King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will host King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on their State Visit to The Netherlands today, which is the latest in a long series of meetings between the two Royal Families in recent decades.
The Funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh in 2021
[Open Post | Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey]
The Luxembourg State Visit to Sweden in 2008
The Christening of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway in 2004
The Prince and Princess of Wales in New Zealand in 1983
The Prince and Princess of Wales in Australia in 1983
The Queen signs Canadian Constitution Act in 1982
The Ceylon State Opening of Parliament in 1954
The Royal Tour of South Africa in 1947
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium are hosting Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg on their State Visit to Belgium from April 16-18, following the Belgian State Visit to Luxembourg in 2019. King Philippe and Grand Duke Henri are first cousins but the Belgian Royal Family and Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family have had over a century of close Family Relations. Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who celebrates her 84th Birthday today! The exuberant Danish Sovereign for 52 years until her Abdication earlier this year, Queen Margrethe has worn many splendid Heirlooms from the Swedish, British and German Royal Families, but one of her favourite jewels has been the Floral Aigrette Tiara!
The 71st Birthday of Penelope Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma
[Mountbatten Pearl Star Tiara | Brabourne Tiara | Queen Louise’s Diamond Brooch | Lady Brabourne’s Diamond Earrings | Diamond Necklace]
The 69th Birthday of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
The 84th Birthday of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
[Floral Aigrette Tiara | Danish Pearl Poiré Tiara | Danish Emerald Parure | Baden Palmette Tiara | Danish Crown Diamond Parure | Diamond Parure | Turquoise Parure | Daisy Brooch | Crown Pearl and Ruby Parure | Queen Alexandrine’s Sapphire Parure | The Jewels of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark]
The Death of Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg in 1942
[Bolin Ruby Tiara | Diamond Bow Tiara | Hohenlohe-Langenburg Tiaras]
The Wedding of Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma in 1936
[18th | 50th | 60th | 80th | 81st | 83rd Birthday]
The Portuguese State Visit to Spain in 2018
Today marks the 55th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, who passed away on this day in 1969! Queen Ena had a splendid jewellery collection, full of family heirlooms and contemporary acquisitions and commissions. Many of her jewels remain with the Spanish Royal Family, and are now worn by Queen Sofia and Queen Letizia, such as her spectacular Diamond Rivière, which we are featuring today!
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, who passed away on this day in 1974! The Greek Princess, the sister of three Kings and a Queen, who married an Italian Prince and became the short-lived Queen of Croatia, Princess Irene possessed some spectacular Royal Heirlooms, including this Diamond Giglio Brooch!
The 64th Birthday of King Philippe of Belgium
The Death of Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta in 1974
[Diamond Tiara | Empress Frederick’s Pearl Earrings | Diamond Giglio Brooch]
The Death of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain in 1969
[Fleur-de-Lys Tiara | Chaumet Tiara | Mellerio Shell Tiara | Cartier Pearl Tiara | Turquoise Tiara | Cartier Diamond Bandeau | Empress Eugenie’s Emeralds | Aquamarine Parure | Diamond Rivière | Joyas de Pasar | Diamond Earrings | Diamond Bracelets | Cartier Stomacher | Spanish Royal Tiaras]
The Funeral of Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 2005
The Christening of Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece in 1999
The Queen’s Dorothy Wilding Portraits in 1952
