Today in Royal History | September 24

Feature

The Death of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire in 2014

[Diamond Palmette Tiara | Devonshire Diamond Tiara | Devonshire Diamond Rivière | Devonshire Parure | Ruby Clasp | Craven Brooch | Insect Brooches | Aquamarine Brooch | Duchess of Devonshire’s Tiaras] 

The Death of Princess Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven in 1950

[Mountbatten Pearl Star Tiara | Queen Victoria’s Emerald Tiara | Hesse Emerald Brooch | Hesse Sapphire Necklace | Hesse Emerald Cross | Princess Alice’s Pearl Pendant | Sapphire Anchor Brooch | The Jewels of Princess Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven]

The 92nd Birthday of Princess Maria Pia of Savoy

[Ivy Wreath Tiara | Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara | Savoy Ears of Wheat and Flower Tiara | Savoy-Aosta Tiara]

The Death of Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia in 1891

[Diamond Fringe Tiara | Cartier Pearl Corsage]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg in 1994

[Royal Guests]

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Monte-Carlo Gala for Planetary Health in 2020

Prince Harry at the Invictus Games in 2017

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Canada in 2016 (The Time I met the Duchess)

Prince William’s First Day of School in 1985

King Constantine in Egypt in 1966

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Ivy Wreath Tiara

Diamond Palmette Tiara

Today in Royal History | September 23

Feature

The 47th Birthday of Azrinaz Mazhar binti Hakim Mazhar

[Queen Azrinaz’s Diamond Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Teresita of Saxony and Count Béryl de Saporta in 2023

The Wedding of Álvaro Fernández Villaverde, Marquess of Viso in 2023

The Wedding of Prince Philipp of Hesse and Princess Mafalda of Savoy in 1925

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Banquet at Christiansborg Palace in 2022

Duke and Duchess of Sussex in South Africa in 2019

The Wedding Gala of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Sibilla Weiller in 1994

[Royal Guests]

Princess of Wales at ‘The Fugitive’ Premiere in 1993

The Nepalese State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Madrid in 1983

The Thai State Visit to Sweden in 1960

The Italian State Visit to Iran in 1957

Royal Holiday at Balmoral in 1896

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The Wedding Gala of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Sibilla Weiller in 1994

Today in Royal History | September 22

Feature

The Birthday of Princess Gauravi Kumari of Jaipur

[Daisy Fellowes’ Cartier Tutti Frutti Necklace]

The Death of Ann-Mari, Princess of Bismarck in 1999

[Bismarck Tiara]

The 55th Birthday of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

[King Olav’s Gift Tiara | Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara | Amethyst Tiara | Queen Alexandra’s Diamond Circlet | Tanzanite Suite | Moonstone Parure | Pearl Choker | Diamond Necklace | Aquamarine and Amethyst Suite | The Jewels of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway]

Wedding

The Wedding of Sophie Carter and Robert Suggs in 2018

The Wedding of Princess Astrid of Belgium and Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este in 1984

[Royal Guests]

The Wedding of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia and Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia in 1976

The Wedding of Princess Monika zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and Don Jaime Mendez de Vigo y del Arco in 1968

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The Wedding Ball of Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria in 2004

Princess Märtha Louise’s 18th Birthday in 1989

The Anglo-Danish Society Dinner in London in 1955

Princess Elizabeth at Royal Film Premiere of ‘The Lady With A Lamp’ in 1951

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Daisy Fellowes’ Cartier Tutti Frutti Necklace

The Wedding Ball of Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria in 2004

Today in Royal History | September 21

Feature

The Death of Princess Marie Bonaparte in 1962

[Cartier Olive Wreath Tiara | Diamond Star Tiara | Pearl Brooch]

The Death of King Haakon VII of Norway in 1957

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Félix of Luxembourg in 2013

The Wedding of Crown Princess Margareta of Romania in 1996

[Cartier Essex Tiara]

The Wedding of Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia in 1985

The Wedding of Prince Welf Henry of Hanover and Princess Alexandra of Ysenburg and Büdingen in 1960

The Wedding of Princess Ira von Fürstenberg and Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg in 1955

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British State Visit to France | Day 2

Prinsjesdag 2021

Queen Margrethe’s 80th Birthday Portrait released in 2020

Battle of Arnhem 75th Anniversary in 2019

The British State Visit to Malaysia in 1998

King Olav V’s Silver Jubilee in 1982

Prinsjesdag in 1948

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Crown Princess Cecilie’s Diamond Loop Tiara

Today marks the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia, who was born on this day in 1886! The daughter of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Anastasia , she married the last German Crown Prince and had a splendid jewellery collection, full of old family heirlooms and contemporary pieces, which included this Diamond Loop Tiara!

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Today in Royal History | September 20

Feature

The Birth of King Ananda Mahidol of Thailand in 1925

The Birth of Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia in 1886

[Prussian Meander Tiara | Fabergé Tiara | Prussian Sapphire Parure | Diamond Loop Tiara | Prussian Ruby Parure | Sapphire and Pearl Brooch]

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The British State Visit to France in 2023

Prinsjesdag in 2022

Belgian Royal Family at House of European History in 2020

Sverigemiddag 2019

Together launch at Kensington Palace in 2018

Prinsjesdag 2016

The Christening of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in 1973

Princess Margaret in Japan in 1969

The Christening of Princess Alexia of Greece in 1965

Princess Anne’s First Day of School in 1963

Braemar Gathering in 1938

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