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!
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.
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
Today marks the 60th Anniversary of the Death of Nancy, Viscountess Astor, who passed away on this day in 1964! The fascinating American Heiress who became the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the British House of Commons, Lady Astor possessed several spectacular Jewels, including this Cartier Turquoise Tiara!
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh hosted Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark at Windsor Castle on their first State Visit to Britain on this day in 1974, 50 years ago, which was followed by the British State Visit to Denmark in 1979, and another Danish State Visit to Britain in 2000, celebrating the close relationships between the Kingdoms and the Royal Families.
The 9th Birthday of Princess Charlotte of Wales
The 49th Birthday of Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
[Queen Sofia’s Pearl and Star Tiara | Diamond Floral Tiara | Khedive of Egypt Tiara | Diamond Stars]
The Death of Nancy, Lady Astor in 1964
[The Astor Tiara | Cartier Turquoise Tiara]
The Birth of Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda in 1917
[Baroda Pearl Necklace | Star of the South Diamond | Emerald Anklets]
The Birth of Queen Helen of Romania in 1896
[Romanian Greek Key Tiara | Bolin Sapphire Brooch | Russian Sapphire Earrings | Fleur-de-Lys Brooch| Diamond Sautoir]
The Swedish State Visit to Estonia in 2023
The Belgian State Visit to Greece in 2022
The Wedding of Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia and Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia in 1938
The Swedish State Visit to the Vatican in 1991
The Danish State Visit to Britain in 1974
The Christening of Prince Edward in 1964
