The Duke and Duchess of Kent joined the Prince and Princess of Liege for a glittering Banquet and Ball marking the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo at the British Embassy in Brussels on this day in 1965.
The Prince and Princess of Liege (in Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau) joined the Duke and Duchess of Kent (in Queen Mary’s Crochet Bandeau Tiara) for a glittering Banquet marking the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo at the British Embassy in Brussels.
On 15 June 1965 the British Ambassador in Brussels held a ball to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo and the Duchess of Richmond’s ball. 540 guests attended the function of whom the majority were Belgians. This commemoration ball has now become an annual event with the money raised going to support several charities
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington hosted the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at a magnificent Banquet at Apsley House in London in 2015, to mark the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington (in the Wellington Tiara and Diamond Earrings) hosted a Banquet for the Battle of Waterloo Bicentenary at Apsley House in London, with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall (wearing the Greville Tiara and Greville Festoon Necklace) as the Guests of Honour.
The Duke recreated Wellington’s Waterloo banquet at Apsley House – which he held every year until his death.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall joined the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, Prince Nikolaus von Blucher of Prussia and Prince Charles Bonaparte to visit the battlefield at Waterloo before unveiling the memorial at Hougoumont Farm, along with Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg, Princess Astrid of Belgium and Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Oranje-Nassau.
Meanwhile, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde hosted a reception at the Castle of Laeken for Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg, and for the descendants of the four main commanders of the Waterloo battlefield: Prince Blücher (Prussia), Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon (France), Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Oranje-Nassau (Netherlands) and the Marquess and Marchioness of Douro (Britain).
In the evening, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington (in Diamond Tassel Earrings) attended a Banquet at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on the eve of the Bicentenary.
On the day of the Bicentenary, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were joined by the Earl of Wessex, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke and Duchess of Wellington for a National Service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium were joined by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Prince Nikolaus Furst Blucher von Wahlstatt, Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon, Duke of Kent, and the Marquess and Marchioness of Douro to attend the Belgian federal government ceremony to commemorate the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo in Waterloo.
The Battle of Waterloo 150th Anniversary Banquet in 1965
Wellington Tiara
Diamond Floral Tiara
Diamond Earrings
Diamond Tassel Earrings
Von Preussen Tiara
Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara
Burmese Ruby Tiara
The Belgian Sapphire Tiara
Greville Tiara
Delhi Durbar Tiara
Cubitt-Shand Tiara
George IV State Diadem
Queen Mary’s Crown
Greville Festoon Necklace
Devonshire Diamond Palmette Tiara
Devonshire Tiara
Devonshire Diamond Rivière
Ruby Clasp
Bagration Spinel Tiara
Rosebery Tiara
Diamond Necklace
Westminster Myrtle Wreath Tiara
Diamond Fringe Tiara
Duchess of Buccleuch’s Tiaras
Northumberland Tiara
Duchess of Sutherland’s Tiara
Duchess of Bedford’s Tiaras
Marlborough Tiara
Portland Tiara
Duchess of Norfolk’s Sapphire Necklace
Rutland Tiara
Argyll Tiara
Manchester Tiara
Dufferin Tiara
Bath Tiara
Milford Haven Ruby Kokoshnik
Londonderry Tiara
Londonderry Amethyst Parure
Londonderry Pearl Parure
Londonderry Turquoise Parure
Londonderry Diamond Stomacher
Londonderry Emerald Parure
The 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
Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara
Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara
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The Prince (wearing the Order of Leopold) and Princess of Liege (in Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau) join the Duke (wearing the Royal Victorian Order) and Duchess of Kent (in Queen Mary’s Crochet Bandeau Tiara) for a glittering Banquet marking the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo at the British Embassy in Brussels on this day in 1965.
