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The Jewel in the Crown is an 86-carat Koh-i-noor diamond presented to Queen Victoria by Duleep Singh, The last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in the year 1849. Though the gift was well-received, the Queen considered the design of the diamond jewel somewhat drab and instead had her consort, Prince Albert, fashion it into 105.6-carat diamond jewelry. Currently, the colorless oval brilliant 66 facet diamond is worth about $485 million. It has its place in the British Crown Jewels and is seen in the front cross of Queen Mary’s Crown
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The Jewel in the Crown is an 86-carat Koh-i-noor diamond presented to Queen Victoria by Duleep Singh, The last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in the year 1849. Though the gift was well-received, the Queen considered the design of the diamond jewel somewhat drab and instead had her consort, Prince Albert, fashion it into 105.6-carat diamond jewelry. Currently, the colorless oval brilliant 66 facet diamond is worth about $485 million. It has its place in the British Crown Jewels and is seen in the front cross of Queen Mary’s Crown