Crown on Queen's Coffin Contains Controversial African Diamond. Published Sep 14, 2022 at 12:44 PM EDT Updated Sep 14, ... King George VI, and is based on the crown made in 1837 for Queen Victoria.

The platinum and diamond crown made for Queen Elizabeth II’s mother has also been called out. The crown features the 105.6-carat Kohinoor diamond, one of the largest-cut diamonds in the world.

Queen Camilla is updating one of Queen Mary's crown with $50 million worth of diamonds for King Charles's coronation. ... weighing in at 3,106 carats upon its 1907 discovery in a South African mine.

After being hounded over her nationality and forced to drop out of the Miss South Africa contest, Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned beauty queen of a totally different country. Ms Adetshina ...

He said her arms and breast blend together, her face is the moon, and a snail shell rests on her crown. “When you look at the African Queen Mother, it takes on an abstract appeal,” award ...