British High Society have gathered for the Wedding of Viscount Garnock, Heir to the 16th Earl of Lindsay, and Lady Violet Manners, eldest daughter of the 11th Duke of Rutland, at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire this weekend.
The British Royal Family attended the fifth and final day of races at the Ascot Racecourse on June 21st. Royal Ascot is a permanent fixture on the British Royal Family’s June calendar and the late Queen attended all five days of the horse-racing event for over 70 years. This year, Royal Ascot follows Order of the Garter Service and Trooping the Colour. Continue reading
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium led the Royal and Noble Guests at the Wedding of the Laszlo de Cossé-Brissac, Marquis of Brissac and Countess Maria de la Gloria Czernin von Chudenitz in Přeštice on June 14th.
The magnificent Rutland Tiara is the centuries-old heirloom of the illustrious Manners Family, the Dukes of Rutland, which was worn by Lady Violet Manners for her Wedding to Viscount Garnock, the Heir of the Earl of Lindsay, at Belvoir Castle today!
The Royal Family held a Ball to celebrate the joint 21st Birthdays of Prince Edward, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, Lady Helen Windsor, and James Ogilvy at Windsor Castle on this day in 1985, 40 years ago!
The Royal Family attended the fourth day of races at the Ascot Racecourse on June 20th. Royal Ascot is a permanent fixture on the British Royal Family’s June calendar and the late Queen attended all five days of the horse-racing event for over 70 years. This year, Royal Ascot follows Order of the Garter Service and Trooping the Colour.
Happy Birthday to the Duchess of Gloucester, who turns 79 today! The Danish-born wife of the late Queen’s cousin, the Duchess has been a hardworking member of the Royal Family for over 50 years, and possesses an enormous collection of heirloom jewellery, bigger than some main royal collections, which includes Queen Mary’s Turquoise Fringe Necklace!
The British Royal Family hosted King Hussein and Queen Dina of Jordan on their visit to London on this day in 1955, 70 years ago, just a few months after their Wedding Ceremony in Amman.
It’s that time of year again! The British Royal Family attended the third day of races at the Ascot Racecourse on June 19th. Royal Ascot is a permanent fixture on the British Royal Family’s June calendar and the late Queen attended all five days of the horse-racing event for over 70 years. This year, Royal Ascot follows Order of the Garter Service and Trooping the Colour.
Six Kings, Nine Queens, and the Heirs of Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg and Japan joined Royal Guests from around the world to celebrate the Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling in Stockholm on this day in 2010, 15 years ago, following a Gala Dinner at Drottningholm Palace and a Gala Performance at the Stockholm Concert Hall!
It’s that time of year again! The British Royal Family attended the second day of races at the Ascot Racecourse on June 18th. Royal Ascot is a permanent fixture on the British Royal Family’s June calendar and the late Queen attended all five days of the horse-racing event for over 70 years. This year, Royal Ascot follows Order of the Garter Service and Trooping the Colour. Continue reading
There are many striking antique Jewels coming up for Auction this month, with a Cabochon Sapphire Pendant and Sapphire and Gold Sautoir from Queen Olga of Greece and a Four-Row Pearl Necklace belonging to her granddaughter, Princess Eugenie of Greece, on Auction by the Beaussant Lefèvre Auction House at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris today!
Royal Guests and Relatives joined the Swedish Royal Family for a Gala Performance at the Stockholm Concert Hall following a Dinner hosted by the Swedish Prime Minister on this day in 2010, 15 years ago, on the eve of the Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and following a Gala Dinner at Drottningholm Palace!
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington hosted the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at a magnificent Banquet at Apsley House in London on this day in 2015, 10 years ago, to mark the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the Closing Ceremony of the 64th Monte-Carlo Television Festival on the evening of June 17th. Founded by Prince Rainier III in 1961, the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo is held under the Honorary Presidency of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.
It’s that time of year again! The British Royal Family attended the first day of races at the Ascot Racecourse on June 17th. Royal Ascot is a permanent fixture on the British Royal Family’s June calendar and the late Queen attended all five days of the horse-racing event for over 70 years. This year, Royal Ascot follows Order of the Garter Service and Trooping the Colour.
Royal Guests from Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands and Belgium joined the Swedish Royal Family for a Gala Dinner at Drottningholm Palace on this day in 2010, 15 years ago, to launch the Wedding Festivities of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling!
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was invested into the Order of the Garter, joined the British Royal Family at Ascot and received an honorary degree from the University of London during her visit to the United Kingdom on this day in 1980, 45 years ago!
The British Royal Family joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla to attend the Service for the Most Noble Order of the Garter at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on June 16th, following the Trooping the Colour Ceremony. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain.
Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the Death of Empress Kōjun of Japan, who passed away on this day in 2000! The longest-serving Japanese consort, the late Empress Nagako of Japan wore all three of the magnificent Imperial Diamond Rivières acquired by the Meiji Emperor 140 years ago!
