Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who was born on this in 1926! The oldest and longest reigning British Monarch had one of, if not the, largest jewellery collections, and today, we are featuring all the Tiaras of Queen Elizabeth II!
Last weekend, Princess Josephine of Denmark wore a special royal heirloom for the first time at her Confirmation at Fredensborg Palace; a Turquoise and Diamond Bracelet which had been a christening present from her grandmother, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
Today marks the 70th Anniversary of the Wedding of Prince Rainier III of Monaco and American Actress Grace Kelly, who got married on this day in 1956! Among the hundreds of wedding gifts, Princess Grace received several magnificent jewels!
Tomorrow marks the 15th Anniversary of the Death of Jane, the 9th Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry, who passed away in 2011! The glamorous Norman Hartnell Model who married the Duke of Buccleuch and wore much of the family’s spectacular jewellery collection, which included the Buccleuch Diamond Mayflower Tiara!
Happy Birthday to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who celebrates her 86th Birthday today! The exuberant Danish Sovereign for 52 years until her Abdication in 2024, Queen Margrethe has worn many splendid Heirlooms from the Swedish, British and German Royal Families, but one of her own commissions has been the striking Golden Poppies Tiara!
Happy Birthday to Princess Eléonore of Belgium, who turns 18th today! The youngest of the four children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium is currently a student but has already worn Queen Mathilde’s Emerald and Diamond Earrings!
Today marks the Anniversary of the Death of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, who passed away on this day in 1969! Queen Ena had a splendid jewellery collection, full of family heirlooms and contemporary acquisitions and commissions. Many of her jewels remain with the Spanish Royal Family, and are now worn by Queen Sofia and Queen Letizia, but others appeared on the market over the years, where they have fletched impressive sums at auction, which includes this Cartier Conch Pearl Bracelet!
Tomorrow marks the 90th Anniversary of the Wedding of Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma, who got married in Vienna in 1936! Several Family Heirlooms were reset by Chaumet into a spectacular Sapphire Parure, a Ruby Parure and a Pearl and Diamond Parure for Princess Alice upon her marriage to Infante Alfonso!
Today marks the 105th Anniversary of the Death of Empress Auguste Viktoria of Germany, who died on this day in 1921! The last Kaiserin of Germany, the Empress possessed a plethora of important jewels, which included this magnificent Aquamarine and Diamond Tiara!
Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the Death of the late Lady Montagu of Beaulieu, who passed away at the age of 101 on this day in 1996! Lady Montagu often wore this delicate Pearl and Diamond Tiara, which was recently displayed at Beaulieu Palace House!
Today marks the 5th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away on this day in 2021! The late Duke of Edinburgh used diamonds from a Tiara given to his mother by her uncle, Tsar Nicholas II, to create this magnificent Diamond Bracelet as a wedding gift for the late Queen, which was most recently seen on the Princess of Wales!
Today marks the 220th Anniversary of the Wedding of Princess Stéphanie de Beauharnais to the future Grand Duke of Baden on this day in 1806! This magnificent Nitot Emerald and Diamond Parure was given as a Wedding Gift by Emperor Napoleon and Empress Joséphine and is now on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London!
Happy Birthday to Princess Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah of Johor, who celebrates her 40th Birthday today! The only daughter of the incumbent Malaysian King and Queen, Princess Aminah received this striking Diamond Tiara set with a large Yellow Diamond upon her wedding nearly a decade ago!
Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the Death of Christian, the 2nd Baroness Hesketh, who passed away on this day in 2006! The politician and educationist who was the chatelaine of the spectacular Easton Neston House, Lady Hesketh had several magnificent jewels including this iconic Cartier Aquamarine Tiara!
Today marks the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, the Nizam of Hyderabad, who was born on this day in 1886! The wealthiest and highest ranking of the rulers in Princely India who reigned over a territory larger than France, the Nizam is the fourth wealthiest individual of all time, today were are revisiting a splendid jewel that he gifted to the late Queen: the Nizam of Hyderabad Tiara!
Happy Birthday to Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro, who turns 55 today! An Italian Heiress married to a Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a leading Socialite, today, we are featuring the Duchess’ Chaumet Ruby Necklace!
Happy Birthday to Alix, Princess Napoléon, who celebrates her 100th Birthday today! The elegant French Aristocrat who married the Napoléonic Pretender and is the grandmother of the current Head of the House of Napoléon, Princess Napoléon wore some splendid jewels, which included this magnificent antique Diamond Necklace!
There has been an exciting discovery! The Köchert Archives have revealed that a Köchert Diamond Tiara currently on display in the ‘Dynastic Jewels’ Exhibition at the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris was among the Wedding Gifts to Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria in 1890!
Happy Birthday to Princess Bianca of Savoy-Aosta, Countess Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga, who turns 60 today! The daughter of late Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta and Princess Claude de Orléans married into Venetian House of Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga, today we are featuring the striking Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga Tiara!
Yesterday marks the 130th Anniversary of the Birth of the Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, who was born in 1896! The morganatic member of the Russian Imperial Family who married a Battenberg Prince and became a Marchioness, becoming closely related to the British Royal Family as the aunt of the Duke of Edinburgh, so today we are revisiting the magnificent Milford Haven Ruby Kokoshnik!
