The Queen's Diamonds

Thank you so much for the prompt and as expected, if not better than expected, delivery of The Queen's Diamonds. I'm a total Anglophile who heads to London later this summer for a 4th time and this book just transports me to a world of Fairytales and Royal Sparkle. Thank you for providing the ability to purchase and enjoy! Highly recommend.

Stunning photos of the jewelry. Interesting historical background, from Queen Victoria to present. Photos of the queens wearing various pieces. Also Princess Diana wearing the Lover’s Knot tiara with pearls, the Duchess of Cambridge wearing the Halo tiara at her wedding, but no photo of Princess Diana at her wedding because she wore the Spencer tiara that belonged to her family, not one of Queen Elizabeth’s.

As a jeweler, I have always thought that gems are immortal (they really are) and that they hold memories. Jewelry is one of those things that are durable enough to last through generations and even centuries. this is the ultimate history book. every time YOU go to the jewelry store, you are starting a new history. go back through old photos of your family and look at the jewelry. when those pieces are passed down and subsequent family members wear them, you see the family history. Jewelry is beautiful, wearable, history. this book shows wonderful photos and paintings of some of the best documentation of that history. within the reflections of gems and jewels are the memories of events when each was worn. the history of a family. yours or the Royal Family. seeing this displayed in this wonderful and impressive book is inspirational. I hope, when I am back in a Jewelry shop, will be on the counter to show that each purchase in the beginning of a family history.

This is the top book for jewels. Every photo is a masterpiece. This book is expensive but worth it. It will be a collectors item eventually. I turn each page carefully as to not get fingerprints on the photos/pages.

Love this book! Great close ups and extended pictures pages , I’ll definitely be passing this book on to my daughter eventually, and it’s also Shiba inu approved.

I bought this book for my wife after I had learned she has had it on her wish list for five years. She absolutely loves the book. As usual, it has to have a protective cover. But since it is rather large, she had to special order the bigger size plastic cover. She treats all of her hardbound books that she treasures.

This coffee table sized book is a visual feast with life sized photos of each piece - tiaras, crowns, diadems, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, earrings and rings. Some are also shown through enlarged photos. Presented chronologically according to its original owner, the list begins with Queen Adelaide and continues through to HM Queen Elizabeth. The history of each piece along with photos of the queens who wore it gives a fascinating glimpse of how these priceless pieces have been changed to fit fashion.Though the book is a bit pricey, Amazon's price is considerably cheaper than ordering it from the Royal Collection (I checked.) The quality of the paper, the color printing, and the graphic layout are of the unsurpassed quality one would expect from an official royal release. For anyone interested in history, British royalty, or diamond jewelry, this book is a treasure.

This is the most beautiful book on royal jewels I've ever seen --- and I've seen many and own most of them. Words cannot convey the size of the photographs, the intricate detail of the jewelry described (some shown front and back) and the quality of the paper. The history of each piece is interesting, detailed and well-researched. I just wish there was a companion book by this author on the Queen's colored jewelry collection. This book is pricy, but it's six pounds of utter heart-stopping beauty if you love royalty and jewelry. Save up and buy this book. You'll not regret it.

A beautiful book. The photography is stunning throughout. The descriptions are wonderful, but it is the photographs that are great.The jewels are shown real size and also often enlarged, with a few pieces given fold-open to twice the open size of the book. The detail is stunning.One can really admire the quality of the workmanship. And knowing the history of some of these jewels is lovely.You won’t see in here anything that belongs to The Crown Jewels. These are The Queen’s personal diamonds.This is a really fab talking point of a book. It gets the thumbs up from all the friends that have seen and pursued it.I hope that you have found this review helpful.

A whopping price and a whopping size. Unless you have either a very large bed or a very large bedside table I wouldn't purchase this with a view to bedtime browsing. That said, the pictures are eye popping and the catalogue entries are very thorough. You wouldn't want to get between Queen Mary and a piece of jewellery. The Queen Mum was clearly no slouch either. This tome has made me take more of an interest in the jewellery that emerges from HMQ's vaults and though there's a lot of diamonds in here I suspect there's more than a few tiaras still under the mattress in case of a non reigning day.

This mammoth book is the most beautifully researched book in my entire collection. It's printed on heavy, glossy paper, and it features photographs that are so clear and detailed, including pull out pages that provide exception close ups of some of the most famous jewellery items in the Royal collection.With 320 pages and weighing more than five pounds it has dimensions of a large coffee table book. But it's not just a pretty package with lovely pictures. Roberts who was the Director of the Royal collection until 2010, was granted unprecedented access to these jewels and to the people who own them, including the Queen herself. His archival research is especially wonderful, and every entry includes extensive footnotes that cite documents like original purchase orders, jewellery inventories, and notes from jewellers who created and maintained each piece. A fascinating insight into a world we only get a glimpse off.

This lavish, large format book is worth every penny of it's high price. The detailed photography and descriptions about HM The Queen's exquisite jewellery is amazing. A must for any fan of diamonds, jewellery, royalty, and The Queen.

Big and bulky this is a magnificent book,on a splendid subject.Better and more detailed photos than ever seen before and excellent information on the history of diamond jewellery belonging to the British Queen. It is arranged chronologically so you can follow the development of styles. There is also reliable information on various versions of the same piece of jewellery. The emphasis is on diamonds and pearls (and the most impressive emeralds) so jewels also set with sapphires or rubies or other colour stones are not included. Nor is the majority of minor items, such as rings and most brooches.A sequel, of the same first-class quality, would be highly welcome. After all the jewels at the Queen's disposal - whether state-owned or private - would be the most extensive collection in the world.Indispensable for anybody interested in the art and craftmanship of high jewellery.