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Queen
Victoria and Prince Albeit, who placed the diamond upon the "mill." The
Duke of Wellington gave the first touch to the wheel. Owing to the
flattened and oval figure of the stone, the brilliant pattern entailed
a large amount of waste—nearly 80 carats were eliminated. But the new
stone was more beautiful than ever and this is not unusual. Today
American cutters sacrifice as much as 50 per cent of a stone in order
to cut it in a way that will assure a maximum of brilliance and
beauty. The stone is valued at upwards of a million dollars.
It
has gone through many wars, many tragedies. Now it rests in the crown
of the Queen of England. And in this age of more wars, more tragedy and
treachery, may it rest in peace.
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