page_title: Jewels of Elizabeth II
section_title: Brazil Parure
hierarchical_section_title: Jewels of Elizabeth II / Parures / Brazil Parure
caption_attribution_description: English: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom during a state banquet in honor of Brazilian president Lula da Silva at Buckingham Palace, London. The Queen wears the insignia of the Grand Collar of the Brazilian National Order of the Southern Cross (namely, the Grand Collar itself and the Star). Also worn are the insignia of the Royal Family Orders of Kings George V (white background) and George VI (pink background), and also the aquamarine necklace and other jewels that were given her by the Government of Brazil as a Coronation gift, as well as the aquamarine tiara, commissioned by the Queen in 1957 to match the jewels that had been given to her by the Brazilian Government.Português: A rainha Isabel II do Reino Unido durante um banquete em honra do presidente do Brasil Luís Inácio Lula da Silva no Palácio de Buckingham, Londres. A Rainha usa as insígnias do Grande Colar da brasileira Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul (a saber, o Grande Colar propriamente dito e a Estrela ou Placa). Usa também as insígnias das Ordens da Família Real dos Reis Jorge V (fundo branco) e Jorge VI (fundo rosa), e usa, também, o colar de aquamarinas e outras joias que lhe foram dadas como presente de Coroação pelo Governo do Brasil, bem como a tiara de aquamarinas, encomendada pela Rainha em 1957 para combinar com as joias que lhe haviam sido dadas pelo Governo brasileiro.
context_page_description: The monarch of the Commonwealth realms, Queen Elizabeth II, owns a historic collection of jewels – some as monarch and others as a private individual. They are separate from the Gems and Jewels and the coronation and state regalia that make up the Crown Jewels.
  The origin of a distinct royal jewel collection is vague, though it is believed the jewels have their origin somewhere in the 16th century. Many of the pieces are from overseas and were brought to the United Kingdom as a result of civil war, coups and revolutions, or acquired as gifts to the monarch. Most of the jewellery dates from the 19th and 20th centuries.
  The Crown Jewels are only worn at coronations and the annual State Opening of Parliament. At other formal occasions, such as banquets, the Queen wears the jewellery in her collection. Elizabeth owns more than 300 items of jewellery, including 98 brooches, 46 necklaces, 37 bracelets, 34 pairs of earrings, 15 rings, 14 watches and 5 pendants, the most notable of which are detailed in this article.
context_section_description: The Brazil Parure is one of the newest items of jewellery in the collection. In 1953, the president and people of Brazil presented Elizabeth II with the coronation gift of a necklace and matching pendant earrings of aquamarines and diamonds. It had taken the jewellers Mappin & Webb an entire year to collect the perfectly matched stones. The necklace has nine large oblong aquamarines with an even bigger aquamarine pendant drop. The Queen had the drop set in a more decorative diamond cluster and it is now detachable. She was so delighted with the gift that in 1957 she had a tiara made to match the necklace. The tiara is surmounted by three vertically set aquamarines. Seeing that the Queen had so liked the original Coronation gift that she had a matching tiara made, the Government of Brazil decided to add to its gift, and in 1958 it presented Elizabeth II with a bracelet of oblong aquamarines set in a cluster of diamonds, and a square aquamarine and diamond brooch.
caption: Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Aquamarine Tiara with the Brazil necklace, earrings and bracelet
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