This week, the glamorous Princess Madeleine of Sweden, the Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland will mark her 40th Birthday, so we are featuring some of the spectacular heirloom and personal jewels of the glamorous younger daughter of the Swedish King and Queen, starting with the Swedish Aquamarine Bandeau Tiara! Continue reading
Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Lilian of Belgium, Princess of Réthy, who passed away on this day in 2002! The commoner who controversially married the widowed King Leopold III of Belgium in house arrest during the Second World War, Princess Lilian was the beloved stepmother to Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg, and King Baudouin and King Albert II of Belgium, and as the First lady, but not Queen of Belgium, for almost two decades, possessed a spectacular Jewellery Collection, which included this Cartier Flower Tiara! Continue reading
Today marks the 60th Birthday of Elisabeth, the Fürstin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg! The consort of the illustrious House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, not much is known about the Fürstin, so we are instead highlighting the family’s spectacular Emerald Tiara! Continue reading
Today marks the 150th 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 this massive Pearl Drop Tiara!
The Royal Family marked the end of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend with the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on June 5th, which follows the Big Jubilee Lunch, as well as Trooping the Colour, the Platinum Jubilee Service and the Platinum Jubilee Concert. Continue reading
Today is the Queen’s big Platinum Jubilee Pageant, the finale of the Platinum Jubilee Weekend, and we are launching this open post to given LIVE coverage of the day, so be sure to return regularly until the full article is published! Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, who turns 60 today! The hardworking Belgian Princess who is married to the Archduke of Austria-Este, Princess Astrid has a spectacular collection of heirloom jewels from her late mother-in-law, but her collection also includes some splendid modern pieces, like these Diamond Earrings!
On the third day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend, members of the Royal Family traveled around the United Kingdom, following the Trooping the Colour Ceremony and Platinum Jubilee Service at St Paul’s Cathedral, while the Queen cancelled her attendance, much of the Royal Family attended tonight’s Platinum Jubilee Party at the Palace outside Buckingham Palace! Continue reading
On the third day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend, members of the Royal Family traveled around the United Kingdom, following the Trooping the Colour Ceremony and Platinum Jubilee Service at St Paul’s Cathedral, while the Queen cancelled her attendance at the Derby at Epsom Downs, all ahead of tonight’s Platinum Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace. Continue reading
The Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, son of Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, is finally marrying his partner of 20 years, Carina Axelsson, today, after decades of inheritance disputes. Carina wore the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara for years, and today she’ll gain access to the spectacular Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Fringe Tiara! Continue reading
The Queen pulled out of today’s Platinum Jubilee Service at St Paul’s Cathedral due to ‘discomfort’ caused during yesterday’s Trooping the Colour Ceremony, and was instead represented by the Prince of Wales, supported by members of the ended Royal Family. Continue reading
It has been announced that the Queen will not attend the Platinum Jubilee Service at St Paul’s Cathedral today, due to ‘discomfort’ caused during yesterday’s Trooping the Colour Ceremony, and will instead be represented by the Prince of Wales, supported by members of the extended Royal Family. So like with yesterday’s Trooping, we are launching this open post to given LIVE coverage of the day, so be sure to return regularly until the full article is published!
On the evening after today’s Trooping the Colour Ceremony, the Principal Platinum Jubilee Beacon, involving The Tree of Trees (a 21m high ‘tree’ constructed of 350 smaller trees), was lit by the Queen at Windsor Castle, as the Duke of Cambridge presided over a special ceremony at outside Buckingham Palace. The Queen experienced ‘discomfort’ at today’s Trooping the Colour, so she will not be attending tomorrow’s service at St Paul’s Cathedral. Continue reading
Members of the British Royal family celebrated the Queen’s Official Birthday by attending the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in London on June 2nd, launching the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend Festivities. They rode on horses and in carriages to inspect the guards at Horse Guards Parade and then watched a RAF Flypast from the Balcony of Buckingham Palace. The Duke of Cambridge presided over the Colonel’s Review of the Irish Guards last week.
The Royal Family are launching the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend Festivities today with the splendid Trooping the Colour Ceremony, which is usually the highlight of the Royal Calendar on any given year, but this year will be even more special, so we are launching this open post to given LIVE coverage of the day (I’ll be in the crowd), so be sure to return regularly until the full article is published. Continue reading
The Queen is launching her Platinum Jubilee Weekend Festivities today with the splendid Trooping the Colour Ceremony, which is usually the highlight of the Royal Calendar, and we can expect to see the wearing wearing this spectacular Royal Heirloom: The Brigade of Guards Brooch!
Buckingham Palace has announced that there will be limited attendance from members of the Royal Family on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace after Trooping the Colour tomorrow. Whereas, in the past, the entire extended Royal Family would appear, this year only the main working Royals are set to join the Queen. This led us to remember the instances when Foreign Royals have joined the British Royal Family on the Balcony after Trooping the Colour, so this is the perfect opportunity to feature that!
