Today marks the 45th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Anne of Denmark, who passed away on this day in 1980! The niece of the Queen Mother who married and divorced Viscount Anson before marrying Prince George Valdemar of Denmark, being closely related to the Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Belgian, and Luxembourg Royal Families, Princess Anne often wore this magnificent Diamond Tiara!
Today marks the 130th Anniversary of the Birth of Mona, the last Countess Beauchamp, who was born on this day in 1895! The Countess wore this magnificent heirloom Pearl and Diamond Tiara before it was sold to the former Sultanah of Pahang!
We got to see several spectacular Royal and Noble Tiaras worn at last night’s State Banquet held by the British Royal Family for American President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Windsor Castle, for their State Visit to the United Kingdom this week.
Today marks the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Mary (Mollie), Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry, who was born on this day in 1900! Married into one of Britain’s most illustrious and wealthiest noble families, the Duchess commended the spectacular jewellery collection of the Dukes of Buccleuch for almost four decades, headed by the magnificent two-centuries old Buccleuch Diamond Belt Tiara!
The British Aristocracy gathered to celebrate the Wedding of Lord Hugh Carnegie, the third son of the 4th Duke of Fife, and Catherine Morgan at Kinnaird Castle in Scotland on August 30th, just two months after the Wedding of his elder brother, Lord George Carnegie.
Happy Birthday to Emma Manners, 11th Duchess of Rutland! After over a quarter of a century since taking on the mantle, the 11th Duchess finally wore the magnificent heirloom Diamond Rivière of the Manners Family at her daughter’s Wedding a few months ago!
Today marks the 95th Anniversary of the birth of the late Princess Margaret, who was born on this day in 1930! As one of the leading members of the Royal Family for over five decades, the late Princess had a huge collection of jewellery, which included her iconic Poltimore Tiara!
Happy Birthday to Florence King , the Lady Mayoress of the City of London! Last month, we had the delight of being invited to Mansion House by the Lady Mayoress to view her magnificent Pearl and Diamond Tiara, and we also saw the magnificent Lady Mayoress’ Treloar Brooch!
Today marks the 130th Anniversary of the Birth of Mary, Duchess of Devonshire, who was born on this day in 1895! The illustrious aristocrat who was the Queen’s first Mistress of the Robes, we are featuring her Cartier Opal Tiara!
Yesterday marked the 160th Anniversary of the Birth of Jane, Lady Cory née Lethbridge, who was born in 1865. The Socialite and Art Collector left her magnificent Collection of Jewellery from the 18th and 19th Centuries to the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London upon her death in 1947!
Happy 33rd Birthday to Sofía Palazuelo Barroso, Duchess of Huéscar! The Spanish Socialite and Businesswoman is married to the Heir of the illustrious House of Alba.
Last week, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of the City of London had a prominent role when they hosted a Banquet for the French President at the Guildhall and then earlier this week, we had the delight of being invited to Mansion House by the Lady Mayoress to view her magnificent Pearl and Diamond Tiara.
Happy Birthday to Lady Glenconner, who celebrates her 93rd Birthday today! The daughter of the 5th Earl and Countess of Leicester who was a Maid-of-Honour at the Queen’s Coronation, and married the eccentric Baron Glenconner who developed Mustique, later becoming Princess Margaret’s Lady-in-Waiting, and now a bestselling Author, Lady Glenconner has lived a varied life, often wearing spectacular jewels, which include the magnificent Coke Diamond Necklace!
Tomorrow’s episode of HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’ promises to be a sumptuous feast of jewels as the Heiress Gladys Russell is set to marry the Duke of Buckingham, like the many American ‘Dollar Princesses’ who married into the British and European Aristocracy and received the most magnificent Jewels from the leading European Jewellery Houses.
Today marks the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of the late Kathleen Hamilton, the 4th Duchess of Abercorn, who was born on this day in 1905! The Aristocrat and Courtier who was the Mistress of the Robes to the Queen Mother from 1964 to 1990, usually wearing this magnificent Diamond Star Tiara!
Infanta Elena of Spain led Noble Guests and members of Spanish High Society at the Wedding of Miguel Matossian and Casilda de Nicolás at the Church of San Juan Bautista in Toledo on June 29th, a few months after the Wedding of his sister, Victoria Matossián y Márquez, to Prince Cecil von Croÿ.
Members of the extended British Royal Family and Aristocracy joined High Society at the annual Serpentine Gallery Summer Party in Kensington Gardens on June 24th.
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 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!
Yesterday marked the 60th Anniversary of the Death of Helen, the 8th Duchess of Northumberland, who passed away in 1965! The Mistress of the Robes to the Queen Mother, the Duchess of Northumberland had the magnificent Northumberland Strawberry Leaf Coronet snatched by thieves after she retrieved it from Garrards ahead of a State Banquet in 1963!
