Natural Gemstone Jewellery of Queen Elizabeth II

History is filled with examples of unusual gemstone jewelry. Mostly what makes a piece of natural gemstone jewelry unusual is it's size or value and also who once owned it and whether or not the piece of jewelry was attached to curse or famous person from the past.

One of the biggest collectors of unusual and natural gemstone jewelry in the world is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She has a vault beneath Buckingham palace, which stores everything but the British Crown Jewels. Those are stored in the tower of London.

One of the most valuable pieces in her collection of natural gemstone jewelry is the Timor Ruby, which is actually a very large spinel that weighs 352.50 carats. This large blood red jewel is inscribed with the names of the last seven Mughal emperors that owned it.

She also owns the rough natural gemstones called the Cullinan I and Culminant II, which produced the diamonds for the Crown Jewels as well as the famous Star of Africa. The tabloids report that the Queen affectionately refers to these huge diamond hunks as "Granny's chips."

Other unusual gemstone in her collection include Queen Mary's large ruby earrings and necklace, the Prince Albert Broach that contains a huge sapphire and the Dehli Dunbar Parure which is a collection of royal accessories dripping with large emeralds that includes a necklace, earrings, bracelet, ring and diadem.

Not counting the Crown Jewels, the Queen's personal collection of unusual and natural gemstone jewelry that is stored beneath Buckingham palace is estimated to be worth $57 million.

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