Hancocks Jewellers, Manchester’s oldest jeweller, has honoured what would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday.
Through an editorial feature celebrating her jewellery collection, it draws on the way the Queen used jewellery throughout her reign, not as decoration, but as part of the story.
The Hancocks Jewellers edit highlights four jewels from the Queen Elizabeth II jewellery collection that remain instantly recognisable in photographs and public memory.
Highlights include, The Cullinan III and IV brooch, Granny’s Chips, which is a historic pairing of diamonds worn for major national moments, including the Diamond Jubilee service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, and later for a Dutch state visit banquet at Buckingham Palace.
The Brazilian Aquamarine Parure Tiara, a confident, cool toned statement, commissioned to complete the aquamarine suite, and last photographed on the Queen at the Spanish State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in 2017.
The Greville Chandelier Earrings, a personal jewel that became part of the Queen’s evening jewellery language, worn early in her reign for the Royal Variety Performance, and revisited across later decades.
The King George VI Victorian Sapphire Suite, a sapphire suite tied to family, duty, and Queen Elizabeth II’s most enduring colour signature, seen at high profile engagements from her early years through to her official Canadian portrait.
Roy Lunt, owner of Hancocks Jewellers, said: “So many people remember where they were when they saw certain photographs of the Queen.
“Her jewellery is part of those memories. This edit is our way of honouring her, by sharing the pieces that helped define the look of a reign, and the moments in which they were worn.”
Find the edit here.
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