From Tiaras to Brooches, Marvel at the British Royal Family's Gem Extravaganza

1. The brooch of Albert

Donn by: Elizabeth II, the Queen Since 1840, the owner Value Approximation: $5.25 million* "The most important" item that Prince Albert ever added to the Royal collection, according to the Court Jeweler, is the Albert Brooch. Princess Victoria received the Albert Brooch as a gift from Prince Albert in 1840. The day before her wedding, he gave it to her as a gift. Victoria wrote in her diary that the brooch was "really quite beautiful" and "splendid."

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Queen Elizabeth II's Albert Brooch @Bruce D. Bryant/PPinterest The Albert Brooch is a gold-plated rectangular sapphire with twelve round-cut diamonds encircling it. The Albert Brooch's creator is unknown, although the Royal Collection speculates that it may have been created in Germany, the nation of Albert's birth. In the 1950s, Queen Elizabeth would inherit the brooch.

2. The engagement ring of Queen Maxima

Donn by: Maxima the Queen Since 2001, the owner Value Estimate: $40 000–$400,000 * A very unusual engagement ring belongs to Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. It consists of an orange diamond sandwiched between two rings covered in diamonds. The estimated value of Queen Maxima's ring is between $40,000 and $400,000. Due to the rarity of orange diamonds, a precise price is difficult to determine.

Selmanas5's Queen Maxima's Engagement Ring on Pinterest Since her engagement to the Prince of Orange on March 30, 2001, Queen Maxima has been the owner of the ring. Orange diamonds, sometimes referred to as "Pumpkin Diamonds," are exclusively found in the Argyle Mine in Australia or in South Africa. Nitrogen in the diamond's carbon lattice structure is what gives it its orange color.