Read on to find out where Catherine the Great’s royal gems ended up after her death in 1796. The Imperial Crown of Catherine II the Great. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

The Imperial State Crown remains a glittering symbol of the ... Sometimes called the Great Imposter, it is said to have been stolen in 1371 from the body of the Sultan of Grenada by Pedro the ...

It is entirely incoherent to separate the queen from the Crown and, thereby ... committed in her own words to “our great imperial family”, was informed at a safari lodge in Kenya that she ...

A great concourse in Westminster Abbey cried “God save the Queen” as they watched the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey ...

The Imperial State Crown was commissioned for King George ... At the State Opening of Parliament The Great Sword of State and the Cap of Maintenance, symbols of sovereign power and authority ...

The series captures one of the moments that defined her reign, the promise of a lifetime of service to the British crown delivered ... and the service of our great imperial family to which we ...

Its showstopping jewel, however, is the Great Star of Africa ... Parliament in the United Kingdom in 2024, he wore the Imperial State Crown. Queen Camilla wore the George IV State Diadem ...