Month: April 2024
Today in Royal History | April 22
The Death of Princess Anna of Battenberg in 1971
The Death of Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti in 1930
[Mellerio Shell Tiara | Emerald Tiara | Pearl Bracelet]
The Death of Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1922
[Mecklenburg-Schwerin Amethyst Tiara]
The Birth of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten in 1906
The Birth of Princess Margaret of Prussia, Landgravine of Hesse in 1872
[Hesse Emerald Tiara | Hesse Fleur-de-Lys Tiara]
The Wedding of Countess Viola Arrivabene and Charlie Siem in 2023
The Civil Wedding of Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg in 2023
The Wedding of Prince Heinrich of Bavaria in 2017
Spanish Royal Family launch Submarine in 2021
The Princely Family of Liechtenstein at the Vatican in 2017
The Baptism of Prince Liam of Nassau in 2017
The Swedish State Visit to The Netherlands in 2009
The Swedish State Visit to Japan in 2007
The Spanish State Visit to Britain in 1986
The Prince and Princess of Wales in Italy in 1985
The Danish State Visit to Italy in 1964
The Queen Mother at the Vatican in 1959
Godman Emerald Necklace
Today marks the anniversary of the Birth of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who was born on this in 1926! The oldest and longest reigning British Monarch had one of, if not the, largest jewellery collections, and today’s piece is one that had been in her jewellery box for over five decades, the Queen’s Godman Emerald Necklace!
Today in Royal History | April 21
The 17th Birthday of Princess Isabella of Denmark
[Pearl and Diamond Brooch | Amethyst Earrings]
The Death of Duchess of Guise in 1961
[Orléans Sapphire Parure | Pearl and Sapphire Parure]
The Birth of Queen Elizabeth II in 1926
[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 | Cambridge Emerald Parure | Coronation Necklace | George VI Festoon Necklace | Godman Emerald Necklace | Three-Strand Pearl Necklace | The Jewels of Queen Elizabeth II]
The Wedding of Baron Glenconner and Lady Anne Coke in 1956
The Wedding of Princess Katherine of Greece in 1947
Queen Elizabeth II’s 97th Birthday
Easter Service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in 2019 |Easter Mass in Palma de Mallorca
Spring Garden Party at Akasaka Imperial Gardens in 2017
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at BBC Radio 1 in 2017
The Queen’s 60th Birthday Concert in 1986 | 90th Birthday | 92nd Birthday Concert in 2018
The Funeral of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway in 1954
The Anglo-Danish Society Dinner in London in 1950
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna’s Boucheron Pearl Coronet
Today marks the 130th Anniversary of the Engagement of Tsar Nicholas II and Princess Alix of Hesse, who got engaged on this day in 1894, during the Wedding of her brother, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse, and his cousin, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among the spectacular Engagement Gifts received by the Hessian princess from the future Tsar was this Boucheron Pearl Coronet!
Princess Beatrice’s Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch
Today marks the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha and Edinburgh, Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Galliera who was born on this day in 1884! Baby Bee was the youngest daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, and while not as famed as her elder sisters, Queen Marie of Romania and Grand Duchess Victoria Melita, this Infanta of Spain by marriage lived a turbulent yet very interesting life, dedicated to her family and to social causes, and to mark the day, were are featuring her Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch!
Today in Royal History | April 20
The Death of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia in 1960
The 72nd Birthday of the Prince von Hohenzollern
The Death of King Christian X of Denmark in 1947
The Birth of Princess Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera in 1884
[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna’s Fringe Tiara | Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch]
The Wedding of the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Margarita of Greece in 1931
The Norwegian State Banquet at the Château de Laeken in 2003
The Prince and Princess of Wales in Milan in 1986
The Proclamation of King Frederik IX of Denmark in 1947
The Engagement of Tsar Nicholas II and Princess Alix of Hesse in 1894
Mountbatten Aquamarine Suite
Happy Birthday to Lady Pamela Hicks, who turns 95 today! The younger daughter of Earl Mountbatten, first cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh and the late Queen’s bridesmaid and lady-in-waiting, who married a influential interior designer, Lady Pamela has had a fascinating life, and after featuring the Pearl and Diamond Tiara she reportedly still owns as well as the Mountbatten Tiara and the Mountbatten Art Deco Diamond Necklace, which she doesn’t, today we are taking a look at another lovely jewel: the Mountbatten Aquamarine Suite!
Wedding of Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Queen Victoria led the Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe at the Wedding of her two grandchildren, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, at Schloss Ehrenburg in Coburg on this day in 1894, 130 years ago.
Today in Royal History | April 19
The 8th Birthday of Prince Alexander of Sweden
The 95th Birthday of Lady Pamela Hicks
[Mountbatten Tiara | Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Art Deco Diamond Necklace | Mountbatten Aquamarine Suite | Diamond Necklace | Diamond Floral Necklace | Diamond Bow Brooch]
The Wedding of Prince Rainer of Monaco and Grace Kelly in 1956
The Wedding of Lord Andrew Cavendish and the Hon. Deborah Mitford in 1941
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | The Queen’s Commonwealth Dinner at Buckingham Palace in 2018
The Royal Tour of India and Bhutan in 2016