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!
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
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.
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.
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
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!
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 are attending the annual Braemar Highland Gathering in Braemar in Ballater, Aberdeenshire on September 5th, during their annual summer holiday at Balmoral Castle.
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.
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.
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
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!
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
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!
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!
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
Following the passing of King Harald V and the Accession of King Haakon VIII, Royalty and Heads of State from the around the World have given their Condolences to the Norwegian Royal Family upon on the Death of King Harald V of Norway!
The 63rd Birthday of the Duchess of Rutland
[Rutland Tiara | Diamond Rivière]
The 63rd Birthday of Princess Miriam al-Ghazi of Jordan, Dowager Princess of Turnovo
[The Tiaras of Princess Miriam | Queen Giovanna’s Pearl Tiara]
The Birth of Princess Henriette of Auersperg, aka Hetti von Bohlen and Halbach in 1933
[Jewels of Princess Henriette of Auersperg]
The 102nd birthday of Duchess Maria Christina of Württemberg, Princes Georg of Liechtenstein
The Birth of Queen Liliuokalani in 1838
[The Jewels of Queen Liliʻuokalani of Hawaii]
The Wedding of Duchess Amelie of Württemberg and Baron Franz-Ferdinand von Feilitzsch in 2023
The Wedding of Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau in 2017
King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie in Canada in 1967
The Christening of King Willem-Alexander in 1967
The Installation of the King of Malaysia in 1957
The Gala Premiere of ‘Bigger Than Life’ at the Venice Film Festival in 1956
The Engagement of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott in 1935
Evening at Balmoral Castle in 1854
The Norwegian Royal Family joined King Haakon VIII of Norway as he took an oath to the Norwegian Constitution at the Stortinget in Oslo on September 1st, following the following the passing of King Harald V and the Accession Cabinet of King Haakon VIII.
