Throughout the past two seasons of Bridgerton, we have seen various spectacular period-appropriate jewels and recreations of royal heirlooms worn by the Ladies of Bridgerton, which we are examining to mark the release of the Season 3 Trailer!
Month: April 2024
Today in Royal History | April 12
Sotheby’s Property of the Marquess of Anglesey | 11 April 2024
A Gold Tiara, Royal Gifts, Egyptian Antiques and Edwardian Heirlooms are among the Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd on Auction at the Sotheby’s Classic Design Sale in London today!
Today in Royal History | April 11
The Death of Empress Auguste Viktoria of Germany in 1921
[Prussian Diamond Scroll Tiara | Prussian Clover Coronet | Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara | Ruby Parure | Prussian Aquamarine Earrings]
The Death of Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld in 2017
The French State Visit to The Netherlands in 2023
The Duchess of Gloucester and Mike Tindall on Parkinson’s Awareness Month in 2021
The Anglo-Danish Dinner at the Dorchester Hotel in 1962
The Iranian State Visit to the United States in 1962
The Engagement of Princess Margaret in 1960
Sotheby’s Property of the Marquess of Anglesey | 11 April 2024
Japanese Diamond Scroll Tiara
Happy 65th Anniversary to Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan, who got married on this day in 1959! When Michiko Shōda became the first commoner to marry the Heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, she received this spectacular Diamond Scroll Tiara!
Today in Royal History | April 10
The 17th Birthday of Princess Ariane of the Netherlands
The 51st Birthday of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein, Baroness von Lattorff
The 62nd Birthday of the Duchess of Oldenburg
The Wedding of Princess Haya of Jordan and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai in 2004
The Wedding of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan in 1959
[Japanese Diamond Scroll Tiara]
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko’s 60th Anniversary in 2019
The Jordanian State Visit to Norway in 2000
The Norwegian Banquet at the Guildhall in 1988
Queen Isabella II’s Mellerio Diamond Star Tiara
Today marks the anniversary of the death of Queen Isabel II of Spain, who passed away on this day in 1904! The eldest surviving child of King Fernando VII and his wife and niece, Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, she became Queen of Spain at the early age of 3, with a reign as “queen of sad fates” marked by a great political turmoil that ended in a Parisian exile in 1868, after a Glorious Revolution, but to mark this anniversary, we are taking a look at the Queen’s Mellerio Diamond Stars.
Today in Royal History | April 9
The Death of the Duke of Edinburgh in 2021
[Royal Family Tributes | Foreign Royal Condolences | Royal Relatives of the Duke of Edinburgh | 100 Facts about the Duke of Edinburgh | Funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh | Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey]
The 37th Birthday of Crown Princess Sarah of Brunei
The 74th Birthday of Princess Olga Andreevna Romanoff
The Birth of Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma in 1930
The Death of Queen Isabella II of Spain in 1904
[Diamond Star Tiara | Castillos y Leones Tiara | Emerald Flower Tiara | Emerald Suite | Joyas de Pasar]
The Birth of Queen Sisowath Kossamak of Cambodia in 1904
The Wedding of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in 2005
[Congo Diamond Necklace Tiara]
Easter at Windsor Castle in 2023
Royal Condolences on the Death of the Duke of Edinburgh in 2019
The Diplomatic Corps Gala Dinner at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam in 2019
The Battle of Vimy Ridge Centenary in 2017
The Funeral of the Queen Mother in 2002
The Princess of Wales at Covent Garden in 1992
Royal Holiday in Liechtenstein in 1980
Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte’s 25th Anniversary Gala in 1978
Funeral Mass of Fernando Gómez-Acebo
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain led the Spanish Royal Family at the Funeral Mass for Fernando Gómez-Acebo at the Iglesia Catedral Castrense in Madrid on April 8th, just days after attending the Wedding of Teresa Urquijo y Moreno and José Luis Martínez-Almeida.
Entente Cordiale 120th Anniversary Parade at Buckingham Palace
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, on behalf of King Charles III, accompanied by the UK Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Patrick Sanders, French Chief of the Army Staff, General Pierre Schill and the French Ambassador to the UK, Her Excellency Hélène Duchêne, to attend a parade to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace. King Charles III and Queen Camilla went on a State Visit to France last year. Continue reading