The Royal Court of Albania has announced the Marriage of Crown Prince Leka of Albania and Blerta Celibashi, who got married at the Château Apponyi in Slovakia on March 15th.
Wedding of Crown Prince Leka of Albania
Danish State Visit to Australia
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark are making their first State Visit to her native Australia from March 14-19, which is their first State Visit outside Europe following visits to Sweden, Norway, Greenland, Finland, France, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The Royal Couple made their first 12-Day Official Visit to Australia in 2005.
Countess of Paris’ Diamond Badge
Happy 60th Birthday to Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies! The eldest daughter of the late Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and Princess Anne of Orléans acquired this Diamond Badge made for the Ladies-in-Waiting of the first Countess of Paris from the auction of the estate of her grandmother, the late Countess of Paris!
Today in Royal History | March 15
The 41st Birthday of the Marchioness of Cholmondeley
The 47th Birthday of Princess Anna von Bayern
[Bavarian Sunburst Tiara | Bavarian Amethyst Parure]
The 60th Birthday of Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
[Bourbon-Two Sicilies Diamond Button Tiara | Countess of Paris’ Diamond Badge]
The 82nd Birthday of Princess Ursula von Bayern
[Bavarian Sunburst Tiara | Bavarian Amethyst Parure]
The Wedding of the Shah of Iran and Princess Fawzia of Egypt in 1939
The Wedding of Count Carl Bernadotte af Wisborg and Baroness Marianne De Geer af Leufsta in 1915
Cartier Islamic Inspiration and Modern Design
The South African State Banquet at Amalienborg Palace in 1999
The Swedish State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Brussels in 1977
The Queen Mother in Paris in 1956
The Shah of Iran and Princess Fawzia of Egypt’s Wedding Banquet in 1939
The Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in 1917
Bavarian Sunburst Tiara
Bavarian Amethyst Parure
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene at Provale Solidarite Charity Gala
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the Provale Solidarite Charity Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris on March 13th, in support of the French National Union of Rugby Players.
Royal Film Premiere of ‘Born Free’
The Duke and Duchess of Kent joined the Queen for the Royal Film Premiere of ‘Born Free’ at the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square on this day in 1966, 60 years!
Today in Royal History | March 14
The Death of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2017
The Death of Empress Zita of Austria in 1989
[Diamond Tiara | Habsburg Pearl and Diamond Bandeau | Jet Tiara | Habsburg Crown Pearls | Order of the Starry Cross]
The 67th Birthday of Prince Albert II of Monaco
The Birth of Princess Isabelle of Bourbon-Parma in 1922
[The Chaumet Bourbon-Parma Tiara]
The Death of Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught in 1917
[Fringe Tiara | Diamond Shamrock Tiara | Turkish Diamonds | Diamond Bow Brooch | Sapphire Brooch | Pearl Brooch]
The Birth of Princess Marie Elisabeth zu Wied in 1913
The Birth of Princess Thyra of Denmark in 1880
[Sapphire Tiara | Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara | Sapphire Pendant | Sapphire Brooch]
The Birth of Empress Teresa Cristina of Brazil in 1822
The Birth of Queen Joséphine of Sweden in 1807
[Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara | Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure | Ruby Parure | Cameo Parure | Braganza Tiara | Napoleonic Emerald Parure | Diamond Stomacher Necklace | Five Pearl Brooch | Pearl Necklace]
The Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in 2022
Riksdagssupé at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 2019
The Order of the Innocence Ball in 1970
The Royal Film Premiere of ‘Born Free’ in 1966
The Royal Film Premiere of ‘Born Free’ in 1966
Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure
Diamond Tiara
Danish Ruby Parure
Swedish Cameo Parure
Emerald Parure
Grand Duchess Vladimir’s Sapphire Brooch
Today marks the anniversary of the Death of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, Princess Nicholas of Greece, who passed away on this day in 1957! The only daughter of the legendary Grand Duchess Vladimir who married a Greek Prince and became the mother of Princess Paul of Yugoslavia, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and Princess Elisabeth, Countess of Törring-Jettenbach, Grand Duchess Elena possessed many spectacular jewels, including Grand Duchess Vladimir’s Sapphire Brooch!
Today in Royal History | March 13
The Death of the Dowager Countess of Paris in 2022
[Orléans Diamond Comb | Jewels of Princess Micaela, Countess of Paris on Auction | The Orléans Royal Tiaras]
The 46th Birthday of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
The Death of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, Princess Nicholas of Greece in 1957
[Vladimir Fringe Tiara | Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara | Ruby Parure | Pearl Circle Bandeau | Diamond Bow Brooch | Emerald Brooch | Diamond Crown Brooch | Sapphire Brooch]
The Death of Princess Helena Victoria in 1948
[Honeysuckle Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Cartier Stomacher | Diamond Star Brooch | The Jewels of Princess Helena Victoria]
The Wedding of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia in 1879
[Connaught Fringe Tiara | Diamond Shamrock Tiara]
Queen Letizia and Prince of Wales at the National Gallery in 2019
Crown Princess Mary in Texas in 2019
The Belgian State Visit to Canada in 2018
The Queen’s Baton Relay in 2017
The Grand Bal Par in Monte Carlo in 1968
The Funeral of Queen Louise of Sweden in 1965
Cabinet Dinner at the Huis ten Bosch Palace
Engagement of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Silvia Sommerlath
The Swedish Royal Court announced the Engagement of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Silvia Sommerlath at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on this day in 1976, 50 years ago, a few months before their Wedding in June.
Today in Royal History | March 12
The 52nd Birthday of Countess Bettina Bernadotte
[Bernadotte Swag Tiara | Bernadotte Cufflink Tiara]
The Death of Princess Feodora, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1972
[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Sapphire Tiara]
The Death of Princess Ingeborg of Sweden in 1958
[Emerald Parure | Boucheron Pearl Circle Tiara | Turquoise Star Tiara | Gold Bandeau Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Pearl Brooch | The Jewels of Princess Ingeborg of Sweden]
The Wedding of Princess Iman of Jordan in 2023
[Princess Iman’s Diamond Tiara]
Women’s Day Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2024
The Duchess of Cambridge at Portrait Gala in 2019
The Engagement of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Silvia Sommerlath in 1976
The Queen dines with the Army in 1956
The Coronation of Pope Pius XII in 1939
The British State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Brussels in 1922
Swedish State Visit to Poland
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden are on a State Visit to the Republic of Poland from March 10-12, at the invitation of President Karol Nawrocki to confirm and develop the close and very good bilateral relationship between Sweden and Poland.
Princess Lilian’s Pearl Choker
Yesterday marked the Anniversary of the Death of Princess Lilian of Sweden, who passed away in 2013! The Welsh Actress who waited 30 years to marry her Swedish Prince and became a beloved member of the Swedish Royal Family, Princess Lilian possessed a spectacular collection of jewels, which included this Edwardian Pearl and Diamond Choker!
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Today in Royal History | March 11
The Death of Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1922
[Diamond Fringe Tiara | Floral Aigrette Tiara | Mecklenburg-Schwerin Amethyst Tiara]
The Birth of King Frederik IX of Denmark in 1899
Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in 2024
The Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in 2019
The Armed Forces Dinner at Fredensborg Palace in 2018
King Frederik IX’s 70th Birthday in 1969
The Funeral of King Paul of Greece in 1964
Queen Louise of Prussia’s Pink Topaz Parure
Today marks the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Louise of Prussia, who was born on this day in 1776! Queen Louise’s magnificent Pink Topaz Parure passed down through seven generations of her namesake descendants, each a Queen or Princess Louise, and is currently on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London!
Royal Guests at the Wedding of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe joined the Dutch Royal Family to celebrate the Wedding of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus von Amsberg in Amsterdam on this day in 1966, 60 years ago, which followed a Ball at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, a Gala at the Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam and a Dinner at the Prinsenhof in Delft.
Today in Royal History | March 10
The Death of Princess Lilian of Sweden in 2013
[Laurel Wreath Tiara | Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara | Baden Fringe Tiara | Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara | Pearl Brooch | Diamond Stomacher Necklace | Egyptian Necklace | Amethyst and Pearl Necklace | Turquoise Necklace | Pearl Choker]
The 62nd Birthday of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
[Duchess of Edinburgh’s Wedding Suite]
The Birth of the Countess of Leicester in 1912
[The Countess of Leicester’s Tiara | Coke Diamond Necklace]
The Birth of Queen Louise of Prussia in 1776
[Pink Topaz Parure | Aquamarine Earrings]
The Wedding of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1966
The Wedding of Crown Prince Carol of Romania and Princess Helen of Greece in 1921
The Wedding of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863
[Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Tiara]
The Dutch State Visit to Indonesia in 2020
The Earl of Wessex is made Earl of Forfar in 2019
The Jordanian State Visit to Japan in 1976
The Birth of Prince Edward in 1964
Laurel Wreath Tiara
Baden Fringe Tiara
Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara
Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara
Egyptian Necklace
Turquoise Necklace
Pearl Brooch
Diamond Stomacher Necklace
Bernadotte Emerald Parure
Processional Necklace
Amethyst and Pearl Necklace
Karl Johan Earrings
Queen Mother’s Cartier Palm Leaf Brooch
After quite some time, Queen Camilla has debuted another Royal Heirloom and wore the Queen Mother’s iconic Cartier Diamond Palm Leaf Brooch for the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey today!