THE BURMESE Ruby Tiara is a firm favourite of the Queen's and it is bedecked with 96 rubies symbolically for the "Queen's protection", according to a jewellery expert. The Queen has several tiaras in ...

There are some magnificent pieces within the Royal Family’s Crown Jewels collection, but nothing is as incredible as a sparkling tiara. The Burmese Ruby Tiara is said to be one of the Queen’s ...

“The Crimson Flame,” an exceptionally rare Burmese ruby sold for $18.3 million, setting a world auction record per carat of $1.2 million at Christie’s Hong Kong sale of Magnificent Jewels Tuesday. The ...

The gems are second only to colored diamonds in value, but their troubled provenance has made them an anathema to many. By Nazanin Lankarani Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has long been a producer ...