Today in Royal History | June 21

Feature

The 44th Birthday of the Prince of Wales

[40 Facts]

Wedding

The Wedding of Viscount Garnock and Lady Violet Manners in 2025

[Rutland Tiara]

The Wedding of Imran Khan and Jemima Goldsmith in 1995

The Wedding of Archduchess Monika von Habsburg and the Duke of Santángelo in 1980

The Wedding of Princess Cecilie of Prussia in 1949

The Wedding of Alfonso, Prince of Asturias in 1933

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Royal Family at Eras Tour Concert in 2024

Prince and Princess of Wales at Mansion House in 1989

The 21st Birthday Gala at Windsor Castle in 1985

The Dutch State Visit to Luxembourg in 1951

The Royal Family at Hertford House in 1950

Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1944

Royal Events Today

The Wedding of Viscount Garnock and Lady Violet Manners in 2025

Jewels of the Duchess of Gloucester

Happy Birthday to the Duchess of Gloucester, who turns 80 today! The Danish-born wife of the late Queen’s cousin, the Duchess has been a hardworking member of the Royal Family for over 50 years, and possesses one of the most magnificent collections of Antique and Art Deco Jewellery in any Royal Family, much of which was inherited from Queen Mary, Princess Alice, and Princess Marie Louise!

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Today in Royal History | June 20

Feature

The 80th Birthday of the Duchess of Gloucester

[Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara | Teck Turquoise Tiara | Cartier India Tiara | Iveagh Tiara | Diamond Bandeau Tiara | Diamond Necklace Tiara | Topaz Necklace | Pearl and Emerald Suite | Emerald Necklace | Turquoise Fringe Necklace Queen Mary’s eleven-row Pearl Choker | Diamond Corsage Brooch | Diamond Earrings | The Duchess of Gloucester’s Tiaras | Jewels of the Duchess of Gloucester]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Marcantonio del Drago and Countess Giada Dobrzensky de Dobrzenski in 2015

The Wedding of the Marquess of Tavistock in 1961

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The Dutch State Visit to Belgium in 2023

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary in The Netherlands in 2022

The Dutch State Visit to Italy in 2017

The Dutch State Visit to Belgium in 2006

The Christening of Infanta Cristina of Spain in 1965

King Hussein and Queen Dina in London in 1955

Queen Victoria’s Jubilees

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Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara

Teck Turquoise Tiara

Cartier India Tiara

Iveagh Tiara

Gloucester Diamond Bandeau Tiara

Royal Guests at the Wedding of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary to King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden! Royal Guests and Relatives joined the Swedish Royal Family to celebrate the Wedding of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Silvia Sommerlath at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm on this day in 1976, 50 years ago, following a Gala at the Royal Opera in Stockholm and a Ball at Drottningholm Palace.

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Today in Royal History | June 19

Feature

The Death of Princess Elisabeth of Denmark in 2018

[Sapphire Tiara | Diamond Bandeau | Diamond Fringe Tiara | Diamond Bandeau | Sapphire Pendant | Diamond Crown Brooch Diamond Meander | Emerald Bracelet]

The 49th Birthday of the Countess of Paris

[Orléans Sapphire Necklace Tiara | Orléans Sapphire Earrings | Orléans Royal Tiaras]

The Birth of the Duchess of Windsor in 1896

[Van Cleef & Arpels Tiara | Cartier Tiara | Queen Mary’s Pearl Necklace | Van Cleef & Arpels Ruby NecklaceCartier Emerald Necklace | Cartier Amethyst NecklaceCartier Flamingo Brooch | Cartier Ruby Bangle]

Wedding

The Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden in 2010

[Royal Guests]

The Wedding of the Earl of Wessex in 1999

[Royal Guests]

The Wedding of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in 1976

[Swedish Cameo Parure | Royal Guests]

The Wedding of Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway and Princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg in 1823

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King Felipe IV of Spain’s 10th Anniversary in 2024

Order of the Garter Service in 2023

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s 10th Anniversary in 2020

The Accession of King Felipe VI of Spain in 2014

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s Silver Anniversary Gala in 2001

Royal Grand Knockout Tournament in 1987

Princess Anne in Denver in 1982

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Royal Guests at the Wedding of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Jewels of Queen Olga of Greece

Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Olga of Greece, who passed away on this day in 1926! The Russian Grand Duchess who married the first Greek King and was the grandmother of the Duke of Edinburgh among Royals from Greece, Spain, the United Kingdom, Romania, Serbia, and Italy, Queen Olga possessed a spectacular Jewellery Collection which made a dramatic escape from Revolutionary Russia!

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Today in Royal History | June 18

Feature

The 90th Birthday of Queen Norodom Monineath of Cambodia

The Death of Queen Olga of Greece in 1926

[Emerald Parure | Greek Ruby Parure | Turquoise Parure | Queen Olga’s Diamond RivièrePearl Brooch | The Jewels of Queen Olga of Greece]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2011

Royal Events OTD

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall receive President Macron in 2020

Royal Ascot in 2019

The Battle of Waterloo Bicentenary Banquet in 2015

Crown Princess Victoria’s Wedding Gala in 2010

[Royal Guests]

Foreign Royalty at Royal Ascot in 2002

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s Silver Anniversary Dinner in 2001

The Wedding Gala of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in 1976

Royals at Ascot in 1965

The Battle of Waterloo 150th Anniversary Banquet in 1965

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Greek Emerald Parure

 Greek Ruby Parure

Turquoise Parure

Diamond Rivière

Pearl Corsage Brooch

Today in Royal History | June 17

Wedding

The Wedding of Celia McCorquodale in 2018

Royal Events OTD

Order of the Garter Service in 2024

Trooping the Colour in 2023

Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th Birthday Banquet in 2022

The Funeral of Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy in 2020

The Order of the Garter Service in 2019

Trooping the Colour in 2017

Gala Dinner at Drottningholm Palace in 2010

Order of the Garter Service in 2002

The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Dinner at Windsor Castle in 2002

Queen Margrethe II in London in 1980

The Swedish State Visit to France in 1980

The Spanish State Visit to Iran in 1978

Queen departs London in 1964

The Queen’s Coronation Celebrations in 1953

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