Top 10 2021

For the past few days leading up to the New Year, we have had a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal Highlights of 2021 Today, on the final day of the year, we are taking a look at the Top 10 most visited articles on the Royal Watcher this year, which garnered the most views among the millions visitors this year! We are also sharing our favourites from the almost 1000 articles this year on Twitter throughout the dayContinue reading

The Royal Watcher in 2021

It’s that time of year again! For the next few days leading up to the New Year, we have a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal Highlights of 2021! We publish around a hundred articles every month, and the planning and logistics behind them is a tiring but fascinating task so today’s feature is an exclusive look at our personal highlights and the structuring of the over a thousand articles published on the Royal Watcher in 2021!

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State Visits 2021

It’s that time of year again! For the next few days leading up to the New Year, we will have a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal Highlights of 2021, starting with all the Royal State Visits, Official Visits, and Tours of 2021, which finally came back this year as pandemic restrictions eased!  

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Princess Alexandra’s Pearl and Diamond Necklace

Happy Birthday to Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, who turns 85 today! The only daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Princess Alexandra is the Queen’s only paternal female cousin and has worn some spectacular jewels over the past seven decades as a working royal, among which are her spectacular Pearl and Diamond Necklace! Continue reading

Duchess of Gloucester’s Diamond Knot Brooch

Today marks the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, the longest-lived member of the Royal Family, who was born on this day in 1901! at the age of 102. A daughter of the fabulously wealthy Duke of Buccleuch and a daughter-in-law of King George V and Queen Mary, the Duchess was the longest-lived member of the Royal Family, and  possessed a fabulous collection of jewellery, one of the highlights of which was her Diamond Knot Brooch!

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Royal Christmas Cards 2021

Merry Christmas to all of our readers celebrating around the world! Royals have been releasing a plethora Christmas Cards and Messages this month, often with a family photo and/or a video. After the success of previous years, we are compiling the Royal Christmas Cards of 2021 alongside the various Christmas/New Year’s Speeches (which will be updated as they are released)! Continue reading

Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Cartier Pearl Tiara

Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the Death of Infanta María Cristina of Spain, who died on this day in 1996! The youngest daughter of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie, who become Countess of Marone after her morganatic marriage, so 5o mark this occasion, we are featuring Queen Ena’s Spanish Cartier Tiara!

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Infanta Isabel’s Mellerio Emerald Tiara

Today marks the 170th anniversary of the birth of Infanta Isabel of Spain, Countess of Girgenti, popularly known as La Chata, who was born on this day in 1851! The eldest daughter of Queen Isabel II of Spain and King Francisco of Assis, the Infanta was considered the most popular and dear member of the Royal Family who died at age 79, in exile, in Paris, right after the fall of the monarchy in Spain. To mark the anniversary, we are featuring one of her favourite jewels, the Mellerio Emerald Tiara!

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