The Royal Family held a Ball to celebrate the joint 21st Birthdays of Prince Edward, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, Lady Helen Windsor, and James Ogilvy at Windsor Castle on this day in 1985!
Prince Edward, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (wearing Princess Margaret’s Diamond Rivière) Lady Helen Windsor, and James Ogilvy celebrated their joint 21st Birthdays with a Ball at Windsor Castle.
In addition to the portrait of the four of them, we also have a special group portrait of them with their mothers: the Queen (wearing the Baring Ruby Necklace), Princess Margaret (in the Teck Diamond Hoop Necklace), the Duchess of Kent (wearing her Pearl Suite), and Princess Alexandra (in her Golden Jubilee Necklace).
Prince Edward, the youngest son of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, daughter of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon, Lady Helen Windsor, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and James Ogilvy, son of Princess Alexandra of Kent and Sir Angus Ogilvy were born during the Royal Baby Boom of 1964.
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
Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara
Plunket Tiara
Five Aquamarine Tiara
Imperial State Crown
George IV State Diadem
Necklaces
Coronation Necklace and Earrings
The Cambridge Emerald Parure
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Necklace
King George VI Sapphire Suite
Queen’s Three-Strand Pearl Necklace
King George VI Festoon Necklace
Queen’s South African Diamonds
Queen’s City of London Fringe Necklace
Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace
Greville Ruby Necklace
Queen’s Japanese Pearl Choker
Kent Amethyst Parure
Queen’s Emerald Tassel Suite
Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Choker
Greville Emerald Necklace
Queen’s Dubai Sapphire Suite
King Khalid Diamond Necklace
Pakistani Turquoise Necklace
Queen’s Jordanian Turquoise Suite
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The Queen hosted a splendid Gala Dinner and Ball at Windsor Castle on this day in 1985, marking the joint 21st Birthdays of Prince Edward (youngest son of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh), Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (daughter of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon), Lady Helen Windsor (daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent), and James Ogilvy (son of Princess Alexandra of Kent and Sir Angus Ogilvy), who were born during the Royal Baby Boom of 1964.
In addition to the portrait of the four of them, we also have a special group portrait of them with their mothers: the Queen (wearing the Baring Ruby Necklace), Princess Margaret (in the Teck Circle Necklace), the Duchess of Kent (wearing her Pearl Suite), and Princess Alexandra (in her Golden Jubilee Necklace).
How young, fresh, and yet glamorous they all are! It’s lovely to see this moment in time and to think about what successful people they have all become.
What an attractive quartet! They manage to look good even in the middle of 1980’s fashion! 🙂
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They all looked so glamorous! I thought Lady Sarah never looked better. Her pink gown was by Victor Edelstein – same designer as Princess Diana’s famous blue velvet “Travolta” gown. This was like the pink silk version of that one.