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Our countdown of the best royal jewel moments of the year continues with a brand-new addition to the world’s greatest brooch collection…
#8: The Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch
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The outgoing Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, presented the Queen with a special Sapphire Jubilee gift in July: the Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch, which marks the monarch’s 65 years on the throne.
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| Governor-General David Johnston/Twitter |
The new brooch was made with a cache of Canadian sapphires found in 2002 on Baffin Island by a pair of brothers, Seemeega and Nowdluk Aqpik. The piece, which was made by the Saskatchewan jewelry firm Hillberg and Berk, was designed as a companion to the Maple Leaf Brooch. Many have noted that the shape of the brooch means that it isn’t exactly a snowflake, because snowflakes feature six-fold symmetry, but the piece definitely echoes the snowy, frosty landscape of Canada.
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