Today in Royal History | August 22

Feature

The Death of Adrian Ward-Jackson in 1991

[Princess Diana’s Diamond Daisy Brooch]

The 54th Birthday of Archduchess Eilika of Austria

[Archduchess Eilika’s Aquamarine Pendant]

The Death of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh in 1948

[Princess Sophia Duleep Singh’s Tikka]

The Birth of Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia in 1903

[Vladimir Ruby Kokoshnik]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Afzan of Pahang in 2024

Royal Events OTD

The Funeral of Princess Christina of The Netherlands in 2019

Royal Charity Clay Pigeon Shoot in 1982

Danish Royal Family in Africa in 1970

Royal Cruise on Agamemnon in 1954

The Royal Cruise Agamemnon in 1954

Royal Holiday at Balmoral in 1951

Royal Events Today

The Wedding Tiaras of Princess Afzan of Pahang

Today in Royal History | August 21

Feature

The Death of Princess Marie of Liechtenstein in 2021

[Habsburg Fringe Tiara | Kinsky Tiara | Sapphire Necklace Tiara | Diamond Earrings | Sapphire Parure | Liechtenstein Royal Tiaras]

The Death of Princess Dina Abdul-Hamid of Jordan in 2019

[Diamond Tiara]

The 63rd Birthday of King Mohammed VI of Morocco

The Birth of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in 1930

[Poltimore Tiara | Turquoise Parure | Cartier Halo Tiara | Lotus Flower Tiara | Diamond Lozenge Bandeau | Snowdon Floral Tiara | Teck Diamond Hoop Necklace | Diamond Earrings | Ruby Girandole Earrings | Emerald Earrings | Pearl Earrings | Sapphire Earrings | Diamond Star Earrings | Pearl and Diamond Rivière | Five-Strand Pearl NecklaceDiamond Clips | Star Brooch | Cartier Rose Brooch | Ruby Flower Brooch | Ear-of-Wheat Brooch | Floral Spray Brooch | Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch | Princess Margaret’s Tiaras]

The Birth of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur in 1912

The Birth of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria in 1858

Royal Events OTD

Princess Estelle’s First Day of School in 2018

Royal Events Today

 

Poltimore Tiara

Turquoise Parure

Cartier Halo Tiara

Lotus Flower Tiara

Snowdon Floral Tiara

Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Bandeau

Teck Diamond Hoop Necklace

Diamond Earrings

Ruby Girandole Earrings

Emerald Earrings

Greville Pearl Earrings

Sapphire Earrings

Diamond Star Earrings

Diamond and Pearl Riviere 

 Star Brooch

Cartier Rose Brooch

Ear-of-Wheat Brooch

Floral Spray Brooch

Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch

Cartier Ruby Flower Brooch

Today in Royal History | August 19

Feature

The 53rd Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

[Diamond Daisy BandeauNorwegian Amethyst Parure | Vifte Tiara | Queen Maud’s Pearl TiaraCrown Princess Märtha’s Silver Wedding Earrings | Pearl Earrings | Pendant Earrings | Aquamarine Brooch | Diamond Flowers | Diamond Filigree Brooch | Diamond Bracelet | Diamond and Pearl Brooch | Ruby Crescent Brooch | The Jewels of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway]

The 81st Birthday of Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington

The 98th Birthday of Queen Ratna of Nepal

[The Nepalese Diamond Tiara | Nepalese Emerald Tiara]

The 98th Birthday of Princess Marie-Françoise of Lobkowicz

[Bourbon-Lobkowicz Tiara]

The Birth of Queen Augusta of Portugal in 1890

[Queen Augusta Victoria’s Tiaras | Cartier Ruby Choker]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria in 1937

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | August 18

Feature

The Death of the 18th Duchess of Medinaceli in 2013

[Medinaceli Ducal Coronet | Emerald Pendant]

The 33rd Birthday of Lady Violet Manners, Viscountess Garnock

[Rutland Tiara]

The 41st Birthday of Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi

[Princess Caroline’s Chaumet Diamond Wings | Beatrice Borromeo’s Kochert Earrings]

The Birth of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Duchess of Leuchtenberg in 1819

[Leuchtenberg Fabergé Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Royal Holiday at Het Loo Palace in 2006

VJ Day 50th Anniversary in 1995

The Queen in Canada in 1994

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | August 17

Feature

The 40th Birthday of Hereditary Princess Danica of Serbia

[Emerald Earrings]

The Birth of Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent in 1786

[Kent Amethyst Parure | Fringe Necklace Diamond Brooch]

Wedding

The Wedding of the Margrave of Baden and Princess Theodora of Greece in 1931

Royal Events OTD

King of Malaysia’s Official Birthday in 2020

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2017

Royal Holiday in Mallorca in 2000

Royal Holiday in Corfu in 1965

Princess Ingeborg and Grandchildren in 1937

Royal Events Today

Kent Amethyst Parure

Diamond Fringe Necklace

Today in Royal History | August 16

Feature

The Death of Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie in 2024

[Airlie Tiara]

The Death of Princess Christina of the Netherlands in 2019

[Dutch Laurel Wreath Tiara | Queen Juliana’s Turquoise Chain]

The Birth of Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein in 1906

The Birth of Cynthia, Countess Spencer in 1897

[Spencer Honeysuckle Tiara | Spencer Tiara | Spencer Diamond Rivière | Diamond Earrings | Tourmaline Brooch]

Royal Events OTD

Tivoli Gardens 175th Anniversary Gala in 2018

The Funeral of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau in 2013

Royal Holiday in Spain in 1990

Prince Franz Joseph’s 80th Birthday in 1986

Royal Holiday in Scotland in 1986

The Jordanian State Visit to the United States in 1974

Royal Holiday in Greece in 1956

Royal Events Today

Spencer Diamond Rivière

Today in Royal History | August 15

Feature

The 76th Birthday of the Princess Royal

[Diamond Festoon Tiara | Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara | Cartier Aquamarine Pineflower Tiara | Queen Mother’s Double Meander Tiara | Diamond Scroll Tiara | Queen’s Three-Strand Pearl NecklaceDiamond Festoon Necklace | Diamond Necklace | Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Choker | Queen Mary’s City of London Choker | Pakistani Turquoise Necklace | Diamond Bow Brooch | Gold Brooch | Diamond Star Brooch | Aquamarine Suite | Queen Alexandra’s Edwardian Choker | The Jewels of the Princess Royal]

Royal Events OTD

Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine’s First Day of School in 2017

The Indian Independence Ceremony in 1947

Royal Events Today

Liechtenstein National Day

[2018 | 2019]

Indian Independence Day

[Queen in India | Belgian State Visit to India | Swedish Royal Visits to India | Dutch State Visit to India | Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in India | Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in India]

Today in Royal History | August 14

Feature

The 53rd Birthday of Princess Thyra of Hanover

[Crown Princess Thyra’s Diamond Choker Tiara]

The 67th Birthday of Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah of Malaysia

[Johor Diamond Tiara | Gandik Diraja Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Johor Diamond Necklace | Johor Royal Tiaras]

Royal Events OTD

Royal Holiday at the Castle of Mey in 1983

Princess Anne’s 21st Birthday Portraits in 1971

Royal Holiday in Hanover in 1959

The Pakistan Independence Ceremony in 1947

Royal Events Today

Pakistan Independence Day

[Royal Visits to Pakistan | Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Pakistan | Pakistani Turquoise Necklace]

Today in Royal History | August 13

Feature

The Birth of the Countess of Paris in 1911

[Orléans Sapphire Parure | Orléans Sapphire and Pearl Tiara | Action Française Tiara | Coty Emerald Tiara | Diamond Bracelet Bandeau | Chaumet Curvilinear Tiara | Empress Joséphine’s Diamond Tiara | Mellerio Pearl Earrings | Diamond Earrings | Diamond BroochOrléans Royal Tiaras]

The Birth of Queen Adelaide in 1792

[Queen Adelaide’s Fringe Necklace | Diamond Brooch]

Royal Events OTD

The Funeral of Queen Anne of Romania in 2016

Royal Holiday in Scotland in 1995

Royal Holiday at the Marivent Palace in 1987

Royal Holiday at Skaugum in 1959

Danish Royal Family in London in 1956

Royal Events Today

Orléans Sapphire Parure

Orléans Sapphire and Pearl Tiara

Action Française Tiara

Coty Emerald Tiara

Diamond Bracelet Bandeau

Empress Joséphine’s Diamond Tiara

Chaumet Curvilinear Tiara

Today in Royal History | August 12

Feature

The Death of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau in 2013

The 26th Birthday of Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece

The 88th Birthday of Countess Karin of Rosenborg

[Princess Viggo’s Diamond Spike Tiara]

The Birth of Queen Sirikit of Thailand in 1932

[Diamond Fringe Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Thai Tiara | Sapphire Suite | Modern Floral Tiara | Emerald Necklace | Diamond Bird Brooches | Diamond Bracelets | Emerald Flower Earrings | The Thai Royal Tiaras | Diamond Earrings | Thai Diamond Corsage | The Jewels of Queen Sirikit of Thailand]

The Birth of Princess Marie Louise in 1872

[Cartier India Tiara | Diamond Sunburst Brooch | Honeysuckle Tiara | Cartier Stomacher | Diamond Star Brooch]

Royal Events OTD

The Funeral of Pope Paul VI in 1978

Royal Events Today

Cartier India Tiara

Honeysuckle Tiara

Diamond Sunburst Brooch

Cartier Stomacher

Diamond Star Brooch

Pearl Choker 

Today in Royal History | August 11

Feature

The 58th Birthday of Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau

[Diamond Tiara | Pearl Button Tiara | Sapphire Necklace Tiara | Mellerio Ruby Parure | Queen Wilhelmina’s Diamond Trellis Necklace]

Royal Events OTD

Sovereign’s Parade at Sandhurst in 2017

The Engagement of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Jonas Bergstrom in 2009

Royal Holiday at the Castle of Mey in 1989

Royal Holiday at the Marivent Palace in 1984

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | August 9

Feature

The 52nd Birthday of Baroness Helle Reedtz-Thott

[Pearl and Diamond Tiara]

The Birth of Alastair, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in 1914

The Birth of Queen Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo of Spain, Duchess of Aosta in 1847

[Duchess of Aosta’s Musy Pearl Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Duchess Fleur of Württemberg and Count Moritz von Goëss in 2003

Royal Events OTD

Banquet on HMS Lion in 1965

The Royal Family leave for Balmoral in 1963

Summer at Clarence House in 1951

Playful Royals at Clarence House in 1951

The Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | August 8

Feature

The Death of Princess María de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Princess of Orléans-Braganza in 2005

[Orléans-Braganza Diamond Tiara | Diamond Necklace]

The 38th Birthday of Princess Beatrice of York, Countess Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

[York Diamond Tiara | Diamond Earrings | Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara]

The Birth of Princess Fazile Hanımsultan in 1941

The Birth of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh in 1876

[Princess Sophia Duleep Singh’s Tikka]

The Birth of Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia in 1824

[Russian Imperial Diamond Necklace]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Sofia of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn in 2020

Royal Events OTD

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge host King’s Cup Regatta in 2019

Battle of Amiens Centenary in 2018

Royal Holiday in Spain in 1987

Royal Holiday in Spain in 1986

Royal Holiday in Jamaica in 1966

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | August 7

Feature

The Birthday of Florence King, former Lady Mayoress of the City of London

[Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Treloar Brooch]

The Death of Princess Aspasia of Greece in 1972

The 57th Birthday of Lady Nicholas Windsor

[Sapphire Necklace Tiara]

The Birth of Queen Victoria of Sweden in 1862

[The Braganza Tiara | Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure | Baden Fringe TiaraPearl Corsage Brooch | Diamond Stars | Swedish Processional Necklace | Queen Josefina’s Diamond Stomacher | Pearl and Diamond Ivy Brooch]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Maximilian of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2016

Royal Events OTD

Royal Guests at the Funeral of King Baudouin of Belgium in 1993

The Funeral of King Baudouin of Belgium in 1993

Prince Charles, Princess Anne, and Princess Andrew in Portsmouth in 1955

The Monaco Red Cross Gala in 1971

Royal Holiday in Norway in 1969

The Royal Family at the Strand Theatre in 1946

Royal Summer Camp in 1939

Royal Events Today

Braganza Tiara

Baden Fringe Tiara

Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure

Pearl Corsage Brooch

Diamond Stars

 Ivy Brooch

Today in Royal History | August 6

Feature

The Birth of Prince Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse in 1926

The Birth of Queen Geraldine of Albania in 1915

[Diamond Goat Tiara | Sapphire Goat Tiara | Ruby Earrings | Sapphire Suite]

The Birth of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh in 1844

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Manuel of Bavaria and Princess Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2005

Royal Events OTD

Royals at the Olympics in 2016

Jamaican Independence Celebrations in 1962

Royal Family leave London in 1963

Queen Mother’s Birthday Concert in 1954

Emperor Hallie Selassie in Athens in 1954

Princess Elizabeth’s Bard Initiation in 1946

Olympic Gala in Berlin in 1936

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | August 5

Feature

The 46th Birthday of Lady Frederick Windsor

The 58th Birthday of the Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

[The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara | Queen Sofia’s Pearl and Star Tiara]

The 66th Birthday of Queen Azizah of Malaysia

[Pahang State Tiara | Aquamarine Tiara | Diamond Lozenge Bandeau | Diamond Tiara | Art Deco Diamond Tiara | Diamond Necklace | The Gandik Diraja Tiara]

The 87th Birthday of the Princess Irene of the Netherlands

[Bourbon-Parma Tiara | Ruby Peacock Tiara | Ruby Earrings | Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara | Aquamarine Tiara | Emerald Tiara | Antique Pearl Tiara | Ears of Wheat Tiara | Dutch Diamond Trellis Necklace | Queen Juliana’s Art Deco Diamond Brooch]

The Birth of Princess Anne, Duchess of Aosta in 1906

[The Savoy-Aosta Tiara | Savoy-Aosta Emerald Necklace | Ruby Necklace]

The Death of Victoria, Empress Frederick and Princess Royal in 1901

[Shell Tiara | Pearl Corsage Brooch | Pearl Earrings | Diamond Roses]

The Birth of Queen Luise of Sweden in 1828

[Nine Prong Tiara | Floral Bracelet Tiara | Pearl Poire Brooch]

Royal Events OTD

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway to Divorce in 2016

Royal Events Today

Today in Royal History | August 4

Feature

The 45th Birthday of the Duchess of Sussex

[Queen Mary’s Diamond Bandeau | Birks Diamond EarringsButterfly Suite | Princess Diana’s Aquamarine RingEngagement Ring]

The Birth of Lady Anne Wake-Walker in 1920

The Birth of Queen Marie José of Italy in 1906

[Queen Margherita’s Musy Tiara | Beauharnais Pearl Tiara | Sapphire Necklace | Diamond Earrings | Savoy Knot Necklace | Diamond EarringsSavoy Knot Brooches | Bow Brooch Pearl Bracelet Bandeau | Jewels of Queen Marie-José of Italy]

The Birth of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother in 1900

[Crown | Greville Tiara | Oriental Circlet Tiara | Delhi Durbar Tiara | Fringe Tiara | Turquoise Tiara | Lotus Flower Tiara | Strathmore Rose Tiara | Cartier Halo Tiara | Teck Crescent Tiara | Cartier Bracelet Bandeau | Cartier Lily Brooch | The Queen Mother’s Tiaras]

Wedding

The Wedding of Charlie van Straubenzee and Daisy Jenks in 2018

Royal Events OTD

Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Balmoral in 2020

The Queen Mother’s 99th Birthday in 1999

The Christening of Prince William in 1982

The Christening of Prince Michael of Kent in 1942

The Queen Mother’s Birthdays

Royal Events Today

Crown

Greville Tiara

Oriental Circlet Tiara

Fringe Tiara

Delhi Durbar Tiara

Turquoise Parure

Lotus Flower Tiara

Strathmore Rose Tiara

Cartier Halo Tiara

Teck Crescent Tiara

Cartier Bracelet Bandeau

Aquamarine Pine Flower Tiara

Teck Diamond Hoop Tiara

Today in Royal History | August 3

Feature

The 40th Birthday of Charlotte Casiraghi

[Princess Grace’s Cartier Diamond Necklace]

The 83rd Birthday of Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson

[Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Connaught Diamond Tiara | Baden Fringe Tiara | Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara | Napoleonic Amethyst Parure | Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara | Queen Louise’s Diamond Tiara | 9-Prong Tiara | Swedish Pink Topaz Parure | Sapphire NecklacePearl Choker]

The Birth of King Haakon VII of Norway in 1872

Royal Events OTD

King Juan Carlos leaves Spain in Exile in 2020

Gala Performance at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 1984

King Haakon VII’s Centenary Gala in 1972

Queen and Duke of Edinburgh at Highclere Castle in 1958

King Haakon VII’s 80th Birthday in 1952

The Duke of Edinburgh in Turkey in 1951

The Duke and Duchess of York’s Bard Initiation in 1926

Royal Events Today

Pearl and Diamond Tiara

Queen Sofia’s 9-Prong Tiara

Connaught Diamond Tiara

Baden Fringe Tiara

Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara

Napoleonic Amethyst Parure

Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara

Queen Louise’s Diamond Tiara

Princess Christina’s Sapphire Necklace

Pink Topaz Parure

 Pearl Choker