Queen Maria of Yugoslavia
Romania
Queen Helen of Romania
Queen Sophia’s Diamond Tiara
Given to a German Princess when she married the Crown Prince of Greece, this impressive diamond tiara was a favourite of her great-niece/daughter-in-law, Queen Frederica of Greece, and after remaining hidden for decades, it made a surprise reappearance on the current Greek Crown Princess! Continue reading
Princess Irene’s Diamond Tiara
Given as a wedding present from Queen Victoria to her eldest daughter, who eventually became Empress of Germany, in 1858, this magnificent Diamond Tiara was later given to her third daughter, eventually the Queen of Greece, who left it to her second daughter, the Duchess of Aosta, being sold at auction after her death. Continue reading
Romanian Greek Key Tiara
Originating from a British-German Princess who became a Romanov Grand Duchess before being sold in exile to her sister, this splendid Tiara became a wedding gift for the Greek Princess who became the Romanian Queen Mother, before being worn by another Romanian Queen in exile and finally ending up with the current Custodian of the Romanian Crown, who wears the Romanian Greek Key Tiara as symbol of the generations of powerful women who never let their dire circumstances hinder their ability to fulfil their duty! Continue reading
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna’s Fringe Tiara
Today’s glittering Fringe Tiara was a Romanov Wedding Gift that went from Russia to the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Romania, and Yugoslavia, before being eventually was sold in exile. Continue reading
Royal Christmas Cards 2016
Royals have been releasing Christmas cards this month, often with a family photo and message.Here are the christmas cards and photos from 14 countries. As always, click on the highlighted or underlined words to get to the comprehensive post on the Royal, event, or country. Continue reading
Royal Tiaras 2016
As part of our Year in review series, we take a look at the the Royal Tiaras of 2016. With the grand 70th Birthday celebrations of King Carl XVI Gustav to the guests at the Albanian Royal Wedding in October, this year has been filled with Royal Tiaras. Here we will look at the Tiaras from each country. This is by no means a comprehensive list, as we haven’t covered Japan or exiled royal families, but it includes events we have covered on this blog. If you have more to add to this, feel free to contact us. As always, click on the highlighted words to get to the comprehensive post on the Tiara or event. Continue reading
Royal Bridges Convergence
Royal from around the world gathered at the Ritz Carlton in Dubai on November 29th and 30th for the Royal Bridges Convergence, which brought together exceptional mix of royal and princely artists from around the world celebrating contemporary art. Continue reading
Wedding of Crown Prince Leka of Albania
Crown Prince Leka of the Albanians married Ms Elia Zaharia on October 8th at the Royal Palace of Tirana. After the wedding ceremony, a reception was held at the Royal Residence. A number of representatives of foreign royal families were present, including Queen Sofia of Spain and Empress Farah of Iran. A banquet was held at the Royal palace in the evening. Continue reading
Royals in London, 1947
Welcome to a new feature on The Royal Watcher. Royal Flashback will be a look at a fascinating, rarely seen, vintage royal photo. It will cover all types of royalty, and will frequently include pictures from our personal archives.
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Queen Anne of Romania’s Funeral
Queen Anne of Romania, beloved consort of King Micheal, who died on at the start of this month, was buried in Bucharest on August 13. Queen Anne’s body had been laying in State at different locations throughout Romania for the past few days. She was the first member of the royal family to receive a State Funeral since Queen Marie, who died in 1938. Continue reading
Queen Marie’s Diamond Sautoir
Queen Anne of Romania
HM Queen Anne of Romania died on the 1st of August 2016, at the Hospital in Morges, Switzerland, at 1.45 p.m. Queen Anne was the consort of King Micheal of Romania, and spent the majority of her life in exile in Switzerland. She spent a quiet and secluded life, despite her impressive title, entered Romania for the first time when she was 70, and didn’t even speak the language of her husband’s kingdom. Continue reading
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 70th Birthday Banquet
