Duchess of Gloucester and Mike Tindall on Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Month: April 2021
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Birthdays
Happy Birthday to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who turns 75 today! While we have covered a plethora of important Swedish Royal Events, we have been waiting for today to feature all of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s splendid Birthday Celebrations over the years, a good time to revisit the splendid events given the cancelled celebrations that would have been happening today!
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Wedding Reception, 2011
Happy 10th Anniversary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who got married on this day in 2011, in what was termed the ‘Wedding of the Century’! Since we have already covered their Pre-Wedding Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and their Wedding at Westminster Abbey, we though today the perfect opportunity to feature their little-known Evening Wedding Reception at Buckingham Palace. Continue reading
Funeral of the Duchess of Windsor, 1986
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s 10th Wedding Anniversary
Cartier Halo Tiara
Tomorrow, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will celebrate their 10th Wedding Anniversary! While we have briefly featured this piece in four previous articles in the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Princess Anne, and Duchess of Cambridge’s Tiaras, to mark the anniversary, we are taking an in-depth look at the splendid Cartier Halo Tiara!
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in County Durham
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge carried out a series of engagements in County Durham on April 27th, visiting a family-run farm near Darlington, and a local youth project which benefitted from donations from their Royal Wedding Charitable Gift Fund in 2011. Continue reading
Koningsdag 2021
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands were joined by the Princess of Orange (wearing Queen Juliana’s Aquamarine Earrings), Princess Alexia, and Princess Ariane for the annual Koningsdag (King’s Day) celebrations at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven on April 27th, participating in a special online and TV broadcast through the theme of Making Knowledge due to the ongoing Pandemic. Koningsdag, a Bank Holiday in the Netherlands, celebrates King Willem-Alexander’s Birthday, and members of the Royal Family attend celebrations in a different city each year. Continue reading
Royal Film Premiere of ‘The Guns of Navarone’, 1961
Scandinavian Crown Princely Zoom Call
Today the Scandinavian Crown Princely Couples had an online meeting over zoom, with Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark joining in from Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg in Copenhagen, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden at Haga Palace in Sweden, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway at Skaugum in Norway. Continue reading
Bonhams London Jewels | 28 April 2021
There are a variety of illustrious Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction at the Bonhams London Jewels Sale on April 28, most notably three pendants from the collection of Margaret, Duchess of Somerset, with royal provenance, as well as two splendid bracelets from the collection of Anne, Countess of Rosse, the mother-in-law of Princess Margaret.
Royal Family at Badminton Horse Trials, 1961
Anzac Day 2021
The Duke of Cambridge and the Princess Royal marked Anzac Day on April 25th, commemorating all Australians and New Zealanders killed in war and honouring returned servicemen and women. Anzac Day has been commemorated in London since the first anniversary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli in 1916, when King George V attended a service at Westminster Abbey and more than 2,000 Australian and New Zealand troops marched through the streets, becoming an important moment to recognise the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who died at Gallipoli in the First World War and during the D-Day landings during the Second World War, and to honour the sacrifices of men and women in all wars. Anzac Day is commemorated as a public holiday in both countries with memorial ceremonies held at various locations.
Princess Muna’s Tiaras
Happy Birthday to Princess Muna of Jordan, who turns 80 today! The British commoner who was the as the second wife of King Hussein, she remains a valued member of the Jordanian Royal Family as the mother current King Abdullah II of Jordan. As the Jordanian Queen for 10 years, Princess Muna wore a variety of jewels, so to mark her 80th birthday, we are featuring Princess Muna’s Tiaras (and a necklace)!
Hohenlohe-Langenburg Tiaras
Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Margarita of Greece and Hohenlohe-Langenburg, who died on this day in 1981! The eldest sister of the Duke of Edinburgh, who became the Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess Margarita possessed a variety of illustrious jewels, so to mark the anniversary today, we are featuring the Hohenlohe-Langenburg Tiaras!
Wedding of Prince George William of Hanover and Princess Sophie of Greece, 1946
Danish State Visit to Japan, 1981
Prince Louis’ Third Birthday
Spanish Royal Family launch Submarine
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain were accompanied by the Princess of Asturias and the Infanta Sofía, as they presided over the launching ceremony of Submarine S-81 “Isaac Peral”, at the Navantia Shipyard in Cartagena on April 22nd, the first of a series of four submarines that will enter service in the Spanish Navy in the coming years. Continue reading
Mellerio Shell Tiara
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the death of Infanta Isabel of Spain, Princess of Asturias and Countess of Girgenti, popularly known as La Chata! The eldest daughter of Queen Isabel II, sister of King Alfonso XII and aunt of King Alfonso XIII, who was briefly married to a Prince of the Bourbon Two Sicilies, the Infanta was a beloved member of the Spanish royal family, considered one of the best assets of the monarchy and died at age 79, in exile, in Paris, right after the fall of the monarchy. To mark this anniversary, we are taking a look at one of her most iconic jewels, the Mellerio Shell Tiara, in an article written by our new assistant editor, David Rato, who runs the Spanish Royal Jewels account on Instagram!