Protected by a mirage of fancy locked cases and military fanfare, the Cullinan actually traveled to London in a plain box, ...

Update, February 14, 2023: Buckingham Palace announced this morning that Queen Consort Camilla will wear Queen Mary's crown for her upcoming coronation in May. It's a departure from a longstanding ...

For decades, Britain has been giving back its spoils of empire: the Stone of Scone to Scotland in 1996, Hong Kong to China in 1997 and, most recently, some of the Benin bronzes, with perhaps more to ...

On January 26, 1905, the course of gemstone history was altered forever in a small town near Pretoria, South Africa. During a routine inspection at the Premier No. 2 mine, Frederick Wells, the mine’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate Matthams Spencer is a Paris-based writer who covers jewelry. A 41.28ct, ice-blue diamond has been unearthed at the famous ...