What Happened to Queen Elizabeth’s Jewelry After She Died?

Queen Elizabeth II was rarely seen without an exquisite brooch attached to her lapel. Following her death, her daughter-in-law, Queen Camilla, inherited a large collection of these brooches. In 2023, Camilla was spotted wearing a diamond oyster brooch, which previously belonged to Elizabeth and is valued at £30,000 (around $38,500).

This particular brooch had not been in Elizabeth’s possession for very long. She had inherited it from The Queen Mother upon her death. Diamond expert Maxwell Stone shared with Express that “Queen Elizabeth regularly wore the piece, most notably during her 100th birthday celebrations in 2000.” When The Queen Mother passed away in 2002, she left the brooch to her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. It was considered one of the late monarch’s most valuable brooches.

The following year, Camilla wore one of Elizabeth’s rarest brooches, the Williamson pink diamond brooch, which is worth a staggering £25 million (around $32 million). However, it’s not just Elizabeth’s most beloved brooches that Camilla has added to her collection. She has also embraced one of the late queen’s least favorite pieces, an emerald, diamond, and sapphire brooch that Elizabeth inherited from her grandmother, Queen Mary. Camilla chose to wear this accessory to Easter service in 2024.

Source: Express, Maxwell Stone