Today in Royal History | December 18

Feature

The Death of Princess Takamatsu of Japan in 2004

[Mikimoto Diamond Tiara | Tiara]

The Birth of Prince William of Gloucester in 1941

[The Other Prince William]

The Birth of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1863

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza and Princess María de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in 1944

Royal Events OTD

Royal British Legion’s Together at Christmas Initiative in 2019

Imperial Family at Home in 1973

The Queen at the Bertram Mills Circus in 1955

The Royal Family at the Bertram Mills Circus in 1952

Queen in Fiji in 1953

Royal Events Today

Russian Crown Jewels on Auction at Sotheby’s

Today in Royal History | December 17

Feature

The 18th Birthday of the Earl of Wessex

The Birthday of Pope Francis

[Papal Royal Orders | Privilège du Blanc | Royal Visits to the Vatican]

The Birth of Empress Hermine of Germany in 1887

The Death of Queen Désirée of Sweden in 1860

[Danish Ruby Parure | Ears of Wheat Tiara | Lava Parure]

The Death of Empress Marie Louise of France in 1847

[Empress Marie Louise’s Emerald Tiara | Napoléon Diamond Necklace | Topaz Parure | Diamond Scroll Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Christmas Concert at Royal Palace of Brussels in 2020

A Berry Royal Christmas

King Felipe and Queen Letizia at ABC International Journalism Awards in 2018

Crown Princess Victoria in Italy in 2016

Royal Film Premiere of ‘The Island at the Top of the World’ in 1974

Queen Mary and Duchess of Kent at Leicester Square Theatre in 1935

Royal Events Today

Christie’s Joaillerie Paris | 17 December 2025

Today in Royal History | December 16

Feature

The Death of Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga in 1965

[Tongan Gold Star Crown]

The 70th Birthday of Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este

[Savoy-Aosta Tiara | Austria-Este Tiara | Savoy-Aosta Bandeau Tiara | Savoy-Aosta Emerald Necklace]

Royal Events OTD

Christmas Concert at Royal Palace of Brussels in 2020

Funeral of King Michael of Romania in 2017

The Royal Family at Gala Performance of ‘Madame Butterfly’ in 2005

Princess of Wales at Royal Opera House in 1987

Christmas at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 1977

Christmas at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 1979

Gala Performance in Paris in 1964

Christmas Pantomime at Windsor Castle in 1943

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Today in Royal History | December 15

Feature

The 30th Birthday of Flora Ogilvy

[Ogilvy Tiara | Princess Alexandra’s Pearl Earrings]

The Birth of Princess Dina Abdul-Hamid of Jordan in 1929

[Diamond Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of King Baudouin of Belgium in 1960

[Royal Guests]

The Wedding of Prince Christoph of Hesse and Princess Sophie of Greece in 1930

Royal Events OTD

Together at Christmas Carol Service at Westminster Abbey in 2022

Christmas Party at Clarence House in 2021

The Christening of Prince Stefan of Serbia in 2018

Queen at Banqueting Hall in 1965

Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko in Thailand in 1964

The Engagement of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern in 1960

The Christening of the Prince of Wales in 1948

Royal Events Today

Royal Guests at the Wedding of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón in 1960

Today in Royal History | December 14

Feature

The Death of Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk in 1945

[Queen Alexandra’s Amethyst Tiara | Sapphire Necklace | Queen Alexandra’s Amethyst Necklace]

The Birth of King Paul of Greece in 1901

The Birth of King George VI in 1895

[Imperial State Crown | Cartier Halo Tiara | King George VI Festoon Necklace | King George VI Sapphire Suite | Aquamarine Pine Flower Tiara | Lotus Flower Tiara]

The Death of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse in 1878

[Hesse Strawberry Leaf Tiara | Hesse Star Tiara | Hesse Sapphire Necklace | Princess Alice’s Emerald Brooch | Princess Alice’s Pearl Pendant]

The Death of Prince Albert, Prince Consort in 1861

[Prince Albert’s Jewels | Prince Albert’s Sapphire Brooch | Queen Victoria’s Emerald Tiara | Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara | Queen Victoria’s Sapphire Coronet | Queen Victoria’s Strawberry Leaf Tiara | Empress Frederick’s Shell Tiara | Hesse Strawberry Leaf Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Anne Abel-Smith and David Liddell-Grainger in 1957

Royal Events OTD

Grenfell Tower Memorial Service at St Paul’s Cathedral in 2017

King Paul’s 60th Birthday Banquet at the Royal Palace of Athens in 1961

The Wedding Gala of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón in 1960

Princess Elizabeth at St. James Palace in 1951

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Today in Royal History | December 13

Feature

The Death of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia in 1958

[Emerald Tiara | Cartier Sapphire Tiara | Fabergé Diamond Chain | Imperial Diamond Necklace]

The 79th Birthday of Princess Maria da Glória, Duchess of Segorbe

[Duchess of Medinaceli’s Emerald Pendant | Orléans-Braganza Diamond Tiara Diamond Necklace]

The Birth of Prince Shāh Karim al-Husayni, the Aga Khan IV in 1936

The Birth of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent in 1906

[Cambridge Sapphire Parure | Kent Festoon Tiara | Kent City of London Fringe Tiara | Pearl Bandeau Tiara | Diamond Girandole Earrings | Diamond Circle Earrings | Vladimir Pearl Earrings | Diamond Bow Brooch | Empress Maria Feodrovna’s Sapphire Brooch | Art Deco Brooch | Cartier Sapphire Clips | Diamond Daisy Brooches | Cartier Flower Brooch | Emerald Brooch | Pearl Earrings | Vladimir Fringe Tiara | The Jewels of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent]

The Birth of Helen, Duchess of Northumberland in 1886

[The Duchess of Northumberland’s Tiaras | Northumberland Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Sovereign’s Parade at Sandhurst in 2019

‘Dance of the Decades’ at Buckingham Palace in 1990

The Wedding Ball of King Baudouin and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón at the Royal Palace of Brussles in 1960

[Royal Guests]

The Spanish Opening of Parliament in 1923

Royal Events Today

Royal Guests at the Wedding Ball of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón

Cambridge Sapphire Parure

Kent Festoon Tiara

Kent City of London Fringe Tiara 

Kent Pearl Bandeau

Greek Ruby Parure

Vladimir Fringe Tiara

Diamond Bandeau Tiara

Princess Marina’s Diamond Girandole Earrings

Diamond Circle Earrings

Vladimir Pearl Earrings

Princess Marina’s Diamond Bow Brooch 

Princess Louise’s Diamond Daisy Brooches 

Empress Maria Feodrovna’s Sapphire Brooch

Duchess of Kent’s Art Deco Brooch

 

Princess Marina’s Black Pearl Brooch

Duchess of Kent’s Pearl Earrings

Princess Marina’s Cartier Sapphire Clips

Princess Louise’s Emerald Brooch

Princess Marina’s Cartier Flower Brooch

Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna’s Emerald Brooch

Today in Royal History | December 12

Feature

The Death of Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark in 1995

[Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Fringe Tiara | Russian Sapphire Tiara | Princess Thyra’s Sapphire Tiara | Princess Helena’s Diamond Bandeau | Diamond Meander]

The Birth of Infanta María Cristina of Spain in 1911

[Diamond Tiara | Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Cartier Pearl Tiara | Infanta Isabel’s Mellerio Emerald Tiara | Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Chaumet Tiara | Queen Maria Cristina’s Diamond Bow Brooch]

The Birth of Empress Marie Louise of France in 1791

[Napoléon Diamond Necklace | Topaz Parure | Diamond Scroll Tiara]

Wedding

The Civil Wedding of Prince Philippos of Greece and Nina Flohr in 2020

The Wedding of Princess Anne and Timothy Laurence in 1992

Royal Events OTD

The South Korean State Visit to The Netherlands in 2023

King and Queen of Malaysia at Buckingham Palace in 2019

The Funeral of Queen Fabiola of Belgium in 2014

The Christening of Peter Phillips in 1977

The Anglo-Swedish Society Dinner in London in 1961

The Wedding Gala of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Lady Louise Mountbatten in 1923

The Delhi Durbar in 1911

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | December 11

Feature

The Death of the Countess of Romanones in 2017

[Emerald Necklace Tiara | Diamond Bracelet | Jewels of the Countess of Romanones]

The 71st Birthday of Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria, Countess von Arco-Zinneberg

[Arco-Zinneberg Ruby Tiara | Austria-Este Tiara | Arco-Zinneberg Sapphire Earrings]

The 82nd Birthday of Princess Claude of Orleans

[Savoy Aosta Knot and Star Tiara | Princess Claude’s Turquoise Suite]

The Death of Princess Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick in 1980

[Brunswick Tiara  | Prussian Diamond TiaraDiamond Necklace Tiara| Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara | Köchert Diamond Devant-de-Corsage | Diamond Brooch]

The 62nd Birthday of the 13th Duke of Manchester

[Manchester Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend Pantomime at The London Palladium in 2020

Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2019

Funeral of Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands in 2004

10 Downing Street 250th Anniversary Dinner in 1985

The Midnight Matinee at London Coliseum in 1951

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor at the Plaza Hotel in 1946

The Abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936

Royal Events Today

King’s Dinner for Nobel Laureates

[ 2023 | 20222019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 ]

Brunswick Tiara

Prussian Diamond Tiara

Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara

Hannover Diamond Necklace Tiara

Köchert Diamond Devant-de-Corsage

Diamond Brooch

Today in Royal History | December 10

Feature

The 11th Birthday of Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella of Monaco

The Death of Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk in 1995

[Norfolk ‘Herries of Terregles’ Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Duchess of Sussex at British Fashion Awards in 2018

Cape Verde State Visit to The Netherlands in 2018

The Zaire State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in 1973

The Afghan State Visit to Britain in 1971

Queen at ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Premiere in 1962

Royal Events Today

Nobel Prize Ceremony

[ 2023 | 2022 | 20212019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 1976 | 1975 | 1972 | 1960 | 1954 | 1953 | 1948 ]

Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

[20222019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 ]

The Norfolk ‘Herries of Terregles’ Tiara

Today in Royal History | December 9

Feature

The 62nd Birthday of Empress Masako of Japan

[Meiji Scroll Tiara | Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara | Japanese Pearl Sunburst Tiara | Diamond Scroll Tiara | Japanese Imperial Tiaras | Chrysanthemum Earrings | Pearl Necklace]

The Birth of Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn in 1919

[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn Diamond Flower Tiara | The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn Tiaras]

Royal Events OTD

Queen Mathilde receives German Sustainability Award in 2017

The Royal Variety Performance in 2010

Prince and Princess of Wales at E.T. Premiere in 1982

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