Queen Mary’s Amethyst Tiara 

Today marks the Anniversary of the Death of Queen Mary, who passed away on this day in 1953! The Teck Princess who lived through the reigns of six monarchs and was the Queen Consort for twenty-five years, as well as a Queen Mother to two Kings and the Queen Grandmother to Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Mary assembled much of the British Royal Family’s massive Jewellery Collection, which included Queen Charlotte’s Amethyst Tiara and Parure!

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Today in Royal History | March 24

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The 44th birthday of Princess Elisabeth of Thurn und Taxis

[Thurn und Taxis Ruby Tiara | Thurn und Taxis Emerald Tiara]

The 86th Birthday of Princess Diane of Orléans, Duchess of Württemberg

[Württemberg Sapphire Tiara | Württemberg Ruby Tiara | Württemberg Diamond Tiara | The Württemberg Royal Tiaras]

The Death of Queen Mary in 1953

[Queen Mary’s Crown | Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara | Vladimir Tiara | Delhi Durbar Tiara | Cambridge Emerald Parure | Lover’s Knot Tiara | Fringe Tiara | Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara | Teck Turquoise Tiara | Cambridge Sapphire Parure | Iveagh Tiara | Amethyst Tiara | Ladies of England Tiara | Surrey Fringe Tiara | Diamond Lozenge BandeauDiamond Crochet Bandeau | Queen Mary’s Diamond SautoirThe Jewels of Queen Mary]

The Death of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna of Russia in 1927

[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna’s Aquamarine Brooch]

The Death of Queen Marie-Amélie of the French in 1866

[Orléans Sapphire Parure | Pearl and Sapphire Parure | Diamond Parure | Mellerio Pearl Earrings | Jewels of Queen Marie-Amélie of the French]

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in The Bahamas in 2022

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma | 24 March 2021

The Funeral of King Umberto II of Italy in 1983

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Today in Royal History | March 23

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The Death of Prince Karl of Hesse in 2022

The 36th Birthday of Princess Eugenie of York, Mrs Brooksbank

[Greville Emerald Tiara | Wedding EarringsQueen Adelaide’s Ears-of-Wheat Brooches | Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara]

The 52nd Birthday of Princess Badiya bint Hassan of Jordan

[Princess Sarvath’s Diamond Tiara | Diamond Necklace Tiara]

The Birth of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe in 1915

[Cartier Diamond Tiara | Cartier Pearl Suite]

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Monaco Rose Ball in 2024

Representationsmiddag in 2017

The Coronation of the Sultan of Johor in 2015

[Countdown to a Coronation]

Banquet at the Guildhall in 1950

The French State Visit to Britain in 1939

Gala Performance at Covent Garden in 1939

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

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Today in Royal History | March 22

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The 53rd Birthday of Queen Zara Salim of Perak

[Perak Diamond Tiara]

The 70th Birthday of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

[Luxembourg Empire Tiara | Belgian Scroll Tiara | Luxembourg Chaumet Emerald Tiara | Chaumet Choker Tiara | Vine Leaves Tiara | Grand Duchess Adélaïde Tiara | Emerald Peacock Tiara | Aquamarine Tiara | Turquoise Tiara | Citrine and Pearl Tiara | Luxembourg Amethyst Tiara | The Jewels of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg]

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Princess of Wales has Cancer in 2024

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Jamaica in 2022

The Funeral of Erling Lorentzen in 2021

Danish State Visit to Argentina in 2019

Gala Performance at Covent Garden in 1956

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Luxembourg Empire Tiara

Belgian Scroll Tiara

Chaumet Emerald Tiara

Grand Duchess Adélaïde Tiara

Chaumet Choker Tiara

Vine Leaves Tiara

Aquamarine Bandeau Tiara

Congo Diamond Necklace Tiara

Citrine and Pearl Tiara

Luxembourg Amethyst Tiara

Emerald Peacock Tiara

Today in Royal History | March 21

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The 41st Birthday of Princess Claire of Luxembourg

[Ruby Tiara | Chaumet Emerald Tiara | Vine Leaves Tiara | Grand Duchess Adélaïde Tiara | Queen Astrid’s Emerald Earrings]

Wedding

The Wedding of Lady Amelia Spencer in 2023

The Wedding of King Mohammed VI of Morocco in 2002

The Wedding of Crown Prince Olav of Norway and Princess Martha of Sweden in 1929

[Crown Princess Märtha’s Silver Anniversary Earrings]

The Wedding of Princess Louise and the Marquess of Lorne in 1871

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The Austrian State Visit to Belgium in 2022

The Funeral of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2017

The Icelandic State Visit to Norway in 2017

The Swedish State Visit to Spain in 1983

The Amaranther Ball in 1964

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

The Accession of King Constantine I of Greece in 1913

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Chaumet Emerald Tiara

Vine Leaves Tiara

Grand Duchess Adélaïde Tiara

Ruby Tiara

Queen Astrid’s Emerald Earrings

Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara

Today marks the Centenary of the Death of Queen Lovisa of Denmark, who passed away on this day in 1926, 100 years ago! The Swedish Princess who became the Queen of Denmark and the mother of Danish and Norwegian Kings, Queen Lovisa had a legendary jewellery collection and to mark the anniversary, we are revisiting the spectacular Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara that has passed through the Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian Royal Families for the past 200 years!

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Today in Royal History | March 20

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The Death of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in 2004

[Stuart Diamond Tiara | Dutch Sapphire Tiara | Dutch Mellerio Ruby Tiara | Dutch Diamond Bandeau | Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara | Dutch Emerald Parure | Antique Pearl Tiara | Queen Emma’s Diamond Aigrette | Dutch Pearl and Diamond Stomacher | Dutch Diamond Stars | Dutch East Indies Bracelet | Dutch Emerald Pendant | Queen Emma’s Diamond Stomacher | The Dutch Royal Tiaras]

The 78th birthday of Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan 

The Death of Queen Emma of the Netherlands in 1934

[Dutch Sapphire Tiara | Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara | Dutch Mellerio Ruby Tiara | Diamond AigretteSapphire Bow Brooch | Dutch Diamond Stars | Queen Emma’s Diamond Stomacher | The Dutch Royal Tiaras]

The Death of Queen Lovisa of Denmark in 1926

[Pearl Poiré Tiara | Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara | Danish Ruby Parure | Crown Diamond Parure | Pink Topaz Parure | Danish Diamond Rivière | Pearl Poire Brooch | Diamond Brooches | Antique Diamond Parure | Antique Diamond Earrings | Pearl Brooch]

Wedding

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

The Wedding of King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece in 1944

[Royal Guests | Girandole Earrings]

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The Jordanian Official Visit to the Netherlands in 2018

The Prince and Princess of Wales in Australia in 1983

Prince and Princess of Wales in Australia in 1983

Princess Anne’s Kidnapping Attempt in 1974

The Royal Film Premiere of ‘Dunkirk’ in 1958

The Funeral of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, Princess Nicholas of Greece in 1957 

The Wedding Gala of Crown Prince Olav of Norway and Princess Martha of Sweden in 1929

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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 | Duchess of Aosta’s Emerald Necklace | Ruby Necklace]

The 71st Birthday of Lady Sarah McCorquodale

[Spencer Tiara | Pearl Choker | Frances Shand Kydd’s Diamond Earrings]

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

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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

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Christie’s Jewels Online | 19 March 2026