It’s that time of year again! For the days leading up to the New Year, we have a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal Highlights of 2025. It’s my birthday today, and since all birthdays should have Tiaras, today’s article is a roundup of the Royal Tiaras of 2025!
The 34th Birthday of Lady Kitty Spencer
The 62nd Birthday of the Countess of Derby
The Death of Queen Alexandrine of Denmark in 1952
[Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Fringe Tiara | Danish Pearl Poiré Tiara | Danish Ruby Parure | Diamond Drop Tiara | Diamond Meander | Russian Sapphire Tiara | Diamond Bandeau | Sapphire Parure | Diamond Sautoir | Ruby Bow Brooch | Pearl and Diamond Brooch | Sapphire Brooch]
The Death of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1947
The Birth of King Birendra of Nepal in 1945
The Birth of Princess Antoinette of Monaco in 1920
The Wedding Ball of Archduke Robert of Austria and Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta in 1953
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It’s that time of year again! For the days leading up to the New Year, we have a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal Highlights of 2025, and today’s feature is a roundup of the Royal and Noble Weddings of 2025!
The 52nd Birthday of Princess Marie zu Wied, the Dowager Hereditary Duchess of Württemberg
[Duchess Marie of Württemberg’s Emerald Pendant | Württemberg Diamond Tiara | Württemberg Royal Tiaras | Jewels at Auction]
The 82nd Birthday of Princess Olimpia Torlonia
[Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Aquamarine Parure | Diamond Rivière | Empress Eugenie’s Andean Emerald Cross]
Prince Harry on BBC Radio 4 in 2017
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Queen Camilla wore a striking Topaz and Diamond Raspberry Pip Brooch for Christmas at Sandringham yesterday, which had been inherited by the Queen Mother from her own mother, the Countess of Strathmore.
It’s that time of year again! For the next few days leading up to the New Year, we have a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal Highlights of 2025, and today’s feature is a roundup of all the State Visits, Official Visits, and Royal Tours of 2025!
The Death of Sir Angus Ogilvy in 2004
[Princess Alexandra’s Golden Jubilee Necklace | Sapphire Necklace]
The Death of Sybil Sassoon, Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1989
[French Crown Sapphire Tiara | The French Sapphire Parure | Orléans Emerald Necklace]
The Birth of Princess Takamatsu of Japan in 1911
The King, Queen and members of the Royal Family attended the annual Christmas Service at St. Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham in Norfolk on December 25th, where most of the Royal Family are staying for the Holiday Season.
Happy Birthday to Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, who turns 89 today! The only daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Princess Alexandra has worn some spectacular heirloom jewels over the past seven decades as a working royal, which once included this Ruby and Diamond Brooch!
The Birth of Queen Alia of Jordan in 1948
The 89th Birthday of Princess Alexandra of Kent, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy
[Ogilvy Tiara | Diamond Flower Tiara | Pearl Circle Bandeau | Golden Jubilee Necklace | Pearl 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
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]
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Christmas at Windsor Castle in 2021
Christmas at Sandringham
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Christmas Service at Holmenkollen Chapel in 2018
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Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine joined King Frederik X and Queen Mary for the Christmas Eve Service at Copenhagen Cathedral on December 24th.
Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Marylou Whitney, who was born on this day in 1925! The American socialite and philanthropist owned this magnificent Diamond Wildflower Tiara, which reportedly once belonged to Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who herself was born on this day in 1837!
Merry Christmas to all of our readers celebrating around the world! Royals have been releasing a plethora Christmas Cards and Messages this month, often with a family photo and/or a video. After the success of previous years, we are compiling the Royal Christmas Cards of 2025 alongside the various Christmas/New Year’s Speeches (which will be updated here as they are released)!
The Death of Mary, Duchess of Devonshire in 1988
[Devonshire Cartier Opal Tiara | Diamond Palmette Tiara | Devonshire Diamond Tiara | Devonshire Diamond Rivière | Duchess of Devonshire’s Tiaras]
The Birth of Marylou Whitney in 1925
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 Meander | Russian 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
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!
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
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 Brooch | Pearl 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 Brooch| Pearl Bracelet | Strawberry Leaf Brooches]
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
The British Royal Family gathered to celebrate the Christening of Princess Eugenie of York at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham on this day in 1990, 35 years ago, a few days before Christmas.
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
Today marks the Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Amalia of Greece, who was born on this day in 1818! The Duchess of Oldenburg who became the Queen of the first Greek King from 1836 to 1862, and spent the rest of her life in exile in the King’s native Bavaria, we are featuring Queen Amalia’s Diamond Parure which we just saw in Paris!
