The Hollywood Royalty Collection web site and company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The House of Windsor Group located in Tampa, Florida.

The House of Windsor Group established HWG upon acquiring original historical documents and replicated pieces of bejeweled objects relating to the British Monarchy. The House of Windsor Group Royalty Collection began touring United States based accredited museums in 2004.

In today’s society, adults, teenagers and children live their daily lives at such a harried pace that when they have free time in which to visit a museum or exhibition they will more than likely opt not to go due to time constraints or the low level of interest. There are very fine museums in the United States offering spectacular art collections, but very few focus on the British monarchy.

One of the top three reasons Americans visit the United Kingdom is based upon the history and the attraction of the Royal family and of course, the crown jewels. The crown jewels cannot travel beyond the United Kingdom and therefore one would have to visit U. K. to view the crown jewels.

Thus, the Windsor Group was established based upon the premise that if you don’t have the time to visit the United Kingdom - The House of Windsor Group would bring one of the most awe-inspiring collections of select jewels and royal crowns to United States.

The goal to bring the “best” of the monarchy was not an easy task. The House of Windsor Group expended funds that would otherwise not be readily available to even large museums due to budget cut backs. Additionally, acquiring specific objects and/or commissioning objects to be replicated can be a time-consuming process spanning months (or even years). The main focus of the collection revolves around Queen Mary and King George V.

Respected and revered creators, designers, goldsmith's and jewelers ensured that each object was entirely handmade. Care was given to each piece to preserve their intricate detail. Additionally, in order to obtain the beauty of each piece, precious and semi-stones have been included wherever possible.

The House of Windsor Collection includes royal portraits signed by Queen Mary and King George V. The crown jewels collection includes the Queen Mary Crown and the Imperial Crown of India created for King George V.

The House of Windsor Group has also acquired the entire Cullinan collection of diamonds (nine in total-including the rough). The Cullinan diamond yielded The Star of Africa (530.20 carats and is the largest diamond in the world).

Additionally, the Cullinan yielded the Second Star of Africa (317.40 carats). The Second Star of Africa now adorns the front of the circlet of the Imperial State Crown. Cullinan three in concert with Cullinan four adorns the crown of Queen Mary, however, they were removed and are now set together in a brooch. Cullinan five is 18.80 carats, is heart-shaped and was also set in a brooch. As no King has ever worn a crown in which the Koh-I-noor was placed, Cullinan five was the diamond, which replaced the Koh-I-noor in the crown for the coronation of King George VI. Cullinan six is set in an emerald necklace worn by the Queen. Cullinan seven and eight are set in a brooch and Cullinan nine is set as solitaire in a ring with a claw setting.

While the House of Windsor Group Cullinan Collection has been replicated, replicating such works to exact detail was an extensive undertaking for master jewelers in Europe. The Cullinan collection took years to complete with each stone consuming hundreds of hours to cleave, facet and polish for this exhibition.

There are many stories, which revolve around the Koh-I-noor, the Cullinan diamonds and even the Imperial Crown of India. It is the goal of The House of Windsor Group to convey those stories of the people (whom, through the simple act of wearing these objects’ d’ art) gave these inanimate objects a life of their own.

The House of Windsor Group established HRC based upon bringing forth the beauty of replicated jewels worn by movie stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Stanwyck, Vivien Leigh, Janet Gaynor, Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Norma Shearer, Natalie Wood, Lana Turner, Veronica Lake, Rita Hayworth, Betty Grable, Joan Fontaine and many more.

While the British Monarchy is steeped history and has a royal family to call its’ own, Americans “dubbed” some of the most famous Hollywood actors and actresses (of all time) “Hollywood Royalty”.

The Hollywood Royalty Collection consists of rings, earrings, necklaces and brooches worn by Hollywood Royalty, both on the silver screen and off. Each piece has been meticulously recreated to ensure that those seeking to acquire their own bit of film legend history, receive the most accurate and detailed bejeweled object d’ art available today.