Happy Birthday to Lady Sarah Chatto, who turns 60 today! The only daughter of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones, Lord Snowdon, she was born during the Royal Baby Boom of 1964, and was the only niece of Queen Elizabeth II. Having inherited the bulk of her mother’s jewellery collection, we are featuring the Jewels of Lady Sarah Chatto!
Snowdon Floral Tiara
Origin: A Wedding Gift to to Princess Margaret from Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960, given to Lady Sarah on her Wedding Day in 1994
Notable Appearances: The Wedding of Lady Sarah Chatto in 1994, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1997, the Funeral of Princess Margaret in 2002, and the Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022
Queen Mary’s Diamond and Pearl Riviere
Origin: Inherited by Princess Margaret from her grandmother, Queen Mary.
Notable Appearances: The Queen’s 80th Birthday Dinner in 2006, the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011, and the Wedding of Zara Phillips in 2011.
Greville Pearl Earrings
Origin: Unknown, possibly date from the 1930s. Inherited from Dame Margaret Greville, the Hon Mrs Greville by the Queen Mother in 1942 and given to Princess Margaret in the 1950s. Given as a Wedding Gift to Lady Sarah in 1994
Notable Appearances: The Wedding of Lady Sarah Chatto in 1994, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in 2002, the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and the Wedding of Zara Phillips in 2011, the Funeral of her uncle, the Duke of Edinburgh, in 2021, and the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2023
Diamond Star Earrings
Origin: Unknown, appeared Princess Margaret on in the 1950s and inherited by Lady Sarah in 2002.
Notable Appearances: Royal Ascot, Christmas at Sandringham, and the Queen’s Christmas Lunch at Buckingham Palace, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Memorial Service, Royal Ascot, the Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, Christmas at Sandringham, the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2023, Together at Christmas Carol Service at Westminster Abbey, Christmas at Sandringham and King Constantine’s Memorial Service
Emerald Earrings
Origin: Unknown, appeared Princess Margaret on in the 1960s and inherited by Lady Sarah in 2002
Notable Appearances: The Queen’s 80th Birthday Dinner in 2006 and the reopening of the Royal Ballet’s Lower School at White Lodge in 2011
Sapphire Earrings
Origin: Unknown, appeared Princess Margaret on in the 1950s and inherited by Lady Sarah in 2002
Notable Appearances: Linley Spring Party in London in 2017
Star Brooch
Origin: Unknown, appeared Princess Margaret on in the late 1990s and inherited by Lady Sarah in 2002
Notable Appearances: the Funeral of her uncle, the Duke of Edinburgh, in 2021, Christmas at Sandringham, Together at Christmas Carol Service at Westminster Abbey, and Christmas at Sandringham
Ear-of-Wheat Brooch
Origin: Unknown, appeared Princess Margaret on in the 1950s (possibly a 21st Birthday Gift) and inherited by Lady Sarah in 2002
Notable Appearances: Christmas at Sandringham in 2008 and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey in 2022
Floral Spray Brooch
Origin: Given to Princess Margaret in 1955, and inherited by Lady Sarah in 2002
Notable Appearances: The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Service at St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Queen’s 80th Birthday Service at St. Paul’s Catehdral
