Williamson pink diamond
Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Williamson diamond brooch, meeting President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Buckingham Palace
on 1 April 2009.The Williamson pink diamond is a flawless pink diamond discovered at the Williamson diamond mine in Tanganyika in 1947. The owner of the mine, Canadian geologist John Williamson gave the uncut stone to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip upon their wedding in November 1947.[1][2]
The 54.5 carats (10.90 g)
brilliant cut
diamond.
The pink diamond became the main feature of a brooch designed by Frederick Mew of Cartier in 1952, forming the centre of a flower with five petals, with white diamonds forming the petals and white
baguette cut diamonds as the stalk.[3]
The Williamson pink diamond may be the inspiration for the Pink Panther diamond in the 1963 film
Darya-ye Noor
).
See also
References
- ^ Patricia Treble (31 May 2012). "One of the Queen's favourite brooches has Canadian roots". Macleans.ca.
- Royal Collection Trust. Inventory no. 200146.
- ^ "The Williamson Diamond Brooch: the Royal Collection". Royalcollection.org.uk.
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