10,000 diamonds on display at Buckingham Palace

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10,000 diamonds on display at Buckingham Palace

June 29, 2012 02:15 PM

This Thursday June 28, 2012 photo shows curator Caroline de Guitaut, holding the Delhi Durbar Tiara, on show for the first time and made to mark the succession of King George V as King Emperor in 1911, at a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace, London. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

LONDON: A new exhibition at Buckingham Palace shows that diamonds are a queen's best friend.

More than 10,000 of the gems are going on display in a celebration of jewelry owned by British monarchs over three centuries.

The exhibition includes a coronation necklace and other gems worn by Queen Elizabeth II as well as items from the royal collection, including the miniature crown adorned with 1,187 diamonds worn by Queen Victoria for her 1897 Diamond Jubilee.

Curator Caroline de Guitaut said Friday that the jewels "show us how monarchs have deployed diamonds to give an aura of magnificence" and underscore Britain's wealth and power.

The display runs Saturday to July 8 and July 31 to Oct. 7 as part of Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the queen's 60 years on the throne.

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