Ligne de La Trémoïlle Tiara

Happy Birthday to Princess Marie de Ligne la Trémoïlle, who turns 100 today! The French Aristocrat married into the Trémoïlle Branch of the illustrious Ligne Princely Family, Princess Marie, known in the family as Princess Yayo, was pictured wearing this spectacular Diamond Tiara which we are featuring today! 

UPDATE: Princess ‘Yayo’ passed away in March 2023 at the age of 100.

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Today in Royal History | March 19

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The Death of Princess Maria del Rosario ‘Yayo’ de Ligne de La Trémoïlle in 2023

[Ligne de La Trémoïlle Tiara]

The Death of Princess Anne, Duchess of Aosta in 1986

[The Savoy-Aosta Tiara | Savoy-Aosta Emerald Necklace | Ruby Necklace]

Wedding

The Wedding of Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneber in 2022

The Wedding of Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois and Count Pierre de Polignac in 1920

Royal Events OTD

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Belize in 2022

Royals and the Coronavirus in 2020

The Queen and Duchess of Cambridge at King’s College London in 2019

The Wedding Ball of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg in 1982

The Spanish State Visit to Denmark in 1980

The Engagement of Crown Prince Harald of Norway in 1968

Queen at Royal Lancers Bicentenary Ball in 1959

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | March 18

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The Death of King Umberto II of Italy in 1983

[Queen Marie-José’s Diamond Earrings | Queen Marie-José’s Sapphire NecklaceSavoy Knot Brooches | Queen Margherita’s Musy Tiara]

The Birth of Margaret, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine in 1913

[Hesse Star Tiara | Hesse Turquoise and Moonstone Tiara | Hesse Strawberry Leaf Tiara]

The Birth of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll in 1848

[Queen Victoria’s Emerald Tiara | Diamond Daisy Brooches | Emerald Brooch]

Wedding

The Wedding of Infanta Elena of Spain in 1995

[Marichalar Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

The Royal Film Premiere of ‘A Passage To India’ in 1985

The Spanish State Visit to the Netherlands in 1980

Royal Holiday at Windsor in 1961

The Queen in Adelaide in 1954

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | March 17

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The Birth of Queen Tadj ol-Molouk of Iran in 1896

[Diamond Tiara]

The Birth of Princess Patricia of Connaught | Lady Patricia Ramsay in 1886

[Diamond Tiara | Honeysuckle Tiara | Fringe TiaraDiamond Jubilee Chain | Diamond Bow Brooch | Pearl Brooch | Maple Leaf Brooch | Diamond Brooch]

Royal Events OTD

The Christening of Lena Tindall in 2019

St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Paris in 2017

Culture and Sport Gala at Christiansborg Palace in 2009

The Wedding Gala of Infanta Elena of Spain in 1995

The Belgian State Visit to Luxembourg in 1994

The Engagement of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in 1986

Queen Margrethe in Saudi Arabia in 1984

The Royal Tour of the Caribbean in 1966

Royal Events Today

St Patrick’s Day

[Irish Guards Brooch | Connaught Diamond Shamrock Tiara | Duchess of Argyll’s Diamond Shamrock Tiara | Dufferin and Ava Shamrock Tiara | Crown Princess Cecilie’s Fabergé Tiara]

Today in Royal History | March 16

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The Death of Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria in 1963

[Empress Elisabeth’s Diamond Stars]

The Death of Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent in 1861

[Kent Amethyst Parure | Fringe Necklace | Diamond Brooch]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Christian of Hanover

[Hanoverian Floral Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

The Duke of Sussex at Mountbatten Festival of Music in 2019

The Luxembourg State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Brussels in 1999

The Oman State Visit to Britain in 1982

The Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Banquet at Buckingham Palace in 1961

The Gala Performance at Covent Garden in 1960

The Wedding Banquet of the Shah of Iran and Princess Fawzia of Egypt in 1939

Royal Events Today