King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands are hosting King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on their State Visit to The Netherlands on April 17th and 16th, which is the latest in a long series of meetings between the two Royal Families in recent decades.
While we await the release of new Official Portraits from the Danish and Spanish Royal Families, the Norwegian Royal Court has released a New Official Portrait of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Continue reading
Happy Birthday to the Duchess of Devonshire, who turns 80 today! The aristocrat married into the illustrious Cavendish family, who is the chatelaine of Chatsworth and a patron of contemporary art and sculpture, the Duchess has worn several of the family heirlooms, the most prominent of which is the Devonshire Diamond Rivière!
The Death of Jane Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch in 2011
[The Duchess of Buccleuch’s Tiaras]
The 55th Birthday of Sayako Kuroda, formerly Sayako, Princess Nori
[Princess Sayako’s Diamond Tiara]
The 80th Birthday of the Duchess of Devonshire
[Devonshire Diamond Rivière | Duchess of Devonshire’s Ruby Brooch | Duchess of Devonshire’s Tiaras]
The Birth of Queen Frederica of Greece in 1917
[Queen Sophie’s Diamond Tiara | Greek Emerald Parure | Greek Ruby Parure | Pearl and Diamond Necklace Tiara | Prussian Diamond Tiara | Cartier Sapphire Pendant | Ruby Pendant | Bow Brooch | Russian Sapphire Earrings | Ruby Brooch | Diamond Clip Brooches | Star Sapphire Brooch]
The Birth of Princess Margarita of Greece and Hohenlohe-Langenburg in 1905
[Bolin Ruby Tiara | Hohenlohe-Langenburg Tiaras]
The Birth of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia in 1890
[Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna’s Emerald Tiara]
The Wedding of King Hussein of Jordan in 1955
Crown Princess Victoria in Japan in 2017
Prince William and Lady Gaga for Heads Together in 2017
The Funeral of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain in 1969
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands are hosting King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on their State Visit to The Netherlands on April 17th and 16th, which is the latest in a long series of meetings between the two Royal Families in recent decades.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh continued their six-month Commonwealth Tour in Ceylon 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, Australia, and Ceylon were followed by visits to Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will host King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on their State Visit to The Netherlands today, which is the latest in a long series of meetings between the two Royal Families in recent decades.
The Funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh in 2021
[Open Post | Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey]
The Luxembourg State Visit to Sweden in 2008
The Christening of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway in 2004
The Prince and Princess of Wales in New Zealand in 1983
The Prince and Princess of Wales in Australia in 1983
The Queen signs Canadian Constitution Act in 1982
The Ceylon State Opening of Parliament in 1954
The Royal Tour of South Africa in 1947
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium are hosting Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg on their State Visit to Belgium from April 16-18, following the Belgian State Visit to Luxembourg in 2019. King Philippe and Grand Duke Henri are first cousins but the Belgian Royal Family and Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family have had over a century of close Family Relations. Continue reading
