Today in Royal History | March 5

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The Death of Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia on 1942

The 86th Birthday of Henrietta Russell, Dowager Duchess of Bedford

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

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Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Endeavour Fund Awards in 2020

Prince of Wales Investiture 50th Anniversary Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2019

The Duke and Duchess of York in Los Angeles in 1988

Princess Anne at 1974 BAFTAs

The Wedding Gala of Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands in 1966

Princess Beatrix’s Wedding Dinner in Delft in 1966

Banquet at British Embassy in Tehran in 1961

The Greek State Visit to Ethiopia in 1959

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Bedford Floral Tiara

Tavistock Amethyst Tiara

Jewels in the ‘Art Deco’ Exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs

While we were in Paris for the opening of the landmark ‘Dynastic Jewels’ Exhibition at the Hôtel de la Marine in December, we were graciously invited to view the celebrated ‘Art Deco’ Exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, which has magnificent Art Deco Jewels on loan from from Cartier, Boucheron, Chaumet and Van Cleef & Arpels!

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Today in Royal History | March 3

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The 29th Birthday of Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza

[Queen Amélie’s Diamond Tiara | Floral Necklace Tiara]

The Death of Ivy Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Portland in 1982

[The Portland Tiara | Diamond Necklace]

The 64th Birthday of the Duke of Fife

The Death of Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1862

[Mecklenburg-Schwerin Amethyst Tiara]

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Ireland in 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Jamaica in 2017

Princess Diana in Nepal in 1993

The Queen in San Francisco in 1983

A Ball at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 1960

The Baptism of Princess Caroline of Monaco in 1957

The Funeral of King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1941

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The Portland Tiara

Grand Duchess Victoria Melita’s Sapphire Tiara

Today marks the 90th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia, who passed away on this day in 1936! The daughter of a British Prince and Russian Grand Duchess who first married the Grand Duke of Hesse and then Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich, who became the Russian Tsar in exile, Grand Duchess Victoria Melita possessed a plethora of important jewels, which included this magnificent Sapphire Tiara and Parure

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Today in Royal History | March 2

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The 10th Birthday of Prince Oscar of Sweden 

The Death of Princess Victoria Melita | Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna in 1936

[Sapphire Tiara | Emerald Tiara | Strawberry Leaf Tiara | Greek Key Tiara | Cartier Sapphire Necklace | Diamond Necklace]

The Death of Queen Elisabeth of Romania in 1916

[Romanian Massin Tiara]

The Birth of Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough in 1877

[Boucheron Tiara | Duchess of Marlborough’s Pearl Necklace | Marlborough Tiara]

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Norwegian State Visit to Jordan in 2020

The Queen’s Tour of the Gulf States in 1979

Princess Elizabeth in Edinburgh in 1949

Queen Elizabeth at Gala Performance of the Comedie Française in 1939

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Boucheron Tiara

 Duchess of Marlborough’s Pearl Necklace

Marlborough Tiara