Today in Royal History | July 30

Feature

The 40th Birthday of Hereditary Princess Ekaterina of Hanover

[Hanoverian Floral Tiara | Hanoverian Crown Pearls]

The 67th Birthday of Sultan Abdullah of Pahang

The Birth of Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz in 1936

[The Jewels of Infanta Pilar of Spain | Infanta Pilar’s Sapphire Tiara | Queen Isabella II’s Emerald Suite | Sapphire Necklace | Diamond Suite | Turquoise Suite | Emerald Necklace]

The Birth of Lady Brigid Guinness | Princess Frederick of Prussia in 1920

[Von Preussen Tiara]

The Birth of Princess Clémentine of Belgium, Princess Napoléon in 1872

[Queen Marie Henriette’s Pearl Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Zara Phillips in 2011

The Wedding of James Ogilvy in 1988

The Wedding of Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein and Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau in 1967

Royal Events OTD

The Installation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia in 2019

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Belgium in 2017

The Funeral of the Shah of Iran in 1980

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | July 29

Feature

The Death of Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur in 2009

[Cartier Emerald Suite | Cartier Ruby Suite | Bulgari Gold Suite | Jewels at the British Museum]

The Birth of Mary, Duchess of Devonshire in 1895

[Devonshire Cartier Opal Tiara | Diamond Palmette Tiara Devonshire Diamond Tiara | Devonshire Diamond Rivière | Duchess of Devonshire’s Tiaras]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein and Princess Marie d’Orléans in 1989

The Vow Renewal of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent in 1983

The Wedding of Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981

[Royal GuestsSpencer Tiara ]

Royal Events OTD

Prince William on That Peter Crouch Podcast in 2020

Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall’s Wedding Party on Britannia in 2011

Gala at Claridge’s Hotel in 1981

The Wedding Ball of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein and Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau in 1967

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | July 28

Feature

The 34th Birthday of the Marquess of Blandford

The 74th Birthday of King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand

[Thai Royal Orders]

The 94th Birthday of Anne Lidell-Grainger

[Teck Ears of Wheat Tiara]

The Birth of Jackie Kennedy Onassis in 1929

[Diamond Sunburst Brooch | Diamond Clips | Diamond Earrings]

The Death of Adele, Countess of Essex in 1922

[Cartier Essex Tiara]

The Birth of Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1860

[Diamond Fringe Tiara | Floral Aigrette Tiara | Mecklenburg-Schwerin Amethyst Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Chantal d’Orléans and Baron François Xavier of Sambucy de Sorgue in 1972

Royal Events OTD

Queen’s 80th Birthday Cruise in 2006

Wedding Gifts of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer

Royalty at the 1948 Olympic Games

Queen Elizabeth by Cecil Beaton in 1939

The Funeral of King Ferdinand of Romania in 1927

Royal Events Today

Queen Elizabeth by Cecil Beaton in 1939

Cartier Essex Tiara

 

Today in Royal History | July 27

Feature

The Death of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran in 1980

The Birth of Gladys Vanderbilt, Countess Széchenyi in 1886

[Cartier Diamond Tiara | Jewels on Auction]

Wedding

The Wedding of Louis Ducruet and Marie Chevallier in 2019

The Wedding of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria in 1991

The Wedding of Sir Geoffrey Shakerly and Lady Elizabeth Anson in 1972

The Wedding of Princess Louise of Wales and the Duke of Fife in 1889

Royal Events OTD

Duke of Cambridge’s last shift with East Anglia Air Ambulance in 2017

The Christening of Zara Phillips in 1981

The Wedding Ball of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981

King Juan Carlos inaugurates Spanish Cortes in 1977

Princess Elizabeth in Yorkshire in 1949

Gala Performance at the Royal Opera House in 1933

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | July 26

Feature

The 57th Birthday of Crown Princess Yasmine Pahlavi of Iran

The Birth of Ann-Mari Princess of Bismarck in 1907

[Bismarck Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince François d’Orléans and Theresa von Einsiedel in 2014

The Wedding of Princess Ileana of Romania and Archduke Anton of Austria in 1931

Royal Events OTD

Sandringham Flower Show in 2023

Sentebale Polo Cup in 2018

Duchess of Kent at the Ryedale Show in 2016

The Wedding Ball of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria at Schloss Tegernsee in 1991

Prince and Princess Takamatsu in Belgium in 1930

Royal Events Today

Bismarck Tiara

Today in Royal History | July 25

Feature

The Death of Countess Ruth of Rosenborg in 2010

[Princess Ingeborg’s Turquoise Star Tiara | Garnet Kokoshnik TiaraPrincess Viggo’s Opal Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Diamond Floral Brooch |Princess Ingeborg’s Turquoise Brooch]

The 30th Birthday of Princess Maria Olympia of Greece and Denmark

[Diamond Fringe Tiara]

The Death of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll in 1993

[Diamond Shamrock Tiara | Diamond Earrings | Art Deco Diamond and Ruby Brooch]

The 48th Birthday of Princess Diana, Duchess of Cadaval and Anjou

The Birth of the Hon. Iris Peake/Dawnay in 1923

[Diamond Tiara]

The Birth of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium in 1876

[Queen Elisabeth’s Cartier Bandeau Tiara | Art Deco Diamond Bandeau TiaraDiamond Bandeau | Pearl and Diamond Leaf Brooch | Diamond Stomacher]

The Birth of Jane, Lady Cory in 1865

[The Jewels of Lady Cory]

The Birth of Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught in 1860

[Fringe Tiara | Diamond Shamrock Tiara | Turkish Diamond Necklace | Diamond Bow Brooch | Sapphire Brooch | Pearl Brooch | Diamond Sunburst Brooch]

Wedding

The Civil Wedding of Pierre Casiraghi and Beatrice Borromeo in 2015

Royal Events OTD

Queen Elisabeth’s 80th Birthday in 1956

Royal Holiday at Sunninghill Park in 1964

The Wedding Ball of Princess Ileana of Romania and Archduke Anton of Austria in 1931

Royal Events Today

The Jewels of Lady Cory

Today in Royal History | July 24

Feature

The 79th Birthday of Princess Sarvath of Jordan

[Diamond Tiara | Diamond Floral Tiara | Diamond Necklace Tiara | Diamond Brooch | Princess Sarvath’s Tiaras]

The Birth of Princess Dorothea of Hesse, Princess of Windish-Grätz in 1934

[Hesse Aquamarine Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Lady Kitty Spencer

The Wedding of Prince Serge Obolensky and Ava Astor in 1924

Royal Events OTD

The Queen appoints Boris Johnson as Prime Minister in 2019

The Duchess of Cornwall at Osbourne House in 2018

The Wedding Ball of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria at Schloss Nymphenburg in 1991

Prince Juan Carlos becomes Franco’s Successor in 1969

Exiled Sovereigns at Buckingham Palace in 1941

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | July 23

Feature

The 34th Birthday of the Duchess of Huéscar

[Alba Ducal Coronet]

The Birth of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia in 1892

Wedding

The Wedding of Duke of York in 1986

[York Diamond Tiara]

The Wedding of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg in 1885

Royal Events OTD

Swedish Royal Summer Photo in 2021

Royals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Queen’s 60th Birthday Party at Claridge’s Hotel in 1986

The Baptism of the Prince of Venice in 1972

The Order of St Michael and St George Service at St Paul’s Cathedral in 1968

Royal Holiday in Corfu in 1964

King Constantine and Princess Anne Marie in Corfu in 1964

The Funeral of Prince Axel of Denmark in 1964

Last Days at School with the Duke of Kent in 1953

The Funeral of Queen Marie of Romania in 1938

Royal Events Today

Alba Ducal Coronet

Today in Royal History | July 22

Feature

The 13th Birthday of Prince George of Wales

The 24th Birthday of Count Felix of Monpezat

The Birth of Lady Moyra Campbell in 1930

Wedding

The Wedding of Tristram Coates and Isobel Stanley in 2023

The Civil Wedding of Archduchess Eleonore von Habsburg in 2020

The Wedding of Princess Theodora of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2018

The Wedding of Prince Rashid bin Hassan of Jordan in 2011

The Wedding of the Duke of Aosta and Princess Claude of Orléans in 1964

[Royal Guests]

The Wedding of the Earl of Derby and Lady Isabel Milles-Lade in 1948

The Wedding of Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales in 1896

[Wedding Gifts]

Royal Events OTD

The Duchess of Cornwall appointed Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles

Summer at Zarzuela Palace in 1971

Wedding Gifts of Queen Maud of Norway in 1948

Royal Events Today

Royal Guests at the Wedding of Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta and Princess Claude of Orléans

Today in Royal History | July 21

Feature

The Birth of Queen Maria Christina of Spain in 1858

[Queen Maria Cristina’s Loop Tiara | Floral Tiaras | Sapphire Necklace | Mellerio Pearl Necklace | Diamond Corsage | Pearl BroochStrawberry Leaf Brooches | Diamond Bow Brooch]

Wedding

The Wedding of the Duke of Württemberg and Princess Diane of Orléans in 1960

The Wedding of Hon. Gerald Legge and Raine Mccorquodale in 1948

Royal Events OTD

Belgian National Day 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024

Duke and Duchess of Württemberg’s 60th Anniversary in 2020

King Philippe’s Inauguration in 2013

The Queen in Canada in 1976

Polo at Cowdray Park in 1969

The Wedding Party of Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta and Princess Claude of Orléans in 1964

Royal Holiday at Schloss Wolfsgarten in 1946

Royal Events Today

Queen Maria Cristina’s Loop Tiara

Today in Royal History | July 20

Feature

The 27h Birthday of Princess Alexandra of Hanover

The 53rd Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway

Wedding

The Civil Wedding of Archduchess Eleonore von Habsburg in 2020

The Wedding of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Irmingard of Bavaria in 1950

Royal Events OTD

The Queen’s private 90th Birthday Party in 2016

Crown Prince Haakon’s 18th Birthday Gala in 1991

The Jordanian State Visit to Britain in 1966

The Wedding Ball of the Duke of Württemberg and Princess Diane of Orléans in 1960

The Christening of King Constantine II of Greece in 1940

The British State Visit to France in 1938

The Enthronement of King Michael of Romania in 1927

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | July 19

Feature

The Death of the Hon. Fenella Bowes-Lyon in 1966

[Diamond Tiara]

The 86th Birthday of Hanako, Princess Hitachi

[Wedding Tiara | Pearl and Diamond Fringe Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Lady Rose Gilman in 2008

The Wedding of Sibylla Ambler and Baron Henning von Dincklage in 1998

Royal Events OTD

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Germany in 2017

The Queen at Canada House in 2017

[Sapphire Jubilee Snowflake Brooch]

Crown Prince Haakon’s 18th Birthday Banquet In 1991

The Thai State Visit to Britain in 1960

Royal Swedish Yacht Club Gala in Stockholm in 1955

Ball at Londonderry House in 1949

The Victory Parade in 1919

The Coronation of King George IV in 1821

[George IV State Diadem]

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | July 18

Feature

The Death of Queen Marie of Romania in 1938

[Vladimir Sapphire Kokoshnik Tiara | Diamond Fringe Tiara | Romanian Massin Tiara | Diamond Loop Tiara | Cartier Pearl Tiara | Sapphire Bandeau | Turquoise Tiara | Cartier Sapphire Pendant | Cartier Diamond Sautoir | The Jewels of Queen Marie of Romania]

The Death of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna in 1918

[Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara | Hesse Aquamarine Tiara | Fabergé Diamond Chain]

The Death of Baroness Curzon in 1906

[Boucheron Diamond Tiara]

Wedding

Shakespeare Reception at Windsor Castle in 2023

The Wedding of Lady Helen Taylor in 1992

The Wedding of Lord Louis Mountbatten in 1922

Royal Events OTD

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in Cornwall and Devon in 2016

The UAE State Visit to Britain in 1989

Prince Charles and Princess Anne in America in 1970

The Queen Mother leaving Rhodesia in 1957

The Iraqi State Visit to Britain in 1956

Royal Events Today

Vladimir Sapphire Kokoshnik Tiara

Romanian Massin Tiara

Diamond Fringe Tiara

Diamond Loop Tiara

Cartier Pearl Tiara

Turquoise Tiara

Sapphire Bandeau Tiara

Cartier Sapphire Pendant

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna’s Pearl Brooch

Cartier Diamond Sautoir

Today in Royal History | July 17

Feature

The Death of Queen Susan of Albania in 2004

[Sapphire Goat Tiara | Diamond Necklace | Sapphire Suite]

The 63rd Birthday of King Letsie III of Lesotho

The 79th Birthday of Queen Camilla

[Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara | Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara | Burmese Ruby Tiara | Belgian Sapphire Tiara | Queen Mary’s Crown | Five Aquamarine Tiara | Greville Tiara | Cubitt-Shand Tiara | Delhi Durbar Tiara | Queen Alexandra’s Diamond Earrings | Coronation NecklaceGreville Festoon Necklace | Modern Diamond Suite | Pink Topaz Choker ]

The 81st Birthday of Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia

[Yugoslavian Royal Orders]

The 86th Birthday of Marina Karella, Princess Michael of Greece

[Greek Diamond Floral Tiara | Van Cleef and Arpels Parure | Ruby Fleur-de-Lys Brooch]

The Birth of Baroness Hesketh in 1929

[Cartier Aquamarine Tiara]

The Execution of the Romanovs in 1918

[Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna’s Pearl Drop Tiara | Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara | Boucheron Pearl Coronet | Fabergé Pearl Tiara | Princess Alice’s Emerald Brooch | Jewels of the Romanovs | Imperial Fabergé Eggs]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Beatrice of York in 2020

Royal Events OTD

The Investiture of Captain Sir Tom Moore in 2020

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Poland in 2017

Crown Prince Alexander’s 50th Birthday Gala in 1995

The Wedding Ball of Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg in 1958

The Accession of King Baudouin of Belgium in 1951

Royal Events Today

Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara

Burmese Ruby Tiara

The Belgian Sapphire Tiara

Greville Tiara

Delhi Durbar Tiara

Cubitt-Shand Tiara

Queen’s Five Aquamarine Tiara

Greville Emerald Tiara

 

George IV State Diadem

Queen Mary’s Crown

Today in Royal History | July 16

Feature

The 94th Birthday of Lady Glenconner

[Glenconner Tiara | Coke Diamond Necklace | Diamond Bow Brooch | Diamond Earrings | Jewels of Lady Glenconner on Auction]

The Death of Irene Mountbatten, Marchioness of Carisbrooke in 1956

[Queen Victoria’s Strawberry Leaf Tiara | Princess of Battenberg’s Diamond Corsage | Diamond Sautoir | Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Cartier Emerald Tiara | Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Diamond Rivières | Teck Ears of Wheat Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Dutch Royal Family’s Annual Summer Photoshoot in 2021

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Wimbledon in 2017

The Funeral of Archduke Otto von Habsburg in 2011

The Christening of Prince Joachim of Denmark in 1969

The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in Rhodesia in 1953

Royal Events Today

Glenconner Tiara

Coke Diamond Necklace

Diamond Bow Brooch

Diamond Earrings

Today in Royal History | July 15

Feature

The 80th Birthday of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei

The Birth of Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg in 1924

[Countess Marianne Bernadotte’s Tiara | King Edward VII Ruby Tiara | The Jewels of Countess Marianne Bernadotte]

The Birth of Princess Irina Yusupov in 1895

[Yusupov Cartier Rock Crystal Tiara | Chaumet Sunburst Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Ferdinand zu Schwarzenberg in 2023

The Wedding of Duke Eberhard of Württemberg in 2023

The Wedding of Lord Max Percy and Princess Nora of Oettingen-Spielberg in 2017

[Oettingen-Spielberg Tiara]

The Wedding of the Hon. Gerald Lascelles in 1952

Royal Events OTD

The Sultan of Brunei’s 72nd Birthday | 73rd Birthday | 75th Birthday

The Christening of Infanta Sofia of Spain in 2007

Princess Beatrice’s 18th Birthday Gala in 2006

The Queen Mother’s 80th Birthday in 1980

Prince and Princess von Thurn und Taxis’ Diamond Wedding Anniversary in 1950

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | July 14

Feature

The 49th Birthday of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

[Baden Fringe Tiara | Laurel Wreath Tiara | Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara | Napoleonic Amethyst Parure | Swedish Cameo Parure | Connaught Diamond Tiara | Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara | Diamond Spike Tiara | Bernadotte Emerald Parure | Five Pearl Brooch | Opal Brooch | Diamond Epaulette Earrings | Diamond Stomacher Necklace | Swedish Diamond Chain | Swedish Royal Tiaras]

The Death of King Faisal II of Iraq in 1958

The 94th Birthday of Franz, Duke of Bavaria

The Birth of Princess Margarita of Baden in 1932

[Princess Margarita’s Tiaras | Diamond Tiara | Turquoise Tiara]

The Birth of Countess Jacqueline de Ribes in 1929

[Diamond Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Lady Sarah Chatto in 1994

[Snowdon Diamond Flower Tiara | Royal Guests]

Royal Events OTD

Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in 2023

Coronation Display at Buckingham Palace in 2023

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at The Lion King Premiere in 2019

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at Windsor Castle in 2018

Crown Prince Victoria’s 18th Birthday | 39th Birthday | 40th Birthday41st Birthday | 42nd Birthday | 43rd Birthday | 44th Birthday | 46th Birthday

Royal Events Today

Royal Guests at the Wedding of Lady Sarah Chatto

Today in Royal History | July 13

Feature

The Death of Princess Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera in 1966

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna’s Diamond Fringe Tiara | Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch | Infanta Eulalia’s Emerald Necklace]

The Birth of Queen Louise of Sweden in 1889

[Braganza Tiara | Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure | Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara | Baden Fringe Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Aquamarine Bandeau Tiara | Pink Topaz Parure | Napoleonic Amethyst Parure | Hesse Emerald Brooch | Karl Johan Earrings | Sapphire Spray Brooch | Diamond Stomacher Necklace | Swedish Diamond ChainSwedish Processional Necklace | Queen Josefina’s Five Pearl Brooch | Seed Pearl Brooch]

The 61st Birthday of Princess Maria of Romania

[Romanian Greek Key Tiara]

The Birth of Grand Duchess Maria-Ana of Luxembourg in 1861

[Grand Duchess Adélaïde Tiara | Empress Zita’s Diamond Tiara | Pearl Négligée]

Wedding

The Wedding of Archduke Simeon of Austria and Princess Maria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in 1996

Royal Events OTD

The Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Sussex at Wimbledon in 2019

The Spanish State Visit to Britain in 2017 | Day 2

The Queen appoints a new Prime Minister in 2016

The Funeral of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg in 1985

The Christening of Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones in 1964

The Prince of Wales Investiture in 1911

Royal Events Today

Braganza Tiara

Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara

Baden Fringe Tiara

Diamond Tiara

Pink Topaz Parure

Napoleonic Amethyst Parure

Hesse Emerald Brooch

Karl Johan Earrings

Sapphire Spray Brooch

Diamond Stomacher

Swedish Processional Necklace

Seed Pearl Brooch

Queen Josefina’s Five Pearl Brooch

Today in Royal History | July 11

Feature

The 40th Birthday of Prince Napoléon

The 62nd Birthday of Prince Kyril of Bulgaria

The 63rd Birthday of Princess Ghida Talal

The 64th Birthday of Duchess Mathilde of Württemberg, Fürstin zu Zeil und Trauchburg

[The Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara | Waldburg-Zeil TiaraWürttemberg Bridal Diadem]

The Death of Empress Eugénie of France in 1920

[Empress Eugénie’s Pearl Tiara | Empress Eugénie’s Emeralds | Diamond Bow Brooch | Andean Emerald Cross | French Crown Pearl Brooch | Empress Eugénie’s Crown ]

The Birth of Princess Irene of Hesse, Princess Henry of Prussia in 1866

[Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Tiara | Princess Alice’s Pearl Pendant]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Kardam of Bulgaria in 1996

Royal Events OTD

Royals at Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final in 2021

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Ireland in 2018

The Christening of Lord Frederick Windsor in 1979

Gala Performance at Covent Garden in 1963

Ball at Londonderry House in 1952

Royal Events Today

Empress Eugénie’s Pearl Tiara

Empress Eugenie’s Emeralds

Diamond Bow Brooch

Andean Emerald Cross

French Crown Pearl Brooch

Empress Eugénie’s Crown