Magnificent jewels from Her Majesty the Queen’s personal collection will go on display this summer at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Displays at royal residencies across the UK will explore a historic occasion in Her Majesty’s 70-year reign – the Accession, the Coronation, and previous Jubilees – through photographs, paintings, works of art, and items of The Queen’s dress and jewellery.
At Holyrood Palace, visitors will see a display of outfits worn by Her Majesty on occasions to celebrate the Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees.
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Meanwhile, Official portraits of the Queen taken by photographer Dorothy Wilding just weeks after the Accession will be shown alongside items of jewellery worn for the portrait sittings in the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace.
These include the Diamond Diadem, one of Her Majesty’s most widely recognised pieces of jewellery.
The spectacular Delhi Durbar necklace will also be on display at Buckingham Palace.
The necklace incorporates nine emeralds originally owned by Queen Mary’s grandmother, the Duchess of Cambridge, as well as an 8.8 carat diamond pendant cut from the Cullinan diamond – the largest diamond ever found.
At Windsor Castle, the Coronation Dress and Robe of Estate worn by The Queen for her Coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953 will be displayed.
To recognise the importance of her role as Head of the Commonwealth Nations, Her Majesty asked for the emblems of the seven independent states of which she was the monarch to be incorporated into the design of her Coronation Dress, together with those of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
The emblems were embroidered in gold and silver thread and pastel-coloured silks, encrusted with seed pearls, sequins and crystals.
Since the queen often wears brooches that represent the emblems of Commonwealth countries, visitors to the Windsor Castle display will see brooches including the Canadian Maple-leaf Brooch, the Flame-Lily Brooch, and the emblem of Zimbabwe.
The emblem of Zimbabwe was pinned to The Queen’s mourning clothes when she returned to Britain after the death of her father,
On display for the first time will be Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee ensemble, worn to the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral and a luncheon at Guildhall, City of London, as part of the celebrations on 5 June 2012.
The ensemble was designed by Angela Kelly, Personal Advisor to The Queen (Wardrobe).
Alongside the ensembles worn by The Queen will be a selection of gifts presented during official engagements in Scotland, as well as a group of works relating to Her Majesty’s first official visit to Edinburgh in 1953, soon after her Coronation.
The listing information is below -
- Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Accession will be at the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace from Friday, 22 July to Sunday, 2 October 2022.
- Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Coronation will be at Windsor Castle from Thursday, 7 July to Monday, 26 September 2022.
- The Platinum Jubilee display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse will be from 3 July to 25 September 2022.
