Queen Camilla represented King Charles III, the Head of the Church of England, as she presided over the Royal Maundy Service at Worcester Cathedral on March 28th, following last year’s Royal Maundy Service at York Minster.
Today marks the 115th Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Margareta of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, who was born on this day in 1909! The Swedish Aristocrat who married the Head of the illustrious German Princely Family, Princess Margareta was a childhood friend of Queen Ingrid of Denmark decades before the marriage between their children, at which she wore this Diamond Tiara!
The Death in Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria in 2017
[Calabria Tiara | Queen Marie Antoinette’s Pearl Necklace | Queen Marie Antoinette’s Diamond Bracelets | Royal Jewels from the Bourbon Parma Family]
The Death of Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood in 1965
[Harewood Scroll Tiara | Queen Victoria’s Sapphire Tiara | Harewood Fringe Tiara | Emerald Necklace | Russian Sapphire Devant de Corsage]
The Birth of the Duchess of Alba in 1926
[Duchess of Alba’s Pearl Tiara | Duchess of Alba’s Tiaras]
The Birth of Queen Ingrid of Denmark in 1910
[Danish Ruby Parure | Khedive of Egypt Tiara | Pearl Poiré Tiara | Danish Emerald Parure | Queen Sofia’s Pearl and Star Tiara | Turquoise Parure | Daisy Brooch | Diamond Stars | Diamond Pendant | Diamond Brooches | Diamond Fan Earrings | Sapphire Brooch | Ruby Bow Brooch | Diamond Earrings | Diamond Parure]
The Birth of Princess Margareta of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 1909
The Birth of Crown Princess Martha of Norway in 1901
[Emerald Parure | Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara | Vasa Tiara | Boucheron Pearl Circle Tiara | Diamond Bracelet Bandeau | Silver Anniversary Earrings | Diamond Chandelier Earrings | Art Deco Diamond Bracelet | Pearl Earrings]
The Birth of Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven in 1896
[Milford Haven Ruby Kokoshnik]
The Death of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany in 1884
The Belgian State Visit to Denmark in 2017
Today marks the 95th Anniversary of the Death of Margaret, Marchioness of Cambridge, who passed away on this day in 1929! The Grosvenor Heiress who married Queen Mary’s brother and became the last Duchess of Teck and later the 1st Marchioness of Cambridge, she possessed some magnificent jewels, which included this spectacular Diamond Sunburst!
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh continued their six-month Commonwealth Tour in Australia when they ended the visit in Perth on this day in 1954, following Tours around the United Kingdom after the Queen’s Coronation. The stops in Bermuda, Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand and Australia were followed by visits to Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar.
The Death of Margaret, Marchioness of Cambridge in 1929
[Teck Crescent Tiara | Teck Diamond Hoop Necklace | Diamond Sunburst]
Palæerne Danse at Amalienborg Palace in 2022
The Belgian State Visit to South Korea in 2019
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in Cuba in 2019
The Argentine State Visit to The Netherlands in 2017
The French State Visit to Britain in 2008
Mstislav Rostropovich’s 75th Birthday Gala in 2002
Royal Consent to the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981
The Queen on the Royal Yacht Britannia in 1972
Royal Holiday on the Royal Yacht Britannia in 1972
The Greek Monarchy Centenary Celebrations in 1963
Happy Birthday to Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania, who turns 75 years ago! The accomplished Head of the Romanian Royal Family, who has an increasingly official role as a de facto Queen in a Romanian Republic, Her Majesty has worn several splendid Royal Heirlooms, but today, we are featuring her spectacular modern Diamond Suite!
The 38th Birthday of the Marchioness of Bath
The 42nd Birthday of Crown Prince Leka II of Albania
The 75th Birthday of Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
[Greek Key Tiara | Cartier Essex Tiara | Diamond Suite | Fleur-de-Lys Brooch | Queen Anne’s Sapphire Parure | Romanian Royal Orders]
The Birth of Prince Karl of Hesse in 1937
The Wedding of Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł in 1966
The Spanish State Visit to Argentina in 2019
The British State Banquet at Raghadan Palace in 1986
The Queen in Australia in 1963
The Greek Monarchy Centenary Gala at the Royal Palace of Athens in 1963
King Hussein of Jordan presented the late Queen Elizabeth II with this spectacular Turquoise and Sapphire Suite in 1966, which she first wore on this day in 1984, 40 years ago, during the first and only British State Visit to Jordan.
The Birth of Lindy, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava in 1941
[The Dufferin and Ava Shamrock Tiara]
The Birth of Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia in 1921
[The Yugoslavian Emerald Tiara | Girandole Earrings | Pearl Earrings]
The Wedding of Prince Josef-Emmanuel of Liechtenstein in 2022
The Norwegian State Visit to Japan in 2001
The Saudi Return Banquet at Claridges Hotel in 1988
The Queen in Mauritius in 1972
Greek Independence Day in 1960
The British State Visit to the Netherlands in 1958
