Today marks the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Olga of Yugoslavia, who was born on this day in 1903! The illustrious Greek Princess, a cousin of the reigning & former Crowned Heads of Europe, who married the much maligned Second World War Regent of Yugoslavia and spent much of her life in exile, Princess Olga possessed a spectacular jewellery collection, which we are featuring today!
Today marks the anniversary of the Birth of the late Queen Fabiola of the Belgians, who was born on this day in 1928! Despite the fact that the Belgian Royal Family is known for having the smallest jewellery collection among the European monarchies, Queen Fabiola was able to assemble a decent jewellery collection, which included these Diamond Daisy Brooches!
The Prince of Wales, Colonel of the Welsh Guards, (wearing the Order of the Garter) carried out the Colonel’s Review of Trooping the Colour on June 10th at Horse Guards Parade. The Colonel’s Review is the final evaluation of the parade before it goes before the King during the Trooping of the Colour on the 17 June. The Prince, as the previous Colonel of the Irish Guards, also attended last year’s Colonel’s Review. Continue reading
Today marks the centenary of the death of Princess Helena, who was born on this day in 1923! Queen Victoria’s third daughter who married a Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Helena resided in the United Kingdom for her whole life, wearing several splendid jewels, including this Diamond Corsage Brooch!
Happy Birthday to Princess Theodora of Greece, who turns 40 today! The younger daughter of the late Greek King who is a successful Actress and the goddaughter of two Kings and three Queens, Princess Theodora has worn several heirloom jewels, including Crown Princess Margareta’s Amethyst Brooch!
There are many spectacular Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction in this month, and we are continuing our feature with a look at the Spectacular Jewels from a Breton Noble Family that preserved Van Cleef & Arpels during the Second World War on Auction at the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels Sale in New York City tomorrow!
King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on their State Visit to Norway on this day in 1992, which was King Carl Gustaf’s second State Visit to Norway and the second incoming State Visit of King Harald’s Reign, after the Danish State Visit to Norway.
The Swedish Royal Family celebrated Sweden’s National Day and Swedish Flag Day with a series of events on June 6th, with this year also marking the 500th Anniversary of Sweden as an independent nation, as well as King Carl Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee. Continue reading
Today marks the Anniversary of the Birth of Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, who was born not his day in 1872! Queen Victoria’s Hessen Granddaughter who became the tragic last Empress of Russia, the Tsarina possessed a splendid personal jewellery collection as well as a spectacular collection of jewels from the Imperial Vaults, which included Tsarina Elizabeth Alexeievna’s Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara!
The Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia) joined the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) for his Official Birthday Celebrations at the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on June 5th, which will be the last during the King’s Tenure as Yang di-Pertuan Agong, which will end at the end of January 2024. Continue reading
There are many spectacular Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction in this month, and we are starting our feature with an look at the Spectacular Jewels from the late Baroness Edouard De Rothschild are on Auction at the Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Sale in New York this week!
Happy Birthday to Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, who celebrates her 100th Birthday today! The illustrious Aristocrat who married the Emperor’s brother during the Second World War, who is now the oldest member of the Imperial Family, Princess Mikasa has worn several splendid jewels over the past eight decades, but she has primarily worn her Mikimoto Tiara and Parure!
