| EMERALDS | Green gems set in the Imperial State Crown with diamonds, rubies, sapphires and pearls (8) |
| TWOPIECE | Wife wearing crown with diamonds over European suit (3-5) |
| SPINELS | Glassy minerals or gems such as the Black Prince's Ruby in the Imperial State Crown or the Timur Ruby (7) |
| RUBY | Black Prince's -; a spinel in the Imperial State Crown (4) |
| ION | Any one of the electrically charged atoms whose existence in emeralds, garnets, rubies, sapphires etc is central to said gems' colouration (3) |
| IGNITES | Returned some gems set in gimmicky lights (7) |
| OPAL | Which unlucky gem, set in a ring, was blamed for the deaths of Alphonso XII of Spain, his wife and h |
| PEARL | Gem set in ring is right (5) |
| KOHINOOR | 105-carat diamond that was set in Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's state crown for George VI's coronation (3-1-4) |
| NIJINSKY | Horse that won the Triple Crown with jockey Lester Piggott in 1970 (8) |
| DIAMONDS | - and Pearls, 1991 hit album from Prince and The New Power Generation (8) |
| SPARKLER | Maybe diamond and pearls set to be worn by king and queen (8) |
| HEADACHE | The Crown with lead actor from Switzerland takes note of a source of irritation (8) |
| SRILANKA | With the capital Colombo, country whose exports include tea, cinnamon, cocoa, coconut, sapphire and topaz (3,5) |
| CORUNDUM | Hard mineral form of alumina of which sapphire and ruby are varieties (8) |
| PERIDOTS | Yellowish-green gems |
| AMETHYST | I have this beautiful gem set into my hat (8) |
| EMERALD | Precious gem, 11 of which are set into the gold frame of the Queen's Imperial State Crown (7) |
| CULTURED | Some people and pearls |
| EARLS | "Doesn't like crap games with barons and ...; Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls; Won't dish the dirt with the rest of those girls; That's why the lady is a tramp" |
