Month: April 2024
Infanta Alicia’s Diamond Earrings
For her Wedding to Luis Martínez-Almeida, the Mayor of Madrid, last week, Teresa Urquijo y Moreno modified the Wedding Dress of her grandmother, Princess Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and wore a pair of Diamond Earrings originating from her great-grandmother, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria!
Today in Royal History | April 8
Luxembourg State Visit to Japan, 1999
The Japanese Imperial Family hosted Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg on their State Visit to Japan on this day in 1999, 25 years ago, which was their last State Visit before the Grand Duke’s Abdication. The latest Luxembourg State Visit to Japan was held in 2017, which as the last before the Abdication of Emperor Akihito of Japan. Continue reading
Today in Royal History | April 7
The 37th Birthday of the Marchioness of Blandford
The 45th Birthday of Lord Frederick Windsor
The 61st Birthday of Don Jaime de Marichalar, Lord of Tejada
The 83rd Birthday of Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia
[Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna’s Emerald Tiara | Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna’s Sapphires]
The Birth of Princess Margherita, the Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este in 1930
[Savoy-Aosta Tiara | Savoy-Aosta Emerald Necklace | Austria-Este Tiara | Savoy-Aosta Bandeau Tiara]
The Death of Empress Shōken of Japan in 1914
The Birth of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany in 1853
The Wedding of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and Princess Antonia of Luxembourg in 1921
The Duchess of Cornwall at Olivier Awards in 2019
Lord Snowdon Service of Thanksgiving in 2017
The Luxembourg State Visit to Japan in 1999
The Funeral of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona in 1993
Return Banquet at the French Embassy in London in 1960
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at the Opening of Rhodesian Parliament in 1947
Wedding of Teresa Urquijo y Moreno and José Luis Martínez-Almeida
The Spanish, Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Bulgarian Royal Families led the Spanish Aristocracy at the Wedding of Teresa Urquijo y Moreno, granddaughter of Princess Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and José Luis Martínez-Almeida, the Mayor of Madrid, in the Iglesia San Francisco de Borja in Madrid on April 6th.
Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels | 6 April 2024
A spectacular Boucheron Diamond Suite from a Royal Family and a Diamond Star Tiara are among the Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction at the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels Sale in Hong Kong today! Continue reading
Today in Royal History | April 6
The Death of Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 2005
The Birth of the Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1886
[Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara | Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace | Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence]
The Wedding of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and Countess Helene zu Törring-Jettenbach in 1956
5 years of The Royal Watcher in 2021
Prince Louis of Luxembourg engaged to Scarlett-Lauren Sirgue in 2021
The Danish State Visit to France in 1965
Gala Performance at Covent Garden in 1960
The Funeral of King George II of Greece in 1947
The Jewels of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway
Today marks the 70th Anniversary of the Death of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, who tragically passed away on this day in 1954! The Swedish Princess who married her Norwegian Cousin, she was given and inherited spectacular heirlooms Jewels from the Swedish, Danish, and British Royal Families, which form the bulk of the Norwegian Royal Collection today!
Today in Royal History | April 5
The 53rd Birthday of Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro
[Ancona Tiara | Ruby Dragonfly Tiara]
The Death of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway in 1954
[Emerald Parure | Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara | Vasa Tiara | Boucheron Pearl Circle Tiara | Diamond Bracelet Bandeau | Diamond Chandelier Earrings | Pearl Earrings | Silver Wedding Earrings | Art Deco Diamond Bracelet | The Jewels of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway]
The Birth of Princess Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven in 1863
[Mountbatten Pearl Star Tiara | Queen Victoria’s Emerald Tiara | Hesse Sapphire Necklace | Hesse Emerald Brooch]
Queen’s Coronavirus Speech in 2020
The Spanish State Visit to Japan in 2017
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in Austria in 2017
The French State Visit to Britain in 1960
The French State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in 1960
The Wedding Ball of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and Countess Helene zu Törring-Jettenbach in 1956
