The late Queen wearing her Nizam of Hyderabad diamond rose brooch (Image: Getty)
Back in 1947 the then Princess Elizabeth was gifted a stunning necklace and tiara as a wedding gift when she married Philip Mountbatten, who later became which is now worth over £66 million. This was five years before she ascended the throne and was crowned the Queen of England.
The late was known for her keen eye for jewellery and over the years acquired many stunning pieces which all of the have access. The royal collection holds hundreds of priceless pieces that are kept under lock and key.
The Queen would never have imagined being the monarch for more than 70 years when she was presented with the eye-watering piece of jewellery. The Nizam of Hyderabad was one of the world’s richest men back in 1937 and was known for his miserliness.
The Nizams were given the title of “Faithful Ally of the British Government” for their roles in the Second and Third Anglo-Mysore Wars and the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He allowed her to personally create a bespoke piece that would last a lifetime.
It is believed that she sat down with Cartier to design it after they were given strict instructions to let her creativity run wild. She selected each intricate detail to ensure they were to her liking.
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The Nizam of Hyderabad are worth tens of millions (Image: Getty )
The stunning piece was absolutely breath-taking, and the Queen wore the tiara to white tie-events over the years which set her above the rest.
Although she was a huge fan of brooches – not only for their sparkly detail but because they allowed her to convey a meaning when she wore them in public.
In later years she created three detachable brooches from the tiara as she felt she could get more wear out of the equity stones which were originally set into the centre of the headpiece.
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Queen Elizabeth wearing a Cartier diamond and ruby floral clip brooch (Image: Getty )
Daena Borrowman, Marketing Manager at Jewellerybox, told Express.co.uk: “The magnificent Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace, considered to be the most expensive piece of royal jewellery in the world, is worth more than £66million.
“It was a wedding gift to Princess Elizabeth from the Nizam of Hyderabad, one of the richest people in the world.
“The Nizam is said to have generously instructed Cartier to let the bride-to-be pick anything she wished from their collections, to which the young princess chose a tiara with three detachable flower brooches and what we now know as the Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace Necklace.”
It was a firm favourite of the Queen’s as she was able to put a touch of her style into the remarkable piece.
In recent years she lent the tiara to the Princess of Wales on her wedding day which she has continued to wear to other public events.
Meanwhile, the necklace was passed down to Queen Camilla following the late monarch’s death and since then she has worn it many times. The five-strand necklace is around 250 to 300 carats, with the main stone in the necklace being five carats alone making it worth worth £8.2 million.