Today in Royal History | June 5

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The Death of Lady Pamela Hicks in 2026

[Mountbatten Tiara | Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Art Deco Diamond Necklace | Mountbatten Aquamarine Suite | Diamond Necklace | Diamond Floral Necklace | Diamond Bow Brooch]

The 64th Birthday of Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este

[Savoy-Aosta Tiara | Austria-Este Tiara | Duchess of Aosta’s Emerald Necklace | Diamond Earrings]

The Birth of the Prince Johannes von Thurn und Taxis in 1926

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein in 1999

The Wedding of Princess Désirée of Sweden in 1964

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Diplomatic Gala at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam 2024

D-Day 80th Anniversary in Portsmouth in 2024

King of Malaysia’s Official Birthday in 2023

The Platinum Jubilee Pageant in 2022

D-Day 75th Anniversary in 2019

The 60th Birthday of the Prince von Thurn und Taxis in 1986

The Funeral of the Duke of Windsor in 1972

Princess Bendikte’s Engagement Dinner in 1967

Scandinavian Princess in California in 1966

Scandinavian Princesses in the United States in 1960

The Queen at Foreign Office Banquet in 1953

The Norwegian State Visit to Britain in 1951

Royalty at D-Day Anniversaries

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Christie’s London Jewels | 5 June 2026

Today in Royal History | June 4

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The 5th Birthday of Princess Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana of Sussex

The 36th Birthday of Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan

[Turquoise Bandeau Tiara | Emerald Bandeau]

The 55th Birthday of Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin of Selangor

[The Selangor Diamond Fringe Tiara | Selangor Diamond Crescent Tiara | Selangor Lover’s Knot Tiara]

The Death of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1941

The Birth of Yuriko, Princess Mikasa in 1923

[Mikimoto Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Carina Axelsson in 2022

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Platinum Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace in 2022

Royal Family mark Platinum Jubilee in 2022

The American State Visit to Britain in 2019

Princess Margaretha and Princess Désirée’s Wedding Ball at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 1964

Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia at the Vatican in 1962

Yugoslavian State Visit to Germany in 1939

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Today in Royal History | June 3

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The Death of Frances Shand Kydd in 2004

[Diamond Earrings | Fermoy Tiara]

The 46th birthday of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar

The 48th Birthday of Queen Suthida of Thailand

[Thai Diamond Fringe Tiara | Queen Sirikit’s Sapphire Suite | Thai Diamond Rivière | Diamond Bracelets | Diamond Swan Brooches | Diamond Aigrette | Emerald Flower Earrings | The Thai Royal Tiaras]

The Birth of King George V in 1865

[Wedding Gifts of Queen Mary]

Wedding

The Wedding of the Countess of Ampurias in 2023

The Wedding of Prince Moritz of Hesse and Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 1964

The Wedding of the Duke of Windsor in 1937

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Platinum Jubilee Service at St Paul’s Cathedral in 2022

Princess Anne in Norway in 1971

Prince Rainier and Princess Grace in Ireland in 1961

The Christening of the Prince of Naples in 1937

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Today in Royal History | June 2

Feature

The 50th Birthday of Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho

[Lesotho Diamond Spike Tiara]

The 71st Birthday of former Princess Chantal of Hannover

[Hanoverian Floral Tiara | Hanoverian Topaz Parure]

The Birth of King Constantine II of Greece in 1940

[Greek Royal Orders]

The Birth of Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld in 1938

[Queen Louise’s Diamond Tiara | Cameo Tiara | Connaught Diamond Tiara | Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara | Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Constantin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Countess Sophia von der Schulenburg in 2024

The Wedding of Gustav Thott and Louise Gottlieb in 2018

Royal Events OTD

Trooping the Colour 2022

[Foreign Royals on the Balcony | Queen’s Brigade of Guards Brooch]

Platinum Jubilee Beacon in 2022

The Duchess of Cornwall at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2015

King Constantine’s 70th Birthday in 2010

King Constantine II of Greece’s 50th Birthday Dinner in 1990

The Coronation 25th Anniversary Dinner in 1978

The Spanish State Visit to the United States in 1976

The Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan in 1974

Crown Princess Margrethe’s Wedding Gala at Christiansborg Palace in 1967

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953

[Royal Guests]

The Russian Royal Family in Romania in 1914

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Royal Guests at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Today in Royal History | June 1

Feature

The Death of Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta in 2021

The Death of Princess Alexandra of Hanover in 2015

[Diamond Tiara | Queen Charlotte’s Nuptial Crown]

The Death of Queen Aishwarya of Nepal in 2001

[The Nepalese Diamond Tiara | Nepalese Emerald Tiara]

The Nepalese Royal Massacre in 2001

The 41st Birthday of Prince Christian of Hanover

Wedding

The Wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan in 2023

[Royal Guests]

The Civil Wedding of Charlotte Casiraghi in 2019

The Wedding of Viscount Althorp and the Hon. Frances Roche in 1954

[Royal Guests]

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The Wedding Banquet of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan in 2023

The Finland Centenary Celebrations in 2017

The Dutch State Visit to Belgium in 1960

The Coronation Gala at Covent Garden in 1953

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Wedding Gifts of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain 

Today marks the 120th Anniversary of the Wedding of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and British-born Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, who were married in Madrid on this day in 1906! For the occasion, the young bride received an extraordinary collection of jewels from the Spanish Royal Family, her relatives across Europe, and several institutions and associations, many of which would become some of the most important jewels in the Spanish Crown collection!

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Today in Royal History | May 31

Feature

The Birth of Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1923

Wedding

The Wedding of the Prince of Thurn und Taxis and Countess Gloria von Schönburg-Glauchau in 1980

The Wedding of King Alfonso of Spain and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg in 1906

Royal Events OTD

Representationsmiddag in 2018

The Battle of Jutland Centenary in 2016

The British State Visit to Norway in 2001

The Wedding Gala of Crown Princess Margrethe of Denmark in 1967

Ball at Hampton Court Palace in 1953

Royal Visits to the United States in 1939

King and Queen at Screening of ‘A Star is Born’ in 1937

Banquet at Lansdowne House in 1924

Wedding Gifts of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain

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Debutantes

Today in Royal History | May 30

Feature

The 95th Birthday of Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria, Princess von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg

[The Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara | Waldburg-Zeil Tiara]

The Death of King Prajadhipok of Thailand in 1941

The Birth of Princess Theodora, Margravine of Baden in 1906

[Baden Sunburst Tiara | Baden Ruby Tiara | Baden Sapphire NecklaceBaden Emerald Necklace | The Baden Royal Tiaras]

Wedding

The Wedding of Count Alexander of Schönburg-Glauchau and Princess Irina of Hesse in 1999

The Wedding of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau in 1998

The Wedding of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern in 1961

Royal Events OTD

The Japanese State Visit to Sweden in 2000

The Queens Silver Jubilee Gala at Covent Garden in 1977

Crown Princess Margrethe’s Wedding Gala at Christiansborg Palace in 1967

Gala Performance at Fredensborg Palace in 1954

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The Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara