You can actually buy royal-approved replicas of the Queen’s jewellery

(Image credit: 2019 Max Mumby/Indigo)

Most of us can only dream of owning as lavish a jewellery collection as Her Majesty the Queen has. From her vast selection of historical tiaras to her significant brooches, diamond necklaces and earrings, they are simply priceless.

And even you could figure out their value, it would probably take several lifetimes to save up enough to purchase them. However, it's not all bleak, as I've found the next best thing.

You can actually buy royal-approved replicas of a few of the Queen's favourite jewels at none other than the official Royal Collection Shop.

While some of the jewels aren't exact copies, they are at least inspired by pieces from the royal vaults, as you'll see below.

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This geometrical long pendant is inspired by the tiara made for Mrs Greville, in 1921, which was inherited by The Queen in 2002. She has since loaned it to The Duchess of Cornwall for various occasions, pictured above. As you can see, the pattern is very similar.

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GREVILLE LONG PENDANT, <a href="https://www.royalcollectionshop.co.uk/greville-long-pendant.html" data-link-merchant="royalcollectionshop.co.uk"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">£220 at Royal Collection Shop

The Queen is known for her love of pearls, and as you can see from the main picture, she is a fan of diamond and pearl studs, which she wears at almost all her daytime engagements. Remember, royals shouldn't wear diamonds before 6pm, so pearls are the perfect solution.

The earrings Her Majesty always wears originally belonged to The Queen's Grandmother and, as such, are sometimes referred to as Queen Mary's 'Button Earrings'.

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SMALL PEARL EARRINGS, <a href="https://www.royalcollectionshop.co.uk/small-pearl-earrings.html" data-link-merchant="royalcollectionshop.co.uk"">£50 at Royal Collection Shop

You'll also know she is a big fan of brooches, which always seem to have a special significance. Although the below floral brooch isn't specified as a replica, it does seem very inspired by this flower basket brooch The Queen has worn in the past.

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PASTEL FLOWER BASKET BROOCH, <a href="https://www.royalcollectionshop.co.uk/buckingham-palace-pastel-flower-basket-brooch.html" data-link-merchant="royalcollectionshop.co.uk"">£55 at Royal Collection Shop

Another colourful set owned by Queen Elizabeth II is the Burmese Ruby Tiara, which inspired the below earrings.

The Burmese Ruby Tiara was made by Garrard & Co. in 1973 using stones from the private collection of Her Majesty, and forms a beautiful wreath of roses, with diamonds making the exquisite petals and striking rubies are at the centre of the flowers. Of course, the earrings aren't diamonds, but zirconia, making them far more affordable.

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BURMESE HOOP EARRINGS, <a href="https://www.royalcollectionshop.co.uk/burmese-hoop-earrings.html" data-link-merchant="royalcollectionshop.co.uk"">£85 at Royal Collection Shop

You might also be interested to know that you can also buy jewellery inspired by pieces worn by other members of the royal family, such as The Duchess of Cambridge.

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PEARL FLOWER STUD EARRINGS, <a href="https://www.royalcollectionshop.co.uk/pearl-flower-stud-earrings.html" data-link-merchant="royalcollectionshop.co.uk"">£120 at Royal Collection Shop

For example, these floral pearl earrings bear a striking resemblance to the ones Kate Middleton wore to Prince Louis' christening two years ago.

The originals, Cassandra Goad's Cavolfiore Pearl Studs cost £4,490, however these are only £120, and made of real freshwater pearls.

Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.