King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to start their first Visit as Sovereigns to Canada today, and King Charles III will be the first Sovereign to open the Canadian Parliament in almost five decades tomorrow, no doubt wearing the insignia of the Order of Canada!
The 57th Birthday of King Frederik X of Denmark
[King Frederik X’s Portrait Order | Order of the Elephant]
The Birth of Queen Mary in 1867
[Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara | Vladimir Tiara | Delhi Durbar Tiara | Cambridge Emerald Parure | Lover’s Knot Tiara | Fringe Tiara | Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara | Teck Turquoise Tiara | Cambridge Sapphire Parure | Iveagh Tiara | Amethyst Tiara | Ladies of England Tiara | Surrey Fringe Tiara | Diamond Sautoir | Diamond Link Choker | The Jewels of Queen Mary]
Crown Prince Frederik’s 50th Birthday | Gala Dinner at Christiansborg Palace in 2018
Crown Prince Frederik’s 18th Birthday in 1986
Concert at the Austrian Legation in London in 1937
The Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II in 1896
King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to undertake their first Visit as Sovereigns to Canada next week, and Queen Camilla will no doubt be wearing the Queen Mother’s Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch, which has now been worn by four (past, current and future) Queens of Canada!
The 42nd Birthday of Princess Viktoria of Bourbon-Parma
[Ears of Wheat Tiara | Antique Pearl Tiara | Sapphire Necklace Tiara]
The 59th Birthday of Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands
[Dutch Laurel Wreath Tiara | Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara | Dutch Emerald Parure | Aquamarine Tiara | Dutch Emerald Pendant | Diamond Star Brooch]
The Birth of Princess Helena in 1846
[Princess Helena’s Diamond Corsage Brooch]
The Wedding of Prince Dushan of Serbia in 2019
The Wedding of King Hussein of Jordan in 1961
The Wedding of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern in 1961
Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in 2022
Jordanian Independence Day in 2021
Jordanian Independence Day in 2019
The Funeral of Duke Friedrich of Württemberg in 2018
Banquet at Claridge’s Hotel in 1995
The British State Visit to Sweden in 1983
Princess Alexandra in Sweden in 1962
The Wedding Ball of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern in 1961
The Christening of Princess Benedikte of Denmark in 1944
Crown Princess Ingrid arrives in Copenhagen in 1935
Today marks the Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Victoria, who was born on this day in 1819! The ‘Grandmother of Europe’ who mourned her husband for over 40 years, and whose Reign saw immense change and expansion of the British Empire, becoming second-longest reigning British Monarch and the British Empress of India, Queen Victoria possessed some magnificent jewels, which included her spectacular Golden Jubilee Necklace!
Royal Relatives from Sweden, Norway, Britain, Luxembourg, and Germany joined the Danish Royal Family to celebrate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark at Fredensborg Palace on this day in 1960, 65 years ago.
The Birth of Princess Elisabeth of Greece, Countess of Törring-Jettenbach in 1904
The Birth of Queen Victoria in 1819
[Regal Circlet | Oriental Circlet Tiara | Sapphire Coronet | Emerald Tiara | Small Diamond Crown | George IV State Diadem | Sunray Fringe Tiara | Coronation Necklace and Earrings | Turkish Diamond Necklace | Queen Adelaide’s Fringe | Diamond Bow Brooches | Queen Victoria’s Top 20 Jewels]
The Wedding of Princess Charlotte of Nassau in 2025
The Wedding of Prince Joachim of Denmark and Marie Cavallier in 2008
The Wedding of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway in 2002
The Wedding of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia and Countess Donata of Castell-Rüdenhausen in 1975
The Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden in 1935
The Wedding of Prince Ernst August of Hanover and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia in 1913
The Wedding of Prince Henry of Prussia and Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine in 1888
Garden Party at Hillsborough Castle on 2023
The Order of the Bath Service at Westminster Abbey in 2022
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Scotland in 2021
The Swedish State Visit to Ireland in 2019
Crown Prince Frederik’s Portrait Unveiling at Frederiksborg Castle in 2018
The Order of the Bath Service at Westminster Abbey in 2018
The Order of British Empire Centenary Service in 2017
Diplomatic Corps Gala Dinner at the Royal Palace Amsterdam in 2017
The Order of British Empire 50th Anniversary Service in 1967
Gala Performance at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool in 1961
King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid’s Silver Anniversary in 1960
Royal Guests and Relatives attended a magnificent Gala Performance at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm on this day in 1935, 90 years ago, on the eve of the Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden and following a Gala at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
The Birth of Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur in 1919
[Cartier Emerald Suite | Cartier Ruby Suite | Bulgari Gold Suite]
The 84th Birthday of Archduchess Valerie, Margravine of Baden
[The Baden Royal Tiaras | Baden Sunburst Tiara]
The Wedding of Prince Fritzi von Preussen in 2021
The Wedding of Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 2009
Cabo Verde State Visit to Luxembourg in 2023
Royal Family at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2022
Dutch State Visit to Luxembourg in 2018
Banquet at Uppsala Castle in 2007
The Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 1987
Commonwealth Day Concert in 1938
The Wedding Gala of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden in 1935
The Prince of Wales, Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, joined the Princess of Wales, Sponsor of HMS Glasgow, for the ship’s naming ceremony at the BAE Systems’ shipyard in Scotstoun in Glasgow on May 22nd. The Princess was appointed as the Sponsor of HMS Glasgow, a state-of-the-art Type 26 anti-submarine frigate, designed to provide protection to the UK’s nuclear deterrent and aircraft carriers, in 2021.
Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe for magnificent Wedding Gala of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on this day in 1935, 90 years ago.
The Birth of Paula, Princess of Fürstenberg in 1926
[The Fürstenberg Tiaras | Fürstenberg Tiara | Fürstenberg Turquoise Tiara]
The Birth of the Countess of Romanones in 1923
[Emerald Necklace Tiara | Diamond Bracelet | The Jewels of the Countess of Romanones]
The Wedding of the Count of Osorno in 2021
The Wedding of Princess Ayah bint Faisal of Jordan in 2014
The Wedding of Crown Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz in 2004
The Wedding of Prince Axel of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden in 1919
Rajwa Al Saif’s Henna Party in 2023
Royal Family at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2023
Opening of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2021
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary in South Korea in 2019
The Prince of Wales’s 70th Birthday Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in 2018
The Christening of Princess Estelle of Sweden in 2012
The Royal Gala Variety Performance in 1972
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1969
King Paul and Queen Frederica at the Vatican in 1959
The Flower Ball at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1951
The Wedding Gala of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden in 1935
Royal Guests at the Wedding Gala of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden
Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the Death of Dame Barbara Cartland, who passed away on this day in 2000! The legendary novelist wore this spectacular Pearl and Diamond Necklace for decades before it was auctioned off in 1995!
The Death of Dame Barbara Cartland in 2000
[Pearl and Diamond Necklace | Diamond Tiara]
The Birth of Crown Princess Stéphanie of Austria in 1864
Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee Celebration at Tivoli in 2022
The Wedding Gala of Crown Prince Felipe of Spain in 2004
The Duke and Duchess of Cadiz at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1973
The Belgian State Visit to France in 1961
The Order of the British Empire Service in 1960
The Dutch State Visit to Austria in 1962
The British State Visit to Denmark in 1957
The Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 1957
The Ball at Hutchinson House in 1953
The Royal Family joined the Prince and Princess of Wales as they hosted the last annual Garden Party of 2025 at Buckingham Palace on May 20th. There are usually three annual Garden Parties hosted by the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Holyrood House for around 30,000 guests yearly, as well as a few special others.
Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Amalia of Greece, who passed away on this day in 1875! The Duchess of Oldenburg who became the Queen of the first Greek King King from 1836 to 1862, and spent the rest of her life in exile in the King’s native Bavaria, we are revisiting Queen Amalia’s magnificent Bavarian Lover’s Knot Tiara!
King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to undertake their first Visit as Sovereigns to Canada next week, which will be the latest in almost 250 years of Royal Visits to Canada! This will be the King and Queen’s first visit to Canada as Sovereigns, and their first since 2022.
The 58th Birthday of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece
The 61st Birthday of Earl Spencer
[Spencer Honeysuckle Tiara | Spencer Tiara | Spencer Diamond Rivière | Spencer Diamond Earrings | Tourmaline Brooch]
The 71st Birthday of Princess Eleonora of Orléans-Braganza, Princess of Ligne
[The Tiaras of the Princess of Ligne]
The 87th Birthday of Archduchess Helen of Austria
[Vladimir Fringe Tiara | Diamond Necklace Tiara]
The Death of Queen Amalia of Greece in 1875
[Bavarian Lover’s Knot Tiara | Bavarian Amethyst Parure | Diamond and Pearl Tiara]
The Wedding of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria in 2023
[Bavarian Sapphire Floral Tiara]
The Wedding of Pippa Middleton in 2017
The Wedding Ball of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria in 2023
Princess Diana, Martin Bashir and the BBC in 2021
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge receive COVID-19 Vaccine in 2021
The Chelsea Flower Show in 2019
Crown Prince Frederik Fund’s 25th Anniversary Dinner at Amalienborg Palace in 2018
Diplomatic Corps Gala Dinner at the Royal Palace Amsterdam in 2016
Viscount Althrop’s 21st Birthday in 1985
The 900th Anniversary of the Cathedral School in Lund in 1985
The British Chamber of Commerce Ball in Paris in 1965
The Iranian State Visit to The Netherlands in 1959
