While most eyes were on the Princess of Wales wearing Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara at the German State Banquet at Windsor Castle, Queen Camilla also debuted a magnificent heirloom that has only been worn once before in over eight decades, by the late Queen for her last Gala Appearance; the Greville Emerald Necklace!
Today marks the Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, who was born on this day in 1844! The Danish Princess who was the longest-serving Princess of Wales and then a trendsetting Queen Consort, her jewellery collection included the striking Dagmar Necklace!
Today marks the Anniversary of the Death of Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, who passed away on this day in 1928! The Danish Princess who married the Russian Tsar and became the mother of the tragic last Tsar, the Empress possessed a spectacular collection of jewels, which included this Diamond Bar Brooch!
Today marks the second Anniversary of the Death of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on this day in 2022! The oldest and longest reigning British Monarch had one of, if not the, largest jewellery collections, and Queen Victoria’s Diamond Bow Brooches had been among her favourites for 70 years!
The Princess Royal celebrates her 75th Birthday next week! The only daughter of the late Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, and one of the most hardworking members of the family, Princess Anne has amassed quite a large jewellery collection, which includes this Pakistani Turquoise Necklace!
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are in Ottawa on their first Visit as Sovereigns to Canada, where Queen Camilla has been wearing the Queen Mother’s iconic Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch, but today, we are featuring the lesser-known Queen Mary’s Maple Leaf Brooch.
Today marks the Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Mary, who was born on this day in 1867! The Teck Princess who lived through the reigns of six monarchs and was the Queen Consort for twenty-five years, as well as a Queen Mother to two Kings and the Queen Grandmother to Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Mary assembled much of the British Royal Family’s spectacular Jewellery Collection, which includes her Lover’s Knot Brooch!
King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to undertake their first Visit as Sovereigns to Canada next week, and Queen Camilla will no doubt be wearing the Queen Mother’s Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch, which has now been worn by four (past, current and future) Queens of Canada!
Today marks the Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Victoria, who was born on this day in 1819! The ‘Grandmother of Europe’ who mourned her husband for over 40 years, and whose Reign saw immense change and expansion of the British Empire, becoming second-longest reigning British Monarch and the British Empress of India, Queen Victoria possessed some magnificent jewels, which included her spectacular Golden Jubilee Necklace!
Today marks the 99th 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’s piece is one of her most iconic jewels; the Delhi Durbar Necklace!
