The Queen's Crown
The crown made for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on the coronation of King George VI when she was Queen Consort. The crown was made by Messrs. Garrard, and mounted in platinum. The foundation is a circlet used by Queen Victoria for court functions, and the Koh-i-Noor diamond is set in the front cross-patee springing from it. A drop-brilliant from the Treasury of Lahore, presented to Queen Victoria by the East India Company, is set in the top cross-patee
Picture No
10435236
Media ID
46670611
Size
3519px x 5226px
(2.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News, Coronation Week Double Number, 8th May 1937
Date
1937
