Queen Elizabeth II isn’t letting this economy, or the plight of her 2.64 million unemployed subjects, dampen her 60th anniversary behind the throne. She has just announced an August exhibition of royal diamonds at Buckingham Palace.

“Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration,” will showcase the R&S Garrard miniature crown, crafted from 1,187 diamonds, that Queen Victoria wore for her Diamond Jubilee portrait in 1897, as well as Queen Victoria’s Coronation necklace, made from 25 cushion-shaped, brilliant-cut diamonds surrounding a whopping 22.48-carat diamond.

The aim, apparently, is to explore “the ways in which diamonds have been used and worn by British monarchs over the last two centuries,” says the palace. The exhibition will also include the Williamson brooch, named after the geologist Dr. J.T. Williamson, who discovered its rare 23.6-carat pink diamond in Tanzania in 1947, then presented it to Queen Elizabeth II. Cartier added more sparkle to the gem, setting it in a jonquil-shaped brooch with 200 smaller diamonds — a gift Williamson gave the Queen in 1953.

The women of the British Monarchy are on an exhibition roll. Duchess Kate displayed her Alexander McQueen wedding dress last summer at Buckingham Palace, and a selection of Princess Diana’s gowns will be shown at Kensington Palace this spring. And while the “Jubilee Celebration” might seem out of sync with common life in England, if the success of the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress exhibition and “Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels” at New York’s Cooper-Hewitt museum are any indication, the downturn won’t stop Brits from showing up to marvel at their Queen’s diamonds.