Today in Royal History | March 15

Feature

The 41st Birthday of the Marchioness of Cholmondeley

[Diamond Floral Tiara]

The 47th Birthday of Princess Anna von Bayern

[Bavarian Sunburst Tiara | Bavarian Amethyst Parure]

The 60th Birthday of Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

[Bourbon-Two Sicilies Diamond Button Tiara | Countess of Paris’ Diamond Badge]

The 82nd Birthday of Princess Ursula von Bayern

[Bavarian Sunburst Tiara | Bavarian Amethyst Parure]

Wedding

The Wedding of the Shah of Iran and Princess Fawzia of Egypt in 1939

The Wedding of Count Carl Bernadotte af Wisborg and Baroness Marianne De Geer af Leufsta in 1915

Royal Events OTD

Cartier Islamic Inspiration and Modern Design

The South African State Banquet at Amalienborg Palace in 1999

The Swedish State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Brussels in 1977

The Queen Mother in Paris in 1956

The Shah of Iran and Princess Fawzia of Egypt’s Wedding Banquet in 1939

The Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in 1917

Royal Events Today

Bavarian Sunburst Tiara 

Bavarian Amethyst Parure

Today in Royal History | March 14

Feature

The Death of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2017

The Death of Empress Zita of Austria in 1989

[Diamond Tiara | Habsburg Pearl and Diamond Bandeau | Jet Tiara | Habsburg Crown Pearls | Order of the Starry Cross]

The 67th Birthday of Prince Albert II of Monaco

[Monaco Royal Orders]

The Birth of Princess Isabelle of Bourbon-Parma in 1922

[The Chaumet Bourbon-Parma Tiara]

The Death of Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught in 1917

[Fringe Tiara | Diamond Shamrock Tiara | Turkish Diamonds | Diamond Bow Brooch | Sapphire Brooch | Pearl Brooch]

The Birth of Princess Marie Elisabeth zu Wied in 1913

[Diamond Tiara]

The Birth of Princess Thyra of Denmark in 1880

[Sapphire Tiara | Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara | Sapphire Pendant | Sapphire Brooch]

The Birth of Empress Teresa Cristina of Brazil in 1822

The Birth of Queen Joséphine of Sweden in 1807

[Queen Josefina’s Diamond Tiara | Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure | Ruby Parure | Cameo Parure | Braganza Tiara | Napoleonic Emerald Parure | Diamond Stomacher Necklace | Five Pearl Brooch | Pearl Necklace]

Royal Events OTD

The Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in 2022

Riksdagssupé at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 2019

The Order of the Innocence Ball in 1970

The Royal Film Premiere of ‘Born Free’ in 1966

The Royal Film Premiere of ‘Born Free’ in 1966

Royal Events Today

Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

Diamond Tiara

Danish Ruby Parure

Swedish Cameo Parure

Emerald Parure

Today in Royal History | March 13

Feature

The Death of the Dowager Countess of Paris in 2022

[Orléans Diamond Comb | Jewels of Princess Micaela, Countess of Paris on Auction | The Orléans Royal Tiaras]

The 46th Birthday of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia

The Death of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, Princess Nicholas of Greece in 1957

[Vladimir Fringe Tiara | Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara | Ruby Parure | Pearl Circle Bandeau | Diamond Bow Brooch | Emerald Brooch | Diamond Crown Brooch | Sapphire Brooch]

The Death of Princess Helena Victoria in 1948

[Honeysuckle Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Cartier Stomacher | Diamond Star Brooch | The Jewels of Princess Helena Victoria]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia in 1879

[Connaught Fringe Tiara | Diamond Shamrock Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Queen Letizia and Prince of Wales at the National Gallery in 2019

Crown Princess Mary in Texas in 2019

The Belgian State Visit to Canada in 2018

The Queen’s Baton Relay in 2017

The Grand Bal Par in Monte Carlo in 1968

The Funeral of Queen Louise of Sweden in 1965

[Royal Guests]

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | March 12

Feature

The 52nd Birthday of Countess Bettina Bernadotte

[Bernadotte Swag Tiara | Bernadotte Cufflink Tiara]

The Death of Princess Feodora, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1972

[Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Sapphire Tiara]

The Death of Princess Ingeborg of Sweden in 1958

[Emerald Parure | Boucheron Pearl Circle Tiara | Turquoise Star Tiara | Gold Bandeau Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Pearl Brooch | The Jewels of Princess Ingeborg of Sweden]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Iman of Jordan in 2023

[Princess Iman’s Diamond Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Women’s Day Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2024

The Duchess of Cambridge at Portrait Gala in 2019

The Engagement of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Silvia Sommerlath in 1976

The Queen dines with the Army in 1956

The Coronation of Pope Pius XII in 1939

The British State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Brussels in 1922

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | March 11

Feature

The Death of Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1922

[Diamond Fringe Tiara | Floral Aigrette Tiara | Mecklenburg-Schwerin Amethyst Tiara]

The Birth of King Frederik IX of Denmark in 1899

Royal Events OTD

Hæderstegnsmiddag in 2024

Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in 2024

The Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in 2019

The Armed Forces Dinner at Fredensborg Palace in 2018

King Frederik IX’s 70th Birthday in 1969

The Funeral of King Paul of Greece in 1964

[Royal Guests]

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | March 10

Feature

The Death of Princess Lilian of Sweden in 2013

[Laurel Wreath Tiara | Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong TiaraBaden Fringe Tiara | Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara | Pearl Brooch | Diamond Stomacher Necklace | Egyptian Necklace | Amethyst and Pearl Necklace | Turquoise Necklace | Pearl Choker]

The 62nd Birthday of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh

[Duchess of Edinburgh’s Wedding Suite]

The Birth of the Countess of Leicester in 1912

[The Countess of Leicester’s Tiara | Coke Diamond Necklace]

The Birth of Queen Louise of Prussia in 1776

[Pink Topaz Parure | Aquamarine Earrings]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1966

[Royal Guests]

The Wedding of Crown Prince Carol of Romania and Princess Helen of Greece in 1921

The Wedding of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863

[Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

The Dutch State Visit to Indonesia in 2020

The Earl of Wessex is made Earl of Forfar in 2019

The Jordanian State Visit to Japan in 1976

The Birth of Prince Edward in 1964

Royal Events Today

Laurel Wreath Tiara

Baden Fringe Tiara

Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara

 Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara

Egyptian Necklace

Turquoise Necklace

 Pearl Brooch

Diamond Stomacher Necklace

Bernadotte Emerald Parure

Processional Necklace

 Amethyst and Pearl Necklace

Karl Johan Earrings

Today in Royal History | March 9

Feature

The Death of Erling Lorentzen in 2021

The 8th Birthday of Princess Adrienne of Sweden, Duchess of Blekinge

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in 1929

[Royal Guests]

Royal Events OTD

Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in 2020

Place2Be 25th Anniversary Gala at Buckingham Palace in 2020

Iraq Afghanistan Service in 2017

Prince William’s Confirmation in 1997

The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer at Goldsmiths’ Hall in 1981

The Wedding Gala of Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands in 1966

The Engagement of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent in 1961

The Queen in Brisbane in 1954

Gala Performance at Covent Garden in 1950

The French State Visit to Britain in 1950

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | March 8

Feature

The Death of Lady Brigid Guinness / Princess Frederick of Prussia in 1995

[Diamond Tiara | The Von Preussen Tiara]

The 40th Birthday of Princess Tsuguko of Takamado

[Diamond Tiara]

The 72nd Birthday of Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho of Tonga

[Crown of Queen Nanasipauʻu Tukuʻaho of Tonga]

The Death of Princess Clémentine, Princess Napoléon in 1955

[Queen Marie Henriette’s Pearl Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of the Earl of Lichfield and Lady Leonora Grosvenor in 1975

[Royal Guests]

The Wedding of the Duke of Anjou and Cádiz in 1972

[Franco Emerald Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Starlight Ball at Blenheim Palace in 2024

The Duchess of Sussex on International Women’s Day Panel in 2019

The Aga Khan’s Diamond Jubilee Dinner at Windsor Castle in 2018

The Wedding Ball of Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands in 1966

Wedding Ball of Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands in 1966

Bal de la Grande Harmonie in 1927

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | March 7

Feature

The 48th Birthday of the Princess of Prussia

[Prussian Meander Tiara]

The Death of Queen Louise of Sweden in 1965

[Braganza Tiara | Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure | Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong TiaraBaden Fringe TiaraDiamond Tiara | Aquamarine Bandeau Tiara | Pink Topaz Parure | Napoleonic Amethyst Parure | Hesse Emerald Brooch | Karl Johan EarringsSapphire Spray Brooch | Diamond Stomacher Necklace | Swedish Processional Necklace | Queen Josefina’s Five Pearl Brooch | Seed Pearl Brooch | The Jewels of Queen Louise of Sweden]

The Birth of Antony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon in 1930

Wedding

The Wedding of Count Ingolf and Countess Sussie of Rosenborg in 1998

The Wedding of Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein and Countess Georgina von Wilczek in 1943

Royal Events OTD

Queen receives Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau in 2022

Oprah with Meghan and Harry in 2021

[Thoughts after the Oprah Interview]

Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Mountbatten Festival of Music in 2020

The Accession of King Constantine of Greece in 1964

The Engagement of Princess Margaretha of Sweden in 1964

Royal Events Today

Braganza Tiara

Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara

Baden Fringe Tiara

Diamond Tiara

Pink Topaz Parure

Napoleonic Amethyst Parure

Today in Royal History | March 6

Feature

The Death of Marion, Countess of Harewood in 2014

[Harewood Floral Tiara]

The Death of King Paul of Greece in 1964

The Death of Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1954

The 87th Birthday of Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria and Hernani

[Diamond Brooch Tiara | Topaz SuitePearl Bow Brooch | Sapphire Brooch | Strawberry Leaf Brooches | Mellerio Shell Tiara | Infanta Pilar’s Sapphire Tiara | The Jewels of Infanta Margarita of Spain]

The Birth of Empress Kōjun of Japan in 1903

[Meiji Scroll Tiara | Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara | Japanese Imperial Tiaras | Empress Nagako’s Pearl Sautoir

Wedding

The Wedding of the Crown Prince of Pahang and Princess Azizah of Johor in 1986

Royal Events OTD

Queen Juliana’s Copper Jubilee in 1960

The Duchess of Kent at Ghana Independence in 1957

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | March 5

Feature

The Death of Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia on 1942

The 86th Birthday of Henrietta Russell, Dowager Duchess of Bedford

[Bedford Tiara | The Duchess of Bedford’s Tiaras]

Royal Events OTD

Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Endeavour Fund Awards in 2020

Prince of Wales Investiture 50th Anniversary Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2019

The Duke and Duchess of York in Los Angeles in 1988

Princess Anne at 1974 BAFTAs

The Wedding Gala of Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands in 1966

Princess Beatrix’s Wedding Dinner in Delft in 1966

Banquet at British Embassy in Tehran in 1961

The Greek State Visit to Ethiopia in 1959

Royal Events Today

Bedford Floral Tiara

Tavistock Amethyst Tiara

Today in Royal History | March 3

Feature

The 29th Birthday of Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza

[Queen Amélie’s Diamond Tiara | Floral Necklace Tiara]

The Death of Ivy Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Portland in 1982

[The Portland Tiara | Diamond Necklace]

The 64th Birthday of the Duke of Fife

The Death of Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1862

[Mecklenburg-Schwerin Amethyst Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Ireland in 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Jamaica in 2017

Princess Diana in Nepal in 1993

The Queen in San Francisco in 1983

A Ball at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 1960

The Baptism of Princess Caroline of Monaco in 1957

The Funeral of King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1941

Royal Events Today

The Portland Tiara

Today in Royal History | March 2

Feature

The 10th Birthday of Prince Oscar of Sweden 

The Death of Princess Victoria Melita | Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna in 1936

[Sapphire Tiara | Emerald Tiara | Strawberry Leaf Tiara | Greek Key Tiara | Cartier Sapphire Necklace | Diamond Necklace]

The Death of Queen Elisabeth of Romania in 1916

[Romanian Massin Tiara]

The Birth of Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough in 1877

[Boucheron Tiara | Duchess of Marlborough’s Pearl Necklace | Marlborough Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Norwegian State Visit to Jordan in 2020

The Queen’s Tour of the Gulf States in 1979

Princess Elizabeth in Edinburgh in 1949

Queen Elizabeth at Gala Performance of the Comedie Française in 1939

Royal Events Today

Boucheron Tiara

 Duchess of Marlborough’s Pearl Necklace

Marlborough Tiara

Today in Royal History | March 1

Feature

The Death of Baroness Marie-Hélène de Rothschild in 1996

[Cartier Tree of Life Tiara | Aquamarine Brooch]

The 46th Birthday of Lady Rose Gilman

[Iveagh Tiara | Cartier India Tiara | Queen Mary’s Turquoise Fringe Necklace]

The 56th Birthday of the Countess of Snowdon

[Linley Beachwood Tiara | Lotus Flower Tiara | Princess Margaret’s Diamond Spray EarringsArt Deco Diamond Clips]

The 71st Birthday of Sir Timothy Laurence   

The Death of Queen Anna Pavlovna of The Netherlands in 1865

[Dutch Antique Pearl Tiara | Amethyst Parure | Pearl and Diamond Stomacher]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia in 1952

Royal Events OTD

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s visit to the United Kingdom in 2023

[Norwegian Royal Visits to Britain]

Royal Events Today

Saint David’s Day

[Welsh Guards Diamond Leek Brooch | Queen Alexandra’s Ladies of North Wales Leek Brooch | Prince of Wales Feathers Brooch | Queen’s Welsh Guards Leek Brooch]

Prince of Wales Feathers Brooch

Linley Beachwood Tiara

Lotus Flower Tiara

Diamond Spray Earrings

Art Deco Diamond Clips

Today in Royal History | February 28

Feature

The Death of King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1941

The Birth of Prince Bertil of Sweden in 1912

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood in 1922

Royal Events OTD

King Abdullah and Queen Rania at Buckingham Palace in 2019

The Queen in California in 1983

The British State Visit to Oman in 1979

The International Monarchist League Banquet in 1975

Royal Events Today

Harewood Scroll Tiara

Queen Victoria’s Sapphire Tiara

Harewood Fringe Tiara

Emerald Necklace

Russian Sapphire Devant de Corsage

Diamond Chain

Harewood Floral Tiara

Today in Royal History | February 27

Feature

The Death of Nancy, Lady Bagot in 2014

[Lady Bagot’s Diamond Tiara]

The Birth of Sacha Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn in 1946

[Diamond Floral Tiara | Duchess of Abercorn’s Tiara]

The Birth of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland in 1861

The Birth of Archduchess Isabella, Duchess of Teschen in 1856

[Habsburg Peridot Parure | Diamond Fringe Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Count Christian of Rosenborg in 1971

The Wedding of King George II of Greece and Princess Elisabeth of Romania in 1921

The Wedding of Lady Patricia Ramsay in 1919

Royal Events OTD

The Peruvian State Visit to Spain in 2019

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Northern Ireland in 2019

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary in Australia in 2005

The Swedish State Visit to Thailand in 2003

The Royal Film Performance of ‘The Taming Of The Shrew’ in 1967

The Royal Film Performance of ‘West Side Story’ in 1962

Royal Events Today

 

 

Today in Royal History | February 26

Feature

The Death of Princess Isabelle of Bourbon-Parma in 2015

[The Chaumet Bourbon-Parma Tiara]

The Death of Queen Giovanna of Bulgaria in 2000

[Bulgarian Fleur-de-Lys Tiara | Bulgarian Diamond Ivy Tiara | Queen Giovanna’s Pearl Tiara | Queen Marie-Amélie’s Diamond Parure | Queen Giovanna’s Bracelet Bandeau | The Bulgarian Royal Tiaras]

The Death of Princess Irina Yusupov in 1970

[Yusupov Cartier Rock Crystal Tiara | Chaumet Sunburst Tiara]

The Death of Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife in 1959

[Fife Tiara | Fife Fringe Tiara | Connaught Fringe Tiara | Diamond EarringsQueen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Chain]

The 75th Birthday of Carmen Martínez-Bordiú, Duchess of Franco

[Franco Emerald Tiara]

The Death of Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover in 1933

[Hanoverian Crown Pearls | Queen Charlotte’s Nuptial Crown]

Wedding

The Wedding of Lady Katie Percy in 2011

Royal Events OTD

Duke and Duchess Of Cambridge at England v Wales Match in 2022

Dinner on Royal Yacht Britannia in 1983

The British State Visit to Nepal in 1961

The Queen’s Dorothy Wilding Portraits in 1952

Royal Events Today

Bulgarian Fleur-de-Lys Tiara

Diamond Ivy Wreath Tiara

Queen Giovanna’s Pearl Tiara

Queen Marie-Amélie’s Diamond Parure

Queen Giovanna’s Bracelet Bandeau

Today in Royal History | February 25

Feature

The Death of Lady Anne Wake-Walker in 2020

The Death of Princess Françoise of Greece and Orléans in 1953

[Greek Turquoise Parure]

The Death of Archduchess Maria Anna, Princess Elias of Bourbon-Parma in 1940

[Duchess of Parma’s Diamond Girandole Earrings | Royal Jewels from the Bourbon Parma Family | Queen Marie Antoinette’s Pearl Necklace | Diamond Bracelets]

The Birth of Princess Alice of Greece in 1885

[Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara | Turquoise Coronet | Aquamarine TiaraDiamond Necklace Tiara | Pearl Star Tiara | Aquamarine Tiara | Queen’s Engagement Ring | Wedding Gift Bracelet]

The Birth of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone in 1883

[Diamond Palmette Tiara | Teck Ears of Wheat Tiara | Pearl and Diamond TiaraTeck Sapphire Stomacher | Pearl and Diamond Corsage Brooch | The Jewels of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone]

Royal Events OTD

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Charity Performance of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ in 2020

Dutch Royal Family in Lech in 2020

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Morocco in 2019

The British State Visit to the United Arab Emirates in 1979

The Funeral of Countess Mountbatten in 1960

The Queen in Melbourne in 1954

The Coronation of King Prajadhipok of Thailand in 1926

Royal Events Today

Princess Alice’s Aquamarine Tiara

Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara

Princess Alice’s Turquoise Coronet

Diamond Necklace Tiara

Pearl Star Tiara

Today in Royal History | February 24

Feature

The 63rd Birthday of Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro

The 86th Birthday of Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy

[Petochi Pearl Tiara | Duchess of Aosta’s Musy Pearl Tiara | Queen Margherita’s Pearl Bracelet Bandeau | Pearl and Diamond Ivy Wreath Tiara | Queen Elisabeth of Belgium’s Diamond Bandeau | Queen Marie Jose’s Sapphire Necklace | Princess de Réthy’s Cartier Flower Tiara]

The Birth of Fortune Fitzroy, Dowager Duchess of Grafton in 1920

[Grafton Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Morocco in 2019

The Funeral of Emperor Hirohito of Japan in 1989

Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko in Spain in 1985

The Engagement of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981

[Princess Diana’s Engagement Ring]

The Coronation of King Birendra of Nepal in 1975

[Royal Guests]

The British State Visit to Malaysia in 1972

The Royal Film Premiere of ‘Anne of a Thousand Days’ in 1970

Princess Sandra Torlonia’s 18th Birthday Gala in 1954

Royal Events Today

Petochi Pearl Tiara

Duchess of Aosta’s Musy Pearl Tiara

Queen Margherita’s Pearl Bracelet Bandeau

Queen Elisabeth of Belgium’s Diamond Bandeau

Pearl and Diamond Ivy Wreath Tiara

Queen Marie Jose’s Sapphire Necklace