right before handling.
Some very good answers here. Another problem with gloves, when handling jewellery, is that they make fingers slightly less flexible and sensitive, so it would be quite easy to lose grip on the item, and drop it.
Brother Albert had fine taste
Albert also had another one done for Victoria, but using emeralds, I think the green emeralds against the diamands looks fat better. See tv drama 'Victoria!
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What a beautiful piece Albert had a great eye for design
With my diamonds.
For.. The V&A... What would really make this item even more valuable and even more desirable to go and see. Is if Catherine...The Princess of Wales. Were to be Invited to wear it... Even just Once.
That then, would Increase the Interest in this Amazing Piece. However; I think its perhaps too small and delicate for Queen Camilla it might get loast in her hairstyle.
I see where all her descendants get the somewhat bulging eyes.
Not all of them.
It is beautiful.
How the hell did they get my tiara?!?!
Who gave her this and where did it come from?
How were they able to afford it?
How were they able to afford all the splendour they surrounded themselves with?
How come they had owned so many palaces and so much land in England and abroad???
Why do we still celebrate this exploitative system which has allowed one to become so unbelievably rich whilst others had not enough to feed their families!!!
And they still own all of their proceeds of crime!!!
I thought, all proceeds of crime are usually confiscated, aren’t they?
Every time you’re in a shopping centre, it might belong to the royal family, or in a theatre, hotel, walking down the Regent street, visiting Poundbury etc etc etc it ALL belongs to the royal family and much, much more!!!!
And they still get 180 million a year for their expenses !!!
God allmighty, why there’s no justice!
Why British government gave huge compensation to the Owners of slaves, when the slavery act was introduced???
Why the slaves were not given a penny?
It was so many billions given to the rich slave owners, I think it would’ve been 200 billions in todays money, but I’m not sure.
And they still keep going to these island and territories to remind them of this all?
They should give back all of islands they took and pay compensation to the relatives!
It was not that long time ago, their descenders still exist.
The former Princess Royal . Princess Mary who married the Earl of Harewood. Should have insisted that upon her death this piece be handed back to the Royal Family, considering its very personal connection to the Monarchy.
Having said that I'm sure the HM The Queen wouldn't wear this piece... as beautiful s it is. Hair today is worn so different...this is a small piece...though perfect for a young princess.
Beautiful...but I can't believe that he isn't wearing gloves while handling this priceless artifact...
Très très beau bijou re flétan l'amour sans faille
It's my favourite head piece. So small and dainty
The sapphires are absolutely stunning! Surely that man should be wearing gloves whilst holding it??!!!
What a beautiful video and piece of jewelry! Thanks for posting.