Governor general david johnston of canada presented her with the brooch which she has begun wearing with increasing frequency.
Sapphire jubilee snowflake brooch worth.
Governor general david johnson presented the brooch to the queen to mark her sapphire jubilee in 2017.
Contrary to her silver golden and diamond jubilees there were no widespread public celebrations of the sapphire jubilee.
Instead like the february 1992 ruby.
It marks her 65 years on the throne her sapphire jubilee as well as canada s 150th anniversary.
The sapphire jubilee snowflake brooch measures 61 mm tall and 66 mm wide or about 2 5 inches square.
Sapphire jubilee snowflake brooch.
The sapphire jubilee snowflake brooch this snowflake inspired brooch made by canadian firm hillberg and berk is set with diamonds and rare sapphires from baffin island.
The queen s sapphire jubilee snowflake brooch consists of 48 beluga sapphires along with 400 diamonds from northern canada all set in canadian white gold.
The sapphire jubilee snowflake brooch governor general david johnston twitter winter is knocking on the door here in the northern hemisphere and with the changing season i wouldn t be surprised if we see today s brooch the sapphire jubilee snowflake make another appearance soon.
It s slightly larger than the maple leaf brooch which is 55 mm x 50 mm and is right in the size range of the queen s usual favorite brooches.
One of the most recognizable symbols of the queen are the glittering gem encrusting brooches sparkling on her lapel.
Sapphires range in price from us 200 to.
Governor general david johnston presented a diamond and sapphire brooch in the shape of a snowflake to the queen of canada.
On 6 february 2017 the sapphire jubilee of elizabeth ii marking sixty five years of her reign occurred the longest reigning monarch in british history queen elizabeth ii is the first british monarch to have a sapphire jubilee.
On a visit to canada house in trafalgar square in july 2017 to celebrate canada s 150th anniversary of confederation the queen was presented with a lovely surprise the new sapphire jubilee snowflake brooch.
Perhaps the most recent addition to the queen s collection was received as a gift in canada marking the 150th anniversary of canada s confederation as well as the queen s sapphire jubilee in 2017.
As the official description explains it s adorned with forty eight canadian sapphireza of various colours and sizes.
