Sotheby’s Hong Kong is auctioning wealth of highly collectable jewels in their Magnificent Jewels Sale today, and in their Sui Generis: Bejewelled Treasures of Time Sale next week!
Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels | 20 April 2021
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Wedding of the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Margarita of Greece, 1931
Wedding of the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1896
Today in Royal History | April 20
The Death of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia in 1960
The Death of King Christian X of Denmark in 1947
The Wedding of the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Margarita of Greece in 1931
The Prince and Princess of Wales in Milan in 1986
Mountbatten Diamond Floral Necklace
Happy Birthday to Lady Pamela Hicks, who turns 92 today! The younger daughter of Lord Mountbatten, first cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen’s bridesmaid and lady-in-waiting, who married a influential interior designer, Lady Pamela has had a fascinating life, and after featuring the Hicks Tiara she reportedly still owns and the Mountbatten Tiara and the Mountbatten Art Deco Diamond Necklace, which she doesn’t, today we are taking a look at another illustrious jewel: the Mountbatten Diamond Floral Necklace, which was sold at Auction last month! Continue reading
Wedding of Lord Andrew Cavendish and the Hon. Deborah Mitford, 1941
Atlantic Crossing
Atlantic Crossing is an historical drama miniseries set that highlights the special friendship between Crown Princess Märtha of Norway and American President Franklin Roosevelt during the Nazi Occupation of Norway in the Second World War, when the Crown Princess and her children fled to Washington D.C, touring around the country for the Norwegian War effort, becoming a major symbol of the Norwegian Resistance. Learn more about Crown Princess Märtha of Norway HERE, and HERE to learn the historical accuracy of the events portrayed.
Today in Royal History | April 19
The 5th Birthday of Prince Alexander of Sweden
The 92nd Birthday of Lady Pamela Hicks
[Mountbatten Tiara | Hicks Tiara | Art Deco Diamond Necklace | Diamond Floral Necklace]
The Wedding of Prince Rainer of Monaco and Grace Kelly in 1956
The Wedding of Lord Andrew Cavendish and the Hon. Deborah Mitford in 1941
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | The Queen’s Commonwealth Dinner at Buckingham Palace in 2018
The Royal Tour of India and Bhutan in 2016
The Duke Of Edinburgh: In His Own Words
Wedding of Prince Karl of Hesse and Countess Yvonne Szapary von Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapár, 1966
