There were many more Diamonds given by the Sultan of Turkey in 1856. In fact two jewels were given; the first of which was reset almost immediately with the diamonds being included in the Chain de Corsage that Queen Victoria had made in 1856.
The corsage was later altered with many of the diamonds being removed to create 'Queen Victoria's Small Crown', with only the central cluster and fringe pampilles suspended from this, used to create 'Queen Victoria's Fringe Brooch'.
The second jewel given was a stomacher, which contained the large diamond that was later set in the Regal Circlet. This stomacher was not reset until 1858, and it is unclear how the rest of these stones were used (other than the large diamond), although it is likely that they were used to remake the various pieces that has been handed over in the Hanoverian Claim.
As it seemed to cause a lot of confusion with my inclusion of Queen Mary's and Queen Elizabeth's Crowns (the main reason I included these references was to indicate what had happened to the diamonds from the regal circlet and where they are now). I have thus edited my original post to include: "Thus today, the Royal Collection includes 'The Diamond Diadem', 'Queen Victoria's Regal Circlet', the circlet from 'Queen Mary's Crown' and the circlet from 'Queen Elizabeth's Crown', the latter two of which are kept in the Jewel House of the Tower of London and have never been worn by the present Queen."
--Previous Message-- : The only piece I remember with a stipulation : about not altering it is Queen Alexandra's : necklace from her father. I expect it might : be worn more if it could be adapted. : : Interesting to note that the two Turkish : gift diamonds are now set in the circlet of : the QEQM crown and in the waterfall brooch. : : I think you might clarify your descriptions, : Boffer, if you referred to the 'circlet of : Queen Mary's crown' and the 'circlet of : Queen Elizabeth's crown.' We shouldn't give : the impression to various readers, some of : whom are not educated about royal jewels, : that there are more circlets than there : actually are. :
on June 29, 2012, 10:53 am, in reply to "