This week, Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança, Duchess of Coimbra, the only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Braganza, will marry Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins at the Basílica Palácio de Mafra inside the Palácio Nacional de Mafra, which will be the first Portuguese Royal Wedding in over a quarter of a century.
Today marks the Anniversary of the Death of Queen Amélie of Portugal, who passed away on this day in 1951! The exiled Orléans Princess who married the Portuguese King, witnessed the assassination of her husband & son, & was then exiled for the remaining four decades of her life, Queen Amelie wore some spectacular Jewels, which included the Portuguese Crown Sapphires!
Álvaro Fernández de Villaverde y Bernaldo de Quirós, Marquess of Viso married Caterina Fontana Sánchez at the Palacio de Los Hornillos in La Casona de las Fraguas in Cantabria, a Residence of the Duke of Santo Mauro and San Carlos, on September 23rd.
Happy Birthday to Princess Iman bint Abdullah of Jordan, who turns 27 today! The accomplished Jordanian Princess who is the elder daughter of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, and a newlywed, today we are featuring Princess Iman’s spectacular Wedding Tiara!
The Belgian Royal Family gathered to see Crown Princess Elisabeth, the Duchess of Brabant, the Heiress to the Belgian Throne, sworn-in to the Rank of Second Lieutenant or Ensign Second Class in the Belgian Army at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels on September 26th. The Duchess of Brabant completed her training year at the Royal Military Academy in 2021 and is currently a student at Lincoln College in Oxford University.
The Danish Royal Family hosted the Hæderstegnsmiddag Dinner for Army Officers at Fredensborg Palace on the evening of September 26th, the birthday of the late King Christian X. The Queen hosts the alternating annual Dinner for the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, this year for the Army’s Badge of Honour, awarded to employees in the Army who have had 25 years of service in the Armed Forces. Continue reading
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain hosted King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium on their State Visit to Spain on this day in 1978, 45 years ago, which was the first incoming State Visit of their Reign. The Spanish Couple had visited Belgium the previous year and hosted the next Belgian State Visit to Spain in 1994.
Happy 20th Anniversary to Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice and the Princess of Venice, who got married at the Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome on this day in 2003, 20 years ago! When the French Actress married the Heir of the House of Savoy, she wore a spectacular historic Heirloom: The Savoy Tourmaline Tiara!
All but one of Europe’s reigning Kings and Queens joined the Swedish Royal Family for the Funeral of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm on this day in 1973, 50 years ago, following a Procession from the Chapel of the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
Spectacular Jewels in the possession of Duke Alexander Eugen and Duchess Sophie of Württemberg, the children of Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria and Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg, which originate from the Württemberg, Habsburg, Bulgarian, Orléans, Bourbon-Parma, Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Royal Families are among the spectacular Jewels going on Auction at the Sotheby’s Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection Sale in Geneva in November!
Princess Teresita of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony, the only daughter of the Margrave of Meissen, married Count Béryl de Saporta at the Hofkirche in Dresden, becoming the first Saxon Princess to marry in Dresden in almost 140 years.
The Spanish Royal Family hosted a spectacular State Banquet for the Nepalese Royal Family at the Royal Palace of Madrid on this day in 1983, on the first evening of their State Visit to Spain, which came three years before the Spanish State Visit to Nepal in 1986.
The Spanish Royal Court has released the details of the Princess of Asturias’ 18th Birthday Celebrations next month, which will mark the coming of age of the Heiress to the Spanish Throne. These celebrations will come just days after Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th Birthday Celebrations in Copenhagen.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are undertaking a State Visit to France this week, visiting Paris and Bordeaux, from Wednesday 20th to Friday 22nd September 2023 at the invitation of President Macron. Originally scheduled for March, the visit was delayed due to political riots in Paris, though the King and Queen did continue the State Visit to Germany as planed.
There are many spectacular Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction this autumn, and we are continuing by looking over the splendid Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction at the Bonhams London Jewels Sale today!
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia hosted the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on their State Visit to Malaysia on this day in 1998, 25 years ago, following a State Visit to Brunei. This was their third visit to Malaysia, following a State Visit in 1972 and another in 1989, while there was a Malaysian State Visit to Britain in 1993.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are undertaking a State Visit to France this week, visiting Paris and Bordeaux, from Wednesday 20th to Friday 22nd September 2023 at the invitation of President Macron. Originally scheduled for March, the visit was delayed due to political riots in Paris, though the King and Queen did continue the State Visit to Germany as planed.
