1837 at 6 o'clock in the morning on June 20th, William IV died and the throne passed to the eighteen-year-old Queen Victoria. Before his death, Uncle William IV paved the way for the little niece's legacy, and also left all the precious jewels of the British royal family to Queen Victoria, the most striking of which was the pearls handed down by medici family, and the others were the pearl necklaces of Stuart dynasty. Silver Hanover pearls from continental Europe. Besides pearls, there are Stuart sapphires left by James I and precious jewels collected by the British royal family for many years. 1838, in order to make a new crown for the young queen, the royal family gave all these gems to the royal jeweler Rondell &; Bridge. The jeweler's carefully designed crown consists of two circles of pearls at the bottom, the upper circle 109 pearls and the lower circle 128 pearls. At the center of the top cross is the sapphire repented by King Edward. The edge of the crown is an expensive natural mink, which will not have a headache because of its weight for a long time. The existing portrait of Queen Victoria wearing a crown depicts1June 28th, 838, and 18-year-old Queen wearing a crown specially made for her. Crown weight exceeds 1 kg.
Queen Victoria is the longest reigning monarch in British history, reigning for 63 years. She was also the first British monarch to be called "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" and "Queen of India". Queen Victoria's crown, which reproduces the "prosperous queen era", represents the success of British industrial revolution and colonial policy. Since then, kings have set jewels in their crowns. The "African star π" in the center of the crown was added in the era of George V of 19 1 1. Before Elizabeth II put on the crown in 1953, the royal jeweler Gerald modified the shape of the crown, and the basic design still followed the Victorian era of 170 years ago.