Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: A Gallop Through History

The Royal Windsor Horse Show is a horse show held annually since 1943 for five days in May or June in Windsor Home Park. The show is the only one in the United Kingdom to host international competition for dressage, show jumping, carriage driving and endurance riding, and every year, the Queen and members of the Royal Family are present, though this year, there will also be the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: A Gallop Through History on the final day. Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Queen Elizabeth II, who turns 96 today! The oldest and longest reigning British Monarch has one of, if not the, largest jewellery collections, but today’s piece is one that has been in her jewellery box for 75 years, and if one of the few major jewels from that era which we had not yet featured: The City of London Fringe Necklace! Continue reading
Royal Families from around the world joined the British Royal Family for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Memorial Service at Westminster Abbey on March 29th, to celebrate the life and legacy of the extraordinary public figure that was HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, after his Funeral last April had to be modified due to the Pandemic.
The Duchess of Cambridge was loaned some splendid modern Jewels from the Queen’s Collection for the State Dinner hosted by the Governor General of Jamaica, and since they are unknown to most people, that makes it the perfect opportunity to feature the Queen’s Emerald Tassel Suite! Continue reading
Happy St. David’s Day, honouring the patron saint of Wales! To mark the day, we are featuring a royal heirloom with a special connection to Wales, and its emblem of the leek, specifically tied to the illustrious Welsh Guards, which has been worn by the Queen for decades: her Welsh Guards Leek Brooch! Continue reading
Today, the Queen becomes the first British Monarch to mark her Platinum Jubilee, the 70th Anniversary of her Accession to the Throne, with a series of events planned for this summer. To mark this landmark anniversary, we are featuring the spectacular symbol of the Monarch’s Sovereignty, studded with illustrious stones, which was vested on the Queen 70 years ago: The Imperial State Crown!