Today in Royal History | January 23

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The 69th Birthday of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Hanover

[Cartier Pearl Drop Tiara | Brunswick Tiara | Hanoverian Floral TiaraDiamond Tiara | Diamond FlowersSapphire Necklace Tiara | Diamond Fringe Necklace | Diamond EarringsSapphire Parure | Reed Stomacher | Cartier Diamond Necklace | Bains de Mer Tiara | Gold Coffee Bean Suite | Princess Caroline’s Tiaras]

The Birth of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg in 1896

[Luxembourg Empire Tiara | Luxembourg Chaumet Emerald Tiara | Grand Duchess Adélaïde Tiara | Diamond Floral Tiara | Pearl Negligee Brooch | The Luxembourg Royal TiarasCharlotte: A Royal at War]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Ernst August of Hannover and Princess Caroline of Monaco in 1999

The Wedding of Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy and Prince Luigi of Bourbon-Parma in 1939

The Wedding of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia in 1874

[The Jewels of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha and Edinburgh]

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Luxembourg New Years Reception in 2023

Royal Film Performance in 1947

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The Jewels of Queen Fabiola of Belgium on Auction

The Cartier Pearl Drop Tiara

Brunswick Tiara

Hanoverian Floral Tiara

Diamond Tiara

Sapphire Necklace Tiara

Diamond Fringe Necklace

Sapphire Suite

Diamond Earrings

Reed Stomacher

Cartier Diamond Necklace

Bains de Mer Tiara

Gold Coffee Bean Suite

Queen Victoria’s Diamond Crown 

Today marks the 125th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Victoria, who passed away on this day in 1901! 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 this Diamond Crown!

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Today in Royal History | January 22

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The Death of Rose Kennedy in 1995

[Empress Joséphine’s Diamond Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Bessborough Tiara]

The 39th Birthday of Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark

[Antique Corsage Tiara]

The Death of Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven in 1963

[Milford Haven Ruby Kokoshnik]

The Death of Princess Margaret of Prussia, Landgravine of Hesse in 1954

[Hesse Emerald Tiara | Hesse Fleur-de-Lys Tiara]

The Death of Queen Victoria in 1901

[Diamond Crown | Oriental Circlet Tiara | Regal CircletDiamond Crown  | Queen Victoria’s Top Jewels]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Alexandrine Louise of Denmark to Count Luitpold of Castell-Castell in 1937

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Princess Eugenie engaged to Jack Brooksbank in 2018

The Dutch State Visit to Brunei in 2013

The Belgian State Visit to Japan in 1964

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George IV State Diadem

Queen Victoria’s Regal Circlet

Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara

Queen Victoria’s Sapphire Coronet

Queen Victoria’s Emerald Tiara

Queen Victoria’s Strawberry Leaf Tiara

Queen Victoria’s Sunray Fringe Tiara

Queen Adelaide’s Fringe

Queen Victoria’s Diamond Crown

Queen Charlotte’s Nuptial Crown

Today in Royal History | January 21

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The Death of Princess Désirée of Sweden, Baroness Silfverschiöld in 2026

[Queen Louise’s Diamond Tiara | Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara | Cameo Tiara | Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara | Turquoise Daisy Bandeau | Baden Fringe Tiara]

The 22nd Birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

[Boucheron Pearl Tiara | Diamond Rivière | Crown Princess Märtha’s Pearl Earrings | Art Deco Diamond Bracelet | Queen Maud’s Order of Victoria and Albert Bracelet | Ruby Heart Pendant | Pearl Pendant Earrings]

The Death of Princess Ileana of Romania in 1991

[Vladimir Sapphire Kokoshnik | Diamond Scroll Tiara | Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna’s Pearl Brooch]

The Death of Princess Hélène, Duchess of Aosta in 1951

[Savoy Knot and Star Tiara | Savoy-Aosta Bandeau Tiara | Savoy-Aosta Emerald Necklace | Orléans Emerald Necklace | Emerald Necklace]

The Death of Prince Christopher of Greece in 1940

Wedding

The Wedding of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria in 1962

[Bulgarian Köchert Tiara]

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Proclamation Service at Aarhus Cathedral in 2024

Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th Birthday in 2022

[Dinner | Banquet]

The Christening of Prince Christian of Denmark in 2006

The Accession of King Harald V of Norway in 1991

The Funeral of Lady Patricia Ramsay in 1974

The Engagement of Crown Prince Constantine of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark in 1963

The Engagement of Hereditary Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium in 1953

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Savoy Knot and Star Tiara

Orléans Emerald Necklace

 Aosta Emerald Necklace

Vladimir Sapphire Kokoshnik

Diamond Scroll Tiara

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna’s Pearl Brooch

Today in Royal History | January 20

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The 53rd Birthday of Queen Mathilde of Belgium

[The Jewels of Queen Mathilde of BelgiumNine Provinces Tiara | Queen Mathilde’s Laurel Wreath Tiara | Wolfers Necklace Tiara | Graff Diamond NecklaceDiamond Floral Bracelet | Diamond Fringe Earrings | Diamond Scroll Earrings | Wedding Earrings | Diamond EarringsWaterfall Brooch | Tunisian Parure | Aquamarines | Diamond Butterfly Brooch | Belgian Royal Tiaras]

The 61st Birthday of the Duchess of Edinburgh

[Aquamarine Tiara | Wedding Tiara | Five Aquamarine Tiara | Lotus Flower Tiara | King Faisal Diamond Necklace | Queen’s Gold and Diamond Choker | Queen’s Diamond Chandelier Suite | Sapphire Suite | Art Deco Diamond Clips | Jade Pendant | Bahrain Pearl Earrings | Queen’s Silver Jubilee EarringsDuchess of Edinburgh’s Tiaras | The Jewels of the Duchess of Edinburgh]

The Death of King George V in 1936

The Birth of the Hon. Frances Shand Kydd in 1936

[Diamond Earrings | Fermoy Tiara]

The Birth of Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland in 1922

[Duchess of Northumberland’s Tiaras | Northumberland Tiara]

The Birth of Nancy Leeds, Princess Anastasia of Greece in 1878

[Cartier Tiara | Diamond Bandeau Tiara]

The Death of Frances Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry in 1865

[Londonderry Tiara | Londonderry Pearl Parure | Londonderry Diamond Stomacher | The Jewels of the Marchioness of Londonderry]

Wedding

The Wedding of King Farouk of Egypt in 1938

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Sverigemiddag at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 2023

UK-Africa Investment Summit Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2020

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Today in Royal History | January 19

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The 67th Birthday of Archduchess Sophie of Austria, Princess of Windisch-Graetz

[Vladimir Fringe Tiara]

The 83rd Birthday of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

[Laurel Wreath Tiara | Emerald Parure | Dutch Diamond Bandeau | Queen Emma’s Diamond Tiara | Dutch Antique Pearl Tiara | Mellerio Diamond Tiara | Aquamarine Tiara | Pearl Button Tiara | Ears of Wheat Tiara | Queen Emma’s Diamond Aigrette | Diamond Trellis Necklace | Sapphire Earrings | Diamond Earrings |  Dutch Royal Tiaras]

The Birth of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Hohenzollern in 1937

[Pearl Circle Tiara | Hohenzollern Clover Coronet | Queen Maria II’s Sapphire Tiara | Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure | Nine Prong Tiara | Baden Fringe Tiara | Queen Louise’s Diamond Tiara | Connaught Diamond Tiara | Swedish Cameo Parure | Hohenzollern Sapphire ParureSapphire Necklace | Diamond Bracelet Bandeau | Princess Sibylla’s 5-Strand Pearl Necklace]

The Death of Empress Carlota of Mexico in 1927

[Empress Carlota’s Diamond Stomacher]

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Luxembourg New Years Reception in 2024

Princess Birgitta’s 80th Birthday in 2017

The Dutch State Visit to Thailand in 2004

The Engagement of Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan in 1993

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Today in Royal History | January 18

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The 52nd Birthday of Princess Claire of Belgium

[Wedding Tiara | Pearl and Diamond Tiara ]

The Death of Prince John in 1919

The Birth of Princess Sibylla of Sweden in 1908

[Connaught Diamond Tiara | Swedish Aquamarine Kokoshnik Tiara | Swedish Cameo Parure | Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure | Sapphire Necklace | Diamond Bracelet Bandeau | Bernadotte Emerald Parure |  Amethyst Parure | Pink Topaz Parure | 5-Strand Pearl Necklace]

The Birth of Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein in 1899

[Schleswig-Holstein Diamond Bow Tiara]

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Prince Louis and Princess Tessy announce Divorce in 2017

Ball at the Dorchester Hotel in 1956

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Memorial Service for Princess Irene of Greece

The extended Spanish Royal Family attended a Memorial Service for the late Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Andrew and Saint Demetrius in Madrid on January 17th, ahead of the Funeral in Athens. The younger sister of King Constantine II of Greece and Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess Irene was an accomplished pianist and founded a humanitarian organization in exile.

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Today in Royal History | January 17

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The 12th Birthday of Mia Tindall

The Death of King Olav V of Norway in 1991

The Death of Countess Irene von Harrach, Baroness Howard de Walden in 1975

[Howard de Walden Tiara]

The 77th Birthday of Princess Shova Shahi of Nepal

[Diamond Tiara]

The Birth of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna, Princess Nicholas of Greece in 1882

[Vladimir Fringe Tiara | Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara | Ruby ParurePearl Circle Bandeau | Diamond BandeauDiamond Bow Brooch | Emerald Brooch | Crown Brooch | Sapphires]

The Birth of Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria in 1870

[Bulgarian Köchert Tiara | Bulgarian Fringe Tiara | Orléans Sapphire Earrings]

The Birth of Frances Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry in 1800

[Londonderry Tiara | Londonderry Pearl Parure | Londonderry Diamond Stomacher | The Jewels of the Marchioness of Londonderry]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Hélène d’Orléans and Count Evrard de Limburg Stirum in 1957

The Wedding of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria and Princess Yolande of Ligne in 1950

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The Icelandic State Visit to Sweden in 2018

King Harald’s Silver Jubilee in 2016

The Accession of King Harald V of Norway in 1991

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