Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels | 16 November 2016

Ahead of the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale on 16 November 2016 in Geneva, we take a look at the jewels with Royal Provenance offered for sale. Among the 345 lots are a diamonds once owned by the Romanovs, a necklace and earrings from the Italian Princes Doria Pamphilj, pearls formerly owned by Sybil, Marchioness of Cholmondeley, and a diamond tiara. Continue reading

Kent Pearl and Diamond Fringe Tiara

Today’s tiara belongs to the Kent branch of the British Royal Family. The Kent Diamond and Pearl Fringe Tiara first appeared on Katherine, Duchess of Kent in the 1970s, but is thought to have been a modified version of the crochet bandeau tiara once owned by Queen Mary. The tiara has also been worn by the Countess of St. Andrews and Lady Helen Taylor, daughter-in-law and daughter of the Duchess. Continue reading

Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels | 15 November 2016

Ahead of the Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels Auction on 15 November 2016 in Switzerland, we take a look at the jewels with Royal Provenance offered for sale. Included are a suite of suite of sapphire and diamond jewelry from the collection of Empress Marie-Louise of France, an emerald cameo from the collection of Princesse Lobanoff de Rostoff & HRH Nicholas of Romania, a pearl necklace from a European Princely Family, a Fabergé box from the collection of Princess Anastasia of Greece, and a diamond bracelet formerly belonging to Countess Mona von Bismarck.

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The Queen visits Poundbury

The Queen, joined by The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, visited Poundbury on October 27th. They unveiled a statue to open the Queen Mother Square, visited a local supermarket, and the Duchess of Cornwall Inn. The development in Poundbury is supported by the Prince of Wales’s Duchy of Cornwall. Continue reading