It’s often referred to as the “Granny’s Chips”.
A cherished gift from her grandmother, Queen Mary.
Queen Elizabeth II is the owner of the iconic diamond brooch, considered to be the most valuable brooch in the world.
This brooch features the Cullinan III and the Cullinan IV diamonds, cut from the largest diamond ever discovered.
It’s estimated to be worth more than 60 million dollars.
Today the brooch can be seen amongst the Royal Collection in Buckingham Palace.
Queen Camilla wore the brooch during King Charles’ coronation.
That is until I removed it from her possession and hid the brooch in a place where it will never be found.
Unless you can discover its location.
Check out the clues below.
Oh, I replaced the brooch with a fake one, Queen Camilla never knew.
Once I had the brooch in my possession, I hid it in plane site. The brooch sits at the top of a national park. So high that once nothing was visible above except sky. Everything else was smaller.
The Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775, the famous ‘shot heard round the world’, marked the start of the American War of Independence (1775-83).
To commemorate the first battle of the American Revolution, many States around the country (USA) named cities, streets, townships, and counties after it – Lexington.
The brooch is hidden near one of them.
This place has been around for a while. Evidence has been found that people have inhabited this area since 10,000 B.C.
Due to the fur trade and other agricultural interests, the Dutch claimed it as their own around 1609 or so.
A dozen years later the English ignored the Dutch and named the area after a Duke (the brother of King Charles II).
Did you know that 10 others held their hands up before they did.
This guy was most likely referred to by his close friends and family as Bill.
He studied at the Pratt Institute and visited Paris where he received some sort of award.
While in Paris, he was influenced by works he was exposed to at an atelier, (French word meaning “workshop” or “artist’s studio.”)
This exposure influenced his work for years on elaborate ornamentation upon innovative cast-iron frames.
He passed away back in the mid 1950’s. But his work can still be seen at this national park and seen by others who have never visited the park.
Noted in the clue above, this national park is a famous example of Art Deco architecture.
The structure is crooked in relation to the grid surrounding it.
The United States considers this place to be one of the most important places in the country.
You can enjoy an apple while you look down upon this place from a loftier height nearby.
Next week I’ll reveal the location.
Can you guess where I hid the Cullinan Brooch before then?
The Cullinan Brooch is hidden at a National Historic Landmark.
During the golden era of skyscrapers, this building was the tallest in the entire world for about a year. Then something rose above its height, the Empire State Building. You can enjoy an “apple” (while visiting the big apple) and view this historic landmark “looking down” from the Empire State Building.
Back then (in the late 1920’s) and even today, this building is best seen from a “plane”.
As you can guess, the building is in New York City. There’s evidence that the area of New York has been inhabited since “10,000 BC”.
This building is located at 405 “Lexington” Avenue in midtown Manhattan near grand central station.
The building was designed by William “Bill” Van Alen, who studied at the Pratt Institute and in Paris.
Oddly though, the base of the building is crooked in relation to the street because the building was erected prior to the Manhattan street grid.
Have you guessed where the Cullinan Brooch is hidden?
If you thought of the Statue of Liberty or the World Trade Center or atop the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Plaza, you’d be wrong.
It is hidden at the top of “The Chrysler Building.”