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!
The British Aristocracy gathered to celebrate the Wedding of Lord George Carnegie, the second son of the 4th Duke and Duchess of Fife, and Matilda St Aubyn at St Paul’s Church in Ashford Hill in Berkshire on June 7th.
Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the Death of Dame Barbara Cartland, who passed away on this day in 2000! The legendary novelist wore this spectacular Pearl and Diamond Necklace for decades before it was auctioned off in 1995!
Happy 80th Birthday to Baroness Kirstine von Blixen-Finecke! The former Businesswoman who is the Överhovmästarinna (Chief of the Swedish Royal Household) and the highest ranking non-royal woman in Sweden, she has often worn this striking Diamond Tiara!
Today marks the 199th Anniversary of the Birth of Empress Eugénie of France, who as born on this day in 1826! The illustrious Spanish Aristocrat who married Emperor Napoleon III and became the ill-fated last Empress of the French, today we are featuring Empress Eugénie’s magnificent Diamond Bow Brooch!
We have some exciting news today! Exactly a year ago, we wrote about Lady Astor’s Cartier Turquoise Tiara, on the 60th Anniversary of her Death, which hadn’t been seen in over seventy years, but we can now reveal that the Tiara is going on Auction at Bonhams in London in June, and we got to take a special preview!
Happy Birthday to Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington, who turns 70 today! The Prussian Princess married into one of the most illustrious British Aristocratic Families, the Duchess has a magnificent jewellery collection in her possession, which includes this Diamond Floral Tiara!
Happy Birthday to Lady Pamela Hicks, who turns 96 today! The younger daughter of Earl Mountbatten, first cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh and the late Queen’s bridesmaid and lady-in-waiting, who married a influential interior designer, Lady Pamela has had a fascinating life, and after featuring the Pearl and Diamond Tiara she reportedly still owns as well as the Mountbatten Tiara and the Mountbatten Art Deco Diamond Necklace, which she doesn’t, today we are taking a look at another lovely jewel: Countess Mountbatten’s Diamond Floral Necklace!
Today marks the 105th Anniversary of the Birth of Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire, who was born on this day in 1920! The youngest of the infamous Mitford sisters who married 12th Duke of Devonshire and made Chatsworth into a glorious tourist destination, the Duchess possessed some spectacular Heirlooms of the Cavendish Family, which included the Devonshire Diamond Tiara!
Yesterday marked the 60th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, who passed away in 1965! The only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary who married into the prominent Aristocratic Family, Princess Mary had an enormous jewellery collection, which included Queen Victoria’s Sapphire Coronet!
Today marks the 60th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, who passed away on this day in 1965! The only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary who married into the prominent Aristocratic Family, Princess Mary had an enormous jewellery collection, which was highlighted by the Harewood Diamond Scroll Tiara!
Spanish High Society gathered to celebrate the Wedding of Prince Cecil von Croÿ, Count of Schmettau and Victoria Matossián y Márquez, a descendant of the Bavarian-branch of the Spanish Royal Family, in Fuente el Saz de Jarama outside Madrid this past weekend.
Today marks the 110th Anniversary of the Birth of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe, who was born on this day in 1915! The daughter of the 1st Marquess of Crewe and granddaughter of Hannah de Rothschild, Countess of Roseberry, who married, and later divorced the 9th Duke of Roxburghe, the Duchess possessed a magnificent jewellery collection, which included this spectacular Cartier Pearl Suite!
Happy Birthday to Lady Sarah McCorquodale, who turns 70 today! The elder daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer who was a former girlfriend of King Charles III before he married her younger sister, Princess Diana, Lady Sarah has worn several family heirlooms, highlighted by this magnificent five-row Pearl Choker!
Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the Death of Lady Brigid Guinness, later Princess Frederick of Prussia, who passed away on this day in 1995! Lady Brigid received this magnificent Diamond Tiara from the Guinness Family when she married Prince Frederick of Prussia, which is now worn by their granddaughters!
Happy Birthday to Henrietta, the Dowager Duchess of Bedford, who turns 85 today! The illustrious Russell family have been prominent Aristocrats since the Tudor era and were created the Dukes of Bedford since 1694, situated at the magnificent Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, as well as owning the extensive Bedford Estate in London, so to mark the Dowager Duchess’ Birthday, we are featuring the family’s magnificent heirloom Tiara! Continue reading
Today marks the Anniversary of the Birth of Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, who was born on this day in 1877! ! Among the spectacular Wedding Gifts to the Vanderbilt Heiress when she married the Duke of Marlborough was this magnificent Boucheron Diamond Tiara! Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Serena, Countess of Snowdon, who turns 55 today! The accomplished Earl’s daughter who married (and divorced) Princess Margaret’s only son and became the late Queen’s beloved niece-in-law, the Countess possesses Princess Margaret’s Diamond Spray Earrings!
