Lady Diana Spencer received several magnificent Jewels from the British Royal Family, Institutions and Middle Eastern Royalty when she married the Prince of Wales in 1981, 45 years ago! Continue reading
Wedding Gifts of Princess Diana
Flashback
Queen’s 80th Birthday Cruise
The Royal Family chartered the Hebridean Princess for a nine-day cruise around the Scottish Isles on this day in 2006, 20 years ago, to celebrate the Queen’s 80th Birthday!
Wedding Ball of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh held a magnificent Ball for 1,500 Guests to celebrate the Wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer at Buckingham Palace on this day in 1981, 45 years ago, following the Christening of Zara Phillips at Windsor Castle and two days before the Wedding Ceremony!
Wedding Gala of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria
Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe for the Wedding Ball of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria at Schloss Tegernsee on this day in 1991, 35 years ago, held on the eve of the Wedding at Schloss Tegernsee!
Wedding Ball of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria
Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe for the spectacular Wedding Ball of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria at Schloss Nymphenburg on this day in 1991, 35 years ago, held by the bride’s grandfather, the Duke of Bavaria, a few days before the Wedding at Schloss Tegernsee!
Queen’s 60th Birthday Party at Claridge’s
The Royal Family celebrated the Queen’s 60th Birthday with a Party at Claridge’s Hotel in London on this day in 1986, 40 years ago, following the Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
Wedding of Prince Rashid bin Hassan of Jordan
Two Kings and Four Queens were among the Royal Guests and Relatives at the Wedding of Prince Rashid bin Hassan of Jordan and Olympian Zeina Shaban at the Basman Palace in Amman on this day in 2011, 15 years ago!
Royal Holiday at Schloss Wolfsgarten
Prince Louis and Princess Margaret of Hesse and by Rhine hosted dispossessed and exiled Royal Relatives for a Holiday at Schloss Wolfsgarten near Langen in Hesse in July 1946, 80 years ago, when they were photographed by LIFE magazine following the end of the Second World War.
Crown Prince Haakon’s 18th Birthday Gala
The Norwegian Government held a Banquet to celebrate the 18th Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway at the Akershus Fortress in Oslo on this day in 1991, 35 years ago, following a Banquet and Ball at the Royal Palace of Oslo!
Crown Prince Haakon’s 18th Birthday Banquet
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe joined the Norwegian Royal Family to celebrate the 18th Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway at the Royal Palace of Oslo on this day in 1991, 35 years ago!
Princess Beatrice’s 18th Birthday Ball
Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York hosted an 1888-themed Masked Ball to celebrate the 18th Birthday of Princess Beatrice of York at Windsor Castle on this day in 2006, 20 years ago, who was born at 8.18pm on 8/8/1988!
Wedding of Archduke Simeon of Austria and Princess Maria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Two Kings, Two Queens and the Heirs of Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg were among the Royal Guests and Relatives at the Wedding of Archduke Simeon of Austria and Princess Maria Paloma of Bourbon-Two Sicilies at the Duke of Calabria’s La Toledana Estate in the Ciudad Real on this day in 1996, 30 years ago!
Wedding of Crown Prince Kardam of Bulgaria
Royal Guests and Relatives celebrated the Wedding of Prince Kardam of Bulgaria, Prince of Turnovo and Doña Miriam de Ungría y López at the Orthodox Cathedral of St Andrew and St Demetrius in Madrid on this day in 1996, 30 years ago!
Greek Royal Family’s Gala at Claridge’s
Queen Elizabeth II led the Royal Guests and Relatives at the Greek Royal Family’s Gala at Claridge’s Hotel in London on this day in 1986, 40 years ago, to celebrate the 40th Birthday of Queen Anne-Marie, the 21st Birthday Princess Alexia, and the Christening of Prince Philippos
Christening of Prince Philippos of Greece
Royal Guests and Godparents gathered from around Europe to celebrate the Christening of Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark at St Sophia’s Cathedral in London on this day in 1986, 40 years ago, ahead of a Gala at Claridge’s Hotel in London!
Queen Victoria Eugenie’s de László Portrait
Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain sat for what would become the most celebrated of her Portraits by the renowned society painter Philip de László at his London studio on this day in 1926, 100 years ago! This masterpiece remains one of de László’s finest royal portraits and is was loaned earlier this year to the Victoria Eugenia Exhibition at the Royal Palace of Madrid.
Royal Guests at the Wedding Ball of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco
Royal Guests gathered from around the globe to join the Princely Family for the magnificent Wedding Ball of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco on the Terraces of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo on this day in 2011, 15 years ago, following a Ceremony in the Courtyard of the Palais Princier de Monaco.
Royal Guests at Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa’s Silver Anniversary Celebrations
Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe to celebrate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa of Luxembourg at the Château de Berg on this day in 2006, 20 years ago, which followed a Gala Performance at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville in Luxembourg.
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa’s Silver Anniversary Gala
Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe to celebrate the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa of Luxembourg on this day in 2006, 20 years ago, which began with a Gala Performance at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville in Luxembourg.
Wedding of the Hon. Alexandra Knatchbull
Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around the globe to celebrate the Wedding of the Hon. Alexandra Knatchbull and Thomas Hooper at Romsey Abbey on this day in 2016, 10 years ago!