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The 104 Carat ‘Stuart’ Blue Sapphire, along with the Black Prince’s Ruby, takes pride of place in the Imperial State Crown, and is worn by the Queen on such occasions as the annual opening of parliament.

The story of the Stuart Sapphire cannot be entirely authenticated much before 1685, but it was said to have been set in the crown of the Scottish King Alexander II at his coronation in 1214. In 1296 Edward I of England, known as Edward ‘Longshanks’, claimed the Sapphire along with the ‘Stone of Scone’ during his attacks on Scotland. Edward III of England later gave the Sapphire back to the Scots, giving it to his brother-in-law David II of Scotland. He in turn gave the gemstone to his sister Marjorie Bruce who after marrying Walter Steward had a child, Robert II, the very first monarch of the Stuart dynasty.

The Sapphire then appeared in the hands of Edward IV, who had it placed in his state crown. There it apparently remained until the ‘Civil War’ of the seventeenth century. Cromwell sold the crown, but the Sapphire was returned to the restored English monarch Charles II. After the removal of James II from the throne in 1688, it remained with the Stuart family until Cardinal York, the last of the dynasty, who died in 1807. It was then returned to the Prince Regent, later King George IV and has remained in the Royal Family ever since.

The Sapphire was set in the front of the Imperial State Crown, just below the Black Prince’s Ruby, for Queen Victoria in 1838 but was moved to the back when it was replaced by the Second Star of Africa in 1909. A new

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crown was made in 1937, nearly identical to Queen Victoria's old one, which had become weak and needed replacing. The gemstones from the old crown were transferred to the new. The new and present Imperial State Crown features the Cullinan II Diamond on the front, beneath the Black Prince's Ruby, and the Stuart Sapphire on the reverse.

Even though the Stuart Sapphire is a fine Blue color, it contains one or two flaws and is drilled at one end, probably so that it could be worn as a pendant, as was common in earlier times. It is oval in shape, about 1 inche in length by 1 inch in width, and is set in a gold brooch, which in turn is set into the crown. Today, the Stuart Sapphire is on display with the rest of the British Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.

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