ActuallyI am trying to gain enough weight for the Koh-i-Noor. If 105.602 carats will not help I do not know what will.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koh-i-Noor ... Koh-i-Noor
The Crown Jewels
Main article: Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
Copy of the new cut of the Koh-i-NoorThis disappointment in the appearance of the stone was shared by many. In 1852, in Amsterdam[11] under the personal supervision of Victoria's consort, Prince Albert, and the technical direction of James Tennant, the diamond was cut from 186 1/16 carats (37.21 g) to its current 105.602 carats (21.61 g) to increase its brilliance. Albert consulted widely, took enormous pains, and spent some £8,000 on the operation, which reduced the weight of the stone by a huge 42% -- but nevertheless Albert was dissatisfied with the result. The stone then was mounted in a brooch which Queen Victoria often wore. It was kept at Windsor Castle rather than with the rest of the crown jewels at the Tower of London.[12]
After Queen Victoria's death it was set in Queen Alexandra's brand new diamond crown, with which she was crowned at the coronation of her husband, King Edward VII. Queen Alexandra was the first Queen Consort to use the diamond in her crown, followed by Queen Mary and then Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. In 2002, the crown rested atop her coffin as she lay in state.
