Happy Birthday to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who celebrates her 84th Birthday today! The exuberant Danish Sovereign for 52 years until her Abdication earlier this year, Queen Margrethe has worn many splendid Heirlooms from the Swedish, British and German Royal Families, but one of her favourite jewels has been the Floral Aigrette Tiara!
The 71st Birthday of Penelope Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma
[Mountbatten Pearl Star Tiara | Brabourne Tiara | Queen Louise’s Diamond Brooch | Lady Brabourne’s Diamond Earrings | Diamond Necklace]
The 69th Birthday of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
The 84th Birthday of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
[Floral Aigrette Tiara | Danish Pearl Poiré Tiara | Danish Emerald Parure | Baden Palmette Tiara | Danish Crown Diamond Parure | Diamond Parure | Turquoise Parure | Daisy Brooch | Crown Pearl and Ruby Parure | Queen Alexandrine’s Sapphire Parure | The Jewels of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark]
The Death of Princess Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg in 1942
[Bolin Ruby Tiara | Diamond Bow Tiara | Hohenlohe-Langenburg Tiaras]
The Wedding of Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma in 1936
[18th | 50th | 60th | 80th | 81st | 83rd Birthday]
The Portuguese State Visit to Spain in 2018
Today marks the 55th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, who passed away on this day in 1969! Queen Ena had a splendid jewellery collection, full of family heirlooms and contemporary acquisitions and commissions. Many of her jewels remain with the Spanish Royal Family, and are now worn by Queen Sofia and Queen Letizia, such as her spectacular Diamond Rivière, which we are featuring today!
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, who passed away on this day in 1974! The Greek Princess, the sister of three Kings and a Queen, who married an Italian Prince and became the short-lived Queen of Croatia, Princess Irene possessed some spectacular Royal Heirlooms, including this Diamond Giglio Brooch!
The 64th Birthday of King Philippe of Belgium
The Death of Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta in 1974
[Diamond Tiara | Empress Frederick’s Pearl Earrings | Diamond Giglio Brooch]
The Death of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain in 1969
[Fleur-de-Lys Tiara | Chaumet Tiara | Mellerio Shell Tiara | Cartier Pearl Tiara | Turquoise Tiara | Cartier Diamond Bandeau | Empress Eugenie’s Emeralds | Aquamarine Parure | Diamond Rivière | Joyas de Pasar | Diamond Earrings | Diamond Bracelets | Cartier Stomacher | Spanish Royal Tiaras]
The Funeral of Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 2005
The Christening of Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece in 1999
The Queen’s Dorothy Wilding Portraits in 1952
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium will host Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa of Luxembourg on their State Visit to Belgium next week! 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, which will be renewed on next week’s State Visit! Continue reading
The Birth of Princess Marie of Liechtenstein in 1940
[Habsburg Fringe Tiara | Kinsky Tiara | Diamond Earrings | Sapphire Parure | Liechtenstein Royal Tiaras]
The Birth of Princess Beatrice in 1857
[Strawberry Leaf Tiara | Sunray Fringe Tiara | Diamond Star Tiara | Diamond Pampilles]
Sovereign’s Parade at Sandhurst in 2023
The Christening of Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of Denmark in 2011
The Duke and Duchess of Kent at Guildhall Banquet in 1984
The Spanish State Visit to Norway in 1982
The Afghanistan State Visit to Japan in 1969
The Grand Ducal Family announced the Engagement of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Sibilla Weiller at the Château de Berg on this day in 1994, 30 years ago, ahead of their Wedding in Paris that September.
The Birth of Archduchess Rosemary of Austria, Princess of Tuscany in 1904
[Empress Marie-Louise’s Topaz Parure]
The Birth of Catherine de’ Medici in 1519
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco in Florence in 2023
Royals at the Burnham Market Horse Trials in 2019
The Engagement of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Sybilla Weiller in 1994
The Norwegian State Visit to Britain in 1988
The Dutch State Visit to Britain in 1972
The Christening of Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 1969
