Royal Guests and Relatives have arrived in Oslo last night ahead of the Funeral of King Harald V of Norway at Oslo Cathedral on September 9th, following the passing of King Harald V and the Accession of King Haakon VIII.
Royal Guests arrive in Oslo
Today in Royal History | September 9
The 26th Birthday of Doña Victoria Federica de Marichalar y Borbón
The Death of Countess Karin Bernadotte in 1991
[Countess Karin Bernadotte’s Tiara]
The 39th Birthday of Princess Elisabetta of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
[Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau]
The Birth of Raine, Countess Spencer in 1929
[Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Spencer Honeysuckle Tiara | Spencer Diamond Rivière | Jewels on Auction]
The Birth of Princess Chichibu of Japan in 1909
[Diamond Honeysuckle Tiara | Princess Chichibu’s Pearl Tiara | Princess Chichibu’s Pearl Necklace]
The Wedding of Hereditary Prince Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg in 2023
The Wedding of the Crown Prince of Brunei in 2004
The Wedding of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Feodora of Denmark in 1937
Prince and Princess of Wales and Princess Anne on ‘The Good, The Bad & The Rugby’ Podcast in 2023
King Charles III’s First Speech in 2022
The King of Malaysia’s Official Birthday in 2019
The Christening of Prince Alexander of Sweden in 2016
Hereditary Grand Duke Henri’s 40th Birthday Dinner in 1995
The Japanese State Visit to Belgium in 1993
The Ghillies Ball at Balmoral in 1971
King Constantine and Princess Anne Marie’s Wedding Gala in Copenhagen in 1964
Prince George’s First Day at Eton
The Prince and Princess of Wales joined Prince George as he arrived for his First Day at Eton College in Berkshire on September 8th, following in the footsteps of his father, Prince William.
Queen’s Antique Diamond Girandole Earrings
Today marks the second Anniversary of the Death of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on this day in 2022! The oldest and longest reigning British Monarch had one of, if not the, largest jewellery collections, and which included these Antique Diamond Girandole Earrings!
Today in Royal History | September 8
The Death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022
[Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara | Vladimir Tiara | Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara | Belgian Sapphire Tiara | Burmese Ruby Tiara | Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara | Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara | Cambridge Emerald Parure | Coronation Necklace | George VI Festoon Necklace | Baring Ruby Necklace | The Jewels of Queen Elizabeth II]
The Death of Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna/Princess Kira of Prussia in 1967
[Prussian Meander Tiara | Prussian Clover Coronet | Princess Victoria Melita’s English Rose Brooch]
The Birth of Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza, Duchess of Braganza in 1914
[Diamond Bandeau Tiara | Aquamarine Suite]
The Wedding of the Marquess of Blandford in 2018
The Wedding of Count Thierry de Limburg Stirum and Katia della Faille de Leverghem in 1990
The Wedding of Prince Knud and Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark in 1933
I was in Buckingham Palace when the Queen died
King Baudouin’s 25th Anniversary Memorial Service in 2018
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary at Mary Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Dinner in 2018
Princess Anne Marie’s Farewell Dinner in 1964
The Thai State Visit to Denmark in 1960
Queen Juliana’s Inauguration Gala in 1948
The Jewels of Queen Elizabeth II
Duchess of Parma’s Mellerio Diamond Tiara
Carlota Giner Burgueño wore the spectacular Mellerio Diamond Tiara of the groom’s great-great-great-grandmother, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Parma, to marry Gonzalo Valdenebro y de Morales, grandson of Princess Inés of the Bourbón-Two Sicilies, in Madrid last weekend.
Details of the Funeral of King Harald V of Norway
Following the passing of King Harald V and the Accession of King Haakon VIII, Royalty and Heads of State from the around the World will join the Norwegian Royal Family in the Procession from the Royal Palace of Oslo for the Funeral of King Harald V of Norway at Oslo Cathedral on Wednesday, followed by a Procession to the Akershus Fortress for the Burial.
How the royals’ favourite pastimes went digital
Today in Royal History | September 7
The Birth of King Baudouin of Belgium in 1930
The Birth of Queen Louise of Denmark in 1817
[Danish Emerald Parure | Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Danish Crown Diamond Parure]
The Wedding of Prince Ali bin Hussein in 2004
[Princess Rym Ali’s Diamond Tiara]
Prince George’s First Day of School in 2017
Princess Eugenie’s First Day of School in 1994
The Royal Family at Braemar Highland Games in 1986
Gala at Zarzuela Palace in 1983
Queen Juliana’s Inauguration Gala in 1948
The Birth of King Baudouin of Belgium in 1930
Queen Farida’s Boucheron Diamond Necklace
Yesterday marked the 105th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Farida of Egypt, who was born on this day in 1921! Throughout her ten-year tenure as the Egyptian Queen Consort, Queen Farida frequently wore her magnificent Boucheron Diamond Necklace!
Today in Royal History | September 6
The 20th Birthday of Prince Hisahito of Japan
The Birth of Prince Claus of the Netherlands in 1926
The Death of Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria in 1924
[Köchert Tiara | Köchert Diamond Tiara]
The Birth of King Peter II of Yugoslavia in 1923
The Death of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, the Grand Duchess Vladimir in 1920
[Vladimir Tiara | Vladimir Sapphire Kokoshnik | Vladimir Fringe Tiara | Vladimir Emerald Necklace | Vladimir Ruby Kokoshnik | Diamond Rivière | Sapphire Necklace | Vladimir Pearl Earrings | Vladimir Emerald Brooch | Emerald Earrings | Sapphire Earrings | Girandole Earrings | Bow Brooch]
Royal Film Premiere of ‘Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction’ in 2023
The Queen appoints Prime Minister Liz Truss in 2022
The Norwegian State Visit to Finland in 2016
The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997
Royal Family at Braemar Highland Games in 1981
Royal Guests at the Inauguration of Queen Juliana of The Netherlands in 1948
The Inauguration of Queen Juliana of The Netherlands in 1948
The Inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands in 1898
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Braemar Gathering
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are attending the annual Braemar Highland Gathering in Braemar in Ballater, Aberdeenshire on September 5th, during their annual summer holiday at Balmoral Castle.
Habsburg Royal Jewels on display in Canada
Last year, Archduke Karl von Habsburg revealed that the legendary Florentine Diamond and fifteen other historic Jewels of the House of Habsburg long thought sold, stolen or lost had been hidden for decades in a Bank Vault in Canada since the Second World War. Now, the legendary Jewels of the House of Habsburg have gone on display at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts in Quebec City.
Wedding of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe celebrated the Wedding of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg in Hanover on this day in 1951, 75 years ago, following a Ball at Schloss Marienburg.
Today in Royal History | September 5
The Death of Archduchess Isabella, Duchess of Teschen in 1931
[Habsburg Peridot Parure | Köchert Diamond Fringe Tiara | Jewels at Auction]
The Birth of Queen Farida of Egypt in 1921
[Queen Farida’s Diamond Peacock Tiara | Art Deco Floral Tiara | Diamond Earrings | The Jewels of Queen Farida of Egypt]
The Confirmation of Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway in 2020
The Princess Charlotte’s First Day of School in 2019
The Ghillies Ball at Balmoral in 1991
The Funeral of Lord Mountbatten in 1979
Wedding Ball of Prince Ernst August of Hanover and Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe joined the Hanoverian Royal Family for the Wedding Ball of Prince Ernst August of Hanover and Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg at Schloss Marienburg on this day in 1951, 75 years ago, on the eve of their Wedding in Hannover!
Today in Royal History | September 4
The Death of the Duchess of Kent in 2025
[Pearl and Diamond Fringe Tiara | Cambridge Sapphire Parure | Diamond Crochet Bandeau | Kent Festoon Tiara | Aquamarine Tiara | Diamond Girandole Earrings | Diamond and Pearl Suite | Pearl Earrings | Art Deco Diamond Brooch | Diamond Flower Suite | Queen Victoria’s Gold Brooch | Empress Maria Feodrovna’s Sapphire Brooch | Princess Marina’s Black Pearl Brooch | The Jewels of the Duchess of Kent | 90 Facts about the Duchess of Kent]
The Birth of Princess Alexander of Greece in 1896
The Birth of Maharaja Duleep Singh in 1838
The Wedding of Princess Maria-Anunciata of Liechtenstein in 2021
The Wedding of the Hon. Annabel Whitehead in 1973
Royal Holiday in Belgium in 1985
Economic Summit Dinner at Buckingham Palace in 1984
The Royal Family at the Braemar Games in 1982
The Abdication of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in 1948
Kent Pearl and Diamond Fringe Tiara
Cambridge Sapphire Parure
Queen Mary’s Diamond Crochet Bandeau
Duchess of Kent’s Aquamarine Tiara
Kent Festoon Tiara
King Olav’s Gift Tiara
Duchess of Kent’s Diamond and Pearl Suite
Princess Marina’s Diamond Girandole Earrings
Duchess of Kent’s Diamond Flower Suite
Queen Victoria’s Gold Brooch
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
Queen Sonja’s Emerald Bead Suite
Bal Oriental at the Palazzo Labia in Venice
Royal and Noble Guests gathered from around the globe for Carlos de Beistegui’s opulent ‘Bal Oriental’ at the Palazzo Labia in Venice on this day in 1951, 75 years ago, which has often been termed as the Ball of the Century followed by the Baron de Rede’s legendary Bal Oriental at the Hôtel Lambert in Paris!
Queen Olga’s Diamond Coronet
Today marks the 175th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Olga of Greece, who was born on this day in 1851! 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 included this Diamond Coronet!
Today in Royal History | September 3
The 83rd Birthday of Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia
The Birth of Archduchess Maria Immakulata Raineria of Austria in 1878
[Württemberg Ruby Tiara | Imperial and Royal Collection on Auction at Sotheby’s]
The Birth of Queen Olga of Greece in 1851
[Emerald Parure | Greek Ruby Parure | Diamond Coronet | Turquoise Parure | Diamond Rivière | Pearl Brooch | Jewels of Queen Olga of Greece]
The Wedding of Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan and Princess Miriam of Bulgaria in 2022
The Wedding of Count Charles-Henri d’Udekem d’Acoz in 2022
The Wedding of Prince August-Frederik of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2022
The Wedding of the Duke of Uzès in 1955
Prince Rainier and Princess Grace in Venice in 1967
Olympic Gala in Naples in 1960
The Bal du Siècle in Venice in 1951
The Funeral of Queen Astrid of Belgium in 1935
