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'''David Vyvyan Thomas'''<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9305632/How-the-Queens-man-about-crowns-brought-sparkle-to-her-celebrations.html | title=How the Queen’s man about crowns brought sparkle to her celebrations | publisher=The Telegraph | date=June 2, 2012 | accessdate=September 1, 2013 | author=Middleton, Christopher}}</ref> {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MVO}} (born 1942) was the [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom#Crown Jeweller|Crown Jeweller]] for the [[British monarchy]]. He worked for the Royal Family from 1991 until his retirement in 2007 as an employee of [[Garrard & Co]]. He still retains three Royal Warrants.<ref name="dailymail-fired">{{cite webcitation needed| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-468651/Queen-hires-new-Crown-Jeweller--160-years-Garrard.html | title=Queen hires new Crown Jeweller - after 160 years of Garrard | publisher=Daily Mail | date=July 15, 2007 | accessdate=September 1, 2013 | author=Kostner,May Olivia2020}}</ref>▼
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▲'''David Vyvyan Thomas'''<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9305632/How-the-Queens-man-about-crowns-brought-sparkle-to-her-celebrations.html | title=How the Queen’s man about crowns brought sparkle to her celebrations | publisher=The Telegraph | date=June 2, 2012 | accessdate=September 1, 2013 | author=Middleton, Christopher}}</ref> (born 1942) was the [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom#Crown Jeweller|Crown Jeweller]] for the [[British monarchy]]. He worked for the Royal Family from 1991 until his retirement in 2007 as an employee of [[Garrard & Co]]. He still retains three Royal Warrants.<ref name="dailymail-fired">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-468651/Queen-hires-new-Crown-Jeweller--160-years-Garrard.html | title=Queen hires new Crown Jeweller - after 160 years of Garrard | publisher=Daily Mail | date=July 15, 2007 | accessdate=September 1, 2013 | author=Kostner, Olivia}}</ref>
 
==Biography==
Thomas is the son of a [[Swansea]] [[chemist]] and originally worked for a competitor of Garrard's, but the rival company took an interest in Thomas and in 1986 they [[Executive search|headhunted]] him.<ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="dailymail-fired" /> [[Prince Charles]] enjoyed his work so much that he recommended him to the Queen, and he eventually was appointed to take over from former Crown Jeweller [[Bill Summers (jeweller)|Bill Summers]].<ref name="telegraph" />▼
Thomas is the son of a [[Swansea]] [[chemist]].<ref name="telegraph" /> At the age of 17, he joined his first employer Collingwood of Conduit Street as a postboy and jewellery-cleaner.<ref name="telegraph"/>
 
▲ThomasPrince isCharles the"engineered" his move to Garrard & sonCo of aRegent [[Swansea]]Street.<ref [[chemist]]name="telegraph"/> andThomas originally worked for a competitor of Garrard's, but the rival company took an interest in Thomas and in 1986 they [[Executive search|headhunted]] him.<ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="dailymail-fired" /> [[Prince Charles]] enjoyed his work so much that he recommended him to the Queen, and he eventually was appointed to take over from former Crown Jeweller [[Bill Summers (jeweller)|Bill Summers]].<ref name="telegraph" />
He has been made a Member of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] for his services to the queen.<ref name="telegraph" />▼
 
Thomas designed the wedding rings for [[Diana Spencer]] and [[Prince Charles]], and was Diana's personal jeweller until her death.<ref name="SmithsonianAssociates">{{Cite web|url=https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/227243|title=A Day with David Thomas, Britain’s Former Royal Crown Jeweler - Smithsonian Associates|website=smithsonianassociates.org}}</ref> When Thomas retired at the age of 65 in July 2007, Garrard was replaced as the Royal Jeweller, after having the role since 1843. Thomas had held the Monarch's personal Royal warrant for the position since 1991. Contrary to reports, Garrard noted that Thomas was not retiring to the company until 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/garrard-to-lose-royal-jeweller-role-7084953.html|title=Garrard to lose Royal Jeweller role|date=February 10, 2007|website=Evening Standard}}</ref>
==Personal life==
 
His daughter, Jessie Thomas, is also a goldsmith and jeweller.<ref name=WMS>http://www.spearswms.com/chelseas-new-goldsmith-launches-first-collection/</ref>
In 2017, Thomas worked for [[Cleave and Company]]. That year, he was commissioned through the company to make [[Meghan Markle]]'s engagement ring. It sourced a diamond from [[Botswana]] and several smaller diamonds that had belonged to [[Princess Diana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/jeweller-won-t-make-replicas-for-meghan-markle-s-ring-1.3709764|title=Jeweller won't make replicas for Meghan Markle's ring|first=Hilary|last=Fox|date=December 6, 2017|website=CTVNews}}</ref>
 
==Awards==
▲He has been made a Member of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] for his services to the queen.<ref name="telegraph" />
 
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