Today in Royal History | December 25

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The Death of Ari Behn in 2019

The Birth of Queen Alia of Jordan in 1948

[Queen Alia’s Cartier Tiara]

The 89th Birthday of Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

[Ogilvy Tiara | Diamond Flower Tiara | Pearl Circle Bandeau | Golden Jubilee NecklacePearl Corsage Brooch | Pearl Earrings | Pearl and Diamond Necklace | Diamond Choker | Sapphire Necklace | Emerald Brooch/Choker | Diamond Flower Earrings | Crochet Bandeau | City of London Fringe Tiara | Festoon Tiara]

The Birth of Princess Françoise of Greece and Orléans in 1902

[Greek Turquoise Parure]

The Birth of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester in 1901

[Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara | Teck Turquoise Tiara | Cartier India Tiara | Iveagh Tiara | Gloucester Diamond Bandeau Tiara | Diamond Necklace Tiara | Pearl and Emerald Suite | Emerald Necklace | Queen Mary’s 11-row Pearl Choker | Diamond Corsage Brooch | Emerald Necklace | Pink Topaz Necklace | The Duchess of Gloucester’s Tiaras]

Royal Events OTD

The Queen’s Christmas Speech

[2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016]

Christmas at Windsor Castle in 2021

Christmas at Sandringham

[2024 | 2022 | 2019  2018 | 2017 | 2016]

Christmas Service at Holmenkollen Chapel in 2018

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Royal Christmas Cards 2025

[2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016]

The King’s Christmas Speech

Royal Christmas Cards 2025

Queen Alia’s Cartier Tiara

Today in Royal History | December 24

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The Death of Mary, Duchess of Devonshire in 1988

[Devonshire Cartier Opal Tiara | Diamond Palmette TiaraDevonshire Diamond Tiara | Devonshire Diamond Rivière | Duchess of Devonshire’s Tiaras]

The Birth of Marylou Whitney in 1925

[Diamond Tiara]

The Birth of Queen Alexandrine of Denmark in 1879

[Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Fringe Tiara | Danish Pearl Poiré Tiara | Danish Ruby Parure | Diamond Drop Tiara | Diamond MeanderRussian Sapphire Tiara | Diamond Bandeau | Sapphire Parure | Diamond Sautoir | Ruby Bow Brooch | Pearl and Diamond Brooch | Sapphire Brooch]

The Birth of King George I of Greece in 1845

The Birth of Empress Elizabeth of Austria in 1837

[Habsburg Ruby Parure | Diamond Stars | Sissi]

Royal Events Today

Royal Christmas Cards 2025

Countess of Barcelona’s Art Deco Ruby Clips

Today marks the anniversary of the birth of the Countess of Barcelona, mother of King Juan Carlos I and grandmother of King Felipe VI, who was born on this day in 1910. A Bourbon–Two Sicilies princess and the de jure Queen Consort of Spain, the Countess possessed a magnificent jewellery collection, rich in family heirlooms and notable contemporary acquisitions, from which we are featuring the Chaumet Ruby Clip Brooches!

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Today in Royal History | December 23

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The Death of Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain in 1996

[Diamond Tiara | Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Cartier Pearl Tiara | Infanta Isabel’s Mellerio Emerald Tiara | Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Chaumet Tiara | Queen Maria Cristina’s Diamond Bow Brooch]

The 70th Birthday of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia

[Chaumet Tiara]

The 81st Birthday of Queen Silvia of Sweden

[Braganza Tiara | Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure | Queen Sofia’s Nine Prong Tiara | Connaught Diamond Tiara | Swedish Cameo Parure | Napoleonic Amethyst Parure | Baden Fringe Tiara | Modern Fringe Tiara | King Edward VII Ruby Tiara | Napoleonic Cut Steel Tiara | Processional Necklace | Bernadotte Emerald Parure | Pink Topaz Parure | Diamond Stomacher Necklace | Diamond Epaulette Earrings | Five Pearl BroochPearl Brooch | Pearl Corsage Brooch | Swedish Royal Tiaras | The Jewels of Queen Silvia of Sweden]

The 91st Birthday of Emperor Akihito of Japan

The Birth of the Countess of Barcelona in 1910

[Queen Maria Cristina’s Loop Tiara | Spanish Fleur-de-Lys Tiara | Mellerio Shell Tiara | Sapphire Tiara | Diamond Earrings | Emerald Suite | Pearl Brooch | Art Deco Ruby Clips | Pearl Bow BroochPearl Bracelet | Strawberry Leaf Brooches]

Royal Events OTD

Emperor Akihito’s Birthday Audiences

Queen Silvia’s 50th Birthday in 1993

The Christening of Princess Eugenie of York in 1990

Princess Diana’s Performance at the Royal Opera House in 1985

The Engagement of the Duke of Anjou and Carmen Martínez-Bordiú in 1971

Christmas Pantomime at Windsor Castle in 1944

Royal Events Today

The Jewels of Queen Silvia of Sweden

Today in Royal History | December 22

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The Christening of Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece in 1996

British Royal Family at Christmas in 1990

Christmas at Windsor Castle in 1971

Christmas at Windsor Castle in 1968

Christmas Gala at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens in 1964

Royal Family arrives at Sandringham in 1965

The Royal Family depart London in 1963

The Baptism of Princess Maria Pia of Savoy in 1934

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Christmas at Windsor Castle in 1968

Christmas at Windsor Castle in 1971

Today in Royal History | December 21

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The Birth of Alexander Ramsay of Mar in 1919

The Birth of Queen Amelie of Greece in 1818

[Bavarian Lover’s Knot Tiara | Diamond ParureBavarian Amethyst Parure]

Wedding

The Wedding of the Shah of Iran and Farah Diba in 1959

The Wedding of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Princess Thyra of Denmark in 1878

Royal Events OTD

Christmas Concert at Royal Palace of Brussels in 2021

Queen arrives at Sandringham in 2017

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Engagement Portraits in 2017

The Christening of Prince Harry in 1984

The Christening of Prince Harry in 1984

Royal Family at the Bertram Mills Circus in 1960

Christmas at Sandringham in 1951

The Christmas Pantomime at Windsor Castle in 1942

Christmas Pantomime at Windsor Castle in 1941

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Today in Royal History | December 20

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The Death of Alexander Ramsay of Mar in 2000

The 62nd Birthday of Infanta Elena of Spain

[Marichalar Tiara | Spanish Floral Tiara | Prussian Diamond Tiara | Sapphire Flower Suite | Diamond Chain NecklaceCountess of Barcelona’s Pearl Bracelet]

The Death of Duchess Alexandrine of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1904

[Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Emerald Necklace Tiara]

The Birth of Prince George, Duke of Kent in 1902

The Birth of Marjorie Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey in 1883

[Anglesey TiaraAnglesey Diamond Négligé]

The Birth of Dame Margaret Greville in 1863

[Greville TiaraGreville Emerald Tiara | Greville Festoon Necklace | Greville Emerald Necklace | Greville Diamond Peardrop EarringsPearl Earrings | Greville Diamond Chandelier Earrings]

The Birth of Infanta Isabel of Spain, Countess of Girgenti in 1851

[Mellerio Shell Tiara | Mellerio Emerald TiaraPearl Bracelet]

Royal Events OTD

Christmas Lunch at Windsor Castle in 2023

Christmas Lunch at Windsor Castle in 2022

Queen arrives at Sandringham in 2019

Queen arrives at Sandringham in 2018

The Funeral of Princess Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick in 1980

Lord Mountbatten Memorial Service in 1979

Infanta Elena’s 8th Birthday Party at Zarzuela Palace in 1971

Queen Mother and Princess Margaret at Gala Performance of ‘Sawn Lake’ in 1952

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Formal Gathering of the Swedish Academy

[2022 | 20212019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 ]

The Jewels of Dame Margaret Greville

Today in Royal History | December 19

Feature

The Birth of Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Hanover in 1925

[Hanoverian Diamond Necklace Tiara | Hanoverian Topaz Parure]

Royal Events OTD

State Opening of Parliament in 2019

Princess Olga Romanoff on Skavlan in 2017

Christmas at Zarzuela Palace in 1969

The Engagement of Princess Desiree of Sweden and Baron Nicolas Silfverschiöld in 1963

Queen in Tonga in 1953

Royal Navy Ball in Malta in 1950

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Today in Royal History | December 18

Feature

The Death of Princess Takamatsu of Japan in 2004

[Mikimoto Diamond Tiara | Tiara]

The Birth of Prince William of Gloucester in 1941

[The Other Prince William]

The Birth of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1863

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza and Princess María de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in 1944

Royal Events OTD

Royal British Legion’s Together at Christmas Initiative in 2019

Imperial Family at Home in 1973

The Queen at the Bertram Mills Circus in 1955

The Royal Family at the Bertram Mills Circus in 1952

Queen in Fiji in 1953

Royal Events Today

Russian Crown Jewels on Auction at Sotheby’s