Monday, October 29, 2012
WILLIAMSON PINK DIAMOND
MAMBO YA MWADUI MAKUBWA ETI!!! ALMAS HII ILIZAWADIWA KWA MALIKIA WA UINGEREZA QUEEN ELIZABETH NA DK WILLIAMSON SIKU YA HARUSI YA MALKIA HUYO.
The Cartier designed floral brooch contains the 23.6-carat pink diamond and baguette diamonds given to The Queen by Dr Williamson.The famous Williamson Pink (54.5 carat rough) [ 142 carat's = 1imperial oz] was found on the surface in 1947 by some black boys at the Williamson Diamonds Mine, Mwadui, Tanganyika (Tanzania). They took it to the Doc's house. Dr Williamson gave the priceless cut Pink round [23.6 carat] to the then Princess Elizabeth as the centerpiece of a floral brooch for her forthcoming wedding to Prince Phillip
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