Are Diamonds a Royal's Best Friend? The Impact of Royal Jewelry
British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics - A podcast by Carol Ann Lloyd
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All that glisters is not gold…but some of it is! The elite in society, including and perhaps especially the royals, have always used jewels to sparkle and stand out in a crowd. Whether it’s Henry VIII adding cloth of gold and gold thread to his outfits and adding jewels to his chest and even his hat or Mary I wearing a legendary pearl or Victoria pinning a huge sapphire brooch to her wedding dress or Princess Margaret wearing a tiara in the bathtub…jewels make the royal!Jewels have dazzled ro...