05 June 2012

The Cullinan III and IV Brooch

The Cullinan III and IV Brooch
This massive brooch, also known as “Granny’s Chips”, features two cleavings from the famous Cullinan diamond from South Africa. Cullinan III is a pear-shaped 94.4 carat diamond and is suspended from Cullinan IV, a square-cut 63.6 carat diamond. Read more at Order of Splendor on this brooch in particular, and on the Cullinan diamond as a whole.

Appearances: 
23 October 2018: State Visit from The Netherlands, State Banquet 
2018: BBC Documentary, The Coronation
5 June 2012: The Diamond Jubilee Thanksgiving Service
1958: State Visit to the Netherlands