The Imperial State Crown also features 2,868 diamonds ... one of the largest-cut diamonds in the world. It was mined in India, reportedly between the 12th and 14th centuries, and changed hands ...

For King George V, the Imperial Crown of India was commissioned while for Queen Mary, the Delhi Durbar tiara. One of the Delhi Durbar official portraits in the Trust's archives shows King George V ...

The current Imperial State Crown was made for King George VI in 1937 and replaced ... the 19th and 20th century were "part of a larger network of coloniality". Many in India have been similarly vocal ...

The Delhi Durbar of 1911 was a monumental display of imperial power. Crowds of Indian royalty and officials gathered to ...

It was a royal ceremony unequalled in splendour and spectacle - an Emperor and Empress marking their succession in front of thousands of loyal Indian subjects. The Delhi Durbar of 1911 was staged ...

"Can India get back the kohinoor diamond/everything ... is set in the front band of the Imperial State Crown. The stones that make up the Cullinan diamond are valued in total at $2 billion.

Garrard designed this. For King George V, the Imperial Crown of India was commissioned, while for Queen Mary, the Delhi Durbar tiara. One of the Delhi Durbar official portraits in the Trust's ...

The King wore St Edward’s Crown to his coronation but will wear the Imperial State Crown when delivering the speech later today. The Imperial State Crown will be a familiar sight to some ...

THE completion of the census in 1901 necessitated a revised issue of “The Imperial Gazetteer of India,” of which two editions had already appeared, both compled by the late Sir W. Hunter.