The weekly jewel review will be back next Friday! In the meantime, enjoy the following sparkles…
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| Queen Elizabeth II shakes Charlie Chaplin’s hand at the Royal Film Performance, 1952 (Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images) |
In the glittering early days of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, the annual Royal Film Performance was a white-tie and tiaras event. Here’s a look at two decades’ worth of the Queen’s jewels from these film premieres, which benefited The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund.
1952: The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, the Greville Chandelier Earrings, and the Dorset Bow Brooch for Because You’re Mine
1953: The Vladimir Tiara (with pearls) and the George VI Sapphires for Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
1954: The Vladimir Tiara (with emeralds) and jewels from the Delhi Durbar Suite for Beau Brummell
1955: The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara and the Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace for To Catch a Thief
1956: The Vladimir Tiara (with emeralds) and jewels from the Delhi Durbar Suite for The Battle of the River Plate
1957: The Brazilian Aquamarine Parure (with the original tiara) for Les Girls
1962: The Vladimir Tiara (with emeralds) and jewels from the Delhi Durbar Suite for West Side Story
1966: The Vladimir Tiara (with emeralds) and jewels from the Delhi Durbar Suite for Born Free
1968: The Brazilian Aquamarine Parure (with the original tiara) for Romeo and Juliet
1970: The Belgian Sapphire Tiara with the George VI Sapphires for Anne of the Thousand Days
1975: Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik with diamond girandole earrings and the King Faisal Diamond Necklace for Funny Lady
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