On the eve of the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the British Royal Family hosted a Reception at Buckingham Palace for Foreign Royalty and Heads of State who are in London to attend the Coronation. Earlier, the Royal Family hosted a Reception for Realm Governors General and Commonwealth Prime Minsters.
Tomorrow, the Swedish Royal Family will receive the new King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark as they embark on the first outgoing State Visit of their Reign, which is traditionally to the Kingdom of Sweden, with numerous close historical, cultural and familial ties between the two Kingdoms for centuries.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh received Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran on his first and only State Visit to the United Kingdom on this day in 1959, 65 years ago, ahead of his State Visits to Denmark and The Netherlands. The Shah had previously visited the United Kingdom in 1955, and later hosted the Queen and Duke on their State Visit to Iran in 1961.
The Birth of Empress Eugénie of France in 1826
[Empress Eugénie’s Pearl Tiara | Empress Eugenie’s Emeralds | Andean Emerald Cross | French Crown Pearl Brooch]
The Death of Emperor Napoleon in 1821
The Wedding of Infanta Pilar of Spain in 1967
Coronation Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2023
Governors General and Prime Ministers Lunch at Buckingham Palace in 2023
Bicentenary of the Death of Emperor Napoléon in 2021
‘Magtens Smykker’ in Koldinghus
Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia in Ethiopia in 1972
The British State Visit to Austria in 1969
The Queen at the Vatican in 1961
The Iranian State Visit to Britain in 1959
Prince Bertil and Princess Astrid in Washington D.C in 1958
The Coronation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand in 1950
Royalty from around Europe gathered to celebrate the Christening of Prince Ernst August von Hannover at Schloss Marienburg in Hanover on this day in 1954, 70 years ago. Prince Ernst August of Hannover is the current head of the Hanoverian Royal Family, married to Princess Caroline of Monaco.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh continued their six-month Commonwealth Tour in Malta on this day in 1954, following Tours around the United Kingdom after the Queen’s Coronation. The stops in Bermuda, Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, and Malta were followed by a stop in Gibraltar ahead of the return to the United Kingdom.
The 15th Birthday of Count Henrik of Monpezat
The Birth of Princess Katherine of Greece in 1913
[Queen Sophie’s Diamond Circle Tiara | Pearl Earrings | Emerald Earrings]
The Funeral of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 2019
The Coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand in 2019
Emperor Naruhito’s Accession Audience in 2019
The Duke of Edinburgh to Retire | Order of Merit Service in 2017
The Wedding Ball of Infanta Pilar of Spain in 1967
The Danish State Visit to Iran in 1963
The Christening of Prince Ernst August von Hannover in 1954
King Charles III has led members of the Royal Family attending the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Windsor Home Park this week. The Royal Windsor Horse Show has been held annually for five days in May or June in Windsor Home Park since 1943. The show is the only one in the United Kingdom to host international competition for dressage, show jumping, carriage driving and endurance riding, and every year, the late Queen was usually present.
Happy Birthday to Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, who turns 50 today! The accomplished equestrian sister of the King of Jordan who is the former wife of the Emir of Dubai, getting one of the largest divorce settlements in history, Princess Haya inherited Queen Alia’s Cartier Tiara!
The Death of Archduchess Rosemary of Austria, Princess of Tuscany in 2001
[Empress Marie-Louise’s Topaz Parure]
The 38th Birthday of Jack Brooksbank
The 46th Birthday of Autumn Phillips
The 50th Birthday of Princess Haya bint Al Hussein
The Birth of Princess Helena Victoria in 1870
[Honeysuckle Tiara | Diamond Sunburst Brooch | Cartier Stomacher | Jewels of Princess Helena Victoria]
Colombian State Visit to Spain in 2023
Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in 2023
Dinner at Amalienborg Palace in 2022
The Danish State Visit to Britain in 1974
The Opening of the Festival of Britain in 1951
