Al-Marsad Newspaper: The British newspaper “Daily Express” revealed on Monday that the body of the late Queen Elizabeth II will be buried wearing some of her jewelry.
The newspaper pointed out that the queen, who died at the age of 96, owned one of the largest collections of personal jewelry in the world, which is estimated to have a total value at the end of last year, at 2.9 billion pounds (4 billions of dollars).
The newspaper said: “The queen, a very humble woman at heart, is unlikely to be dressed in anything other than her simple gold wedding band in her coffin, and perhaps a pair of pearl earrings and perhaps a necklace of pearls. pearls next to her diamond engagement ring that belonged to Princess Alice, mother-in-law, Prince Philip.
She stressed that “the jewels were an important part of the royal family’s legacy in Britain, and it is likely that the queen left most of the jewels to her children, especially her daughter, Princess Anne.”
The newspaper said: “This is in stark contrast to her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, who was buried wearing piles of bracelets and necklaces and at least one ring on each finger. It seems she decided the contents of her coffin long before her own. death. “
In a previous report, the paper indicated that “Queen Elizabeth, who ruled Britain for 70 years for being the longest-serving in the history of the British throne, has received many of her jewelry as gifts from royalty and other figures from around the world. the world”.
He pointed out that “the most expensive piece of this jewel is the Oriental Circle crown, valued at 6 million pounds, equivalent to 8.3 million US dollars, which was originally owned by Queen Victoria, who died. in 1901 “.
The newspaper stated: “The original design of this crown was set with approximately 2,600 diamonds in total.”
And he added: “The second most expensive piece owned by the queen is Queen Mary’s crown, which is valued at around £ 5 million, or $ 7 million.”
Queen Elizabeth, who has four children, will be buried at Windsor Castle in south-east England in one of the largest state funerals in the world, attended by nearly 500 heads of state and other dignitaries.
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