Burmese Ruby

THE STORY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND BURMESE RUBY

Most of the tiaras owned by Queen Elizabeth were inherited,The tiara has  a special history. Today’s tiara is a unique look.

The queen commissioned this tiara from Garrard in 1973 using gems she already had on hand: 96 rubies which were a wedding present on (the occasion of her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947) from the people of Burma and diamonds taken from the Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar(probably the richest man of the world in 1940s) another wedding present given in 1948.

The significance of 96 rubies is that 96 is the number of diseases that the Burmese traditionally people believe can afflict the human body, so these rubies are meant to protect against illness and disease.There is also matching necklace from the Nizam ,which is still in use.

THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE RUBY

Weight =131g or 7.20 rati

Ruby is distinguished for its bright red color, being the most famed and fabled red gemstone. Beside for its bright color, it is a most desirable gem due to its hardness, durability, luster, and rarity. Transparent rubies of large sizes are even rarer than Diamond. In essence, Ruby is a red Sapphire, since Ruby and Sapphire are identical in all properties except for color. However, because of the special allure and historical significance, Ruby has always been classified as an individual gemstone, and is never identified as a form of Sapphire (though some purplish-red colors may straddle the line of being classified as either Ruby or Sapphire).


Its use leads to generate the mental and spiritual powers and special divine thoughts rise in mind. Manik or ruby balances Surya (Sun). Surya represents the king of the solar system in Jyotish. It also represents Authority, Power, Self, Father, Body and Health. Depending on the placement of Surya in your birth chart, the wearing of a ruby may be very auspicious in strengthening the positive influences of Surya. Surya, the sun acts like the Thalamus in the Human Physiology