Today in Royal History | December 14
The Death of Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk in 1945
[Queen Alexandra’s Amethyst Tiara | Sapphire Necklace | Queen Alexandra’s Amethyst Necklace]
The Birth of King Paul of Greece in 1901
The Birth of King George VI in 1895
[Imperial State Crown | Cartier Halo Tiara | King George VI Festoon Necklace | King George VI Sapphire Suite | Aquamarine Pine Flower Tiara | Lotus Flower Tiara]
The Death of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse in 1878
[Hesse Strawberry Leaf Tiara | Hesse Star Tiara | Hesse Sapphire Necklace | Princess Alice’s Emerald Brooch | Princess Alice’s Pearl Pendant]
The Death of Prince Albert, Prince Consort in 1861
[Prince Albert’s Jewels | Prince Albert’s Sapphire Brooch | Queen Victoria’s Emerald Tiara | Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara | Queen Victoria’s Sapphire Coronet | Queen Victoria’s Strawberry Leaf Tiara | Empress Frederick’s Shell Tiara | Hesse Strawberry Leaf Tiara]
The Wedding of Anne Abel-Smith and David Liddell-Grainger in 1957
Grenfell Tower Memorial Service at St Paul’s Cathedral in 2017
King Paul’s 60th Birthday Banquet at the Royal Palace of Athens in 1961
The Wedding Gala of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón in 1960
Royal Guests at the Wedding Ball of King Baudouin of Belgium
Royal Guests and Relatives gathered from around Europe for a magnificent Ball to celebrate the Wedding of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón at the Royal Palace of Brussels on this day in 1960, 65 years ago.
Today in Royal History | December 13
The Death of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia in 1958
[Emerald Tiara | Cartier Sapphire Tiara | Fabergé Diamond Chain | Imperial Diamond Necklace]
The 79th Birthday of Princess Maria da Glória, Duchess of Segorbe
[Duchess of Medinaceli’s Emerald Pendant | Orléans-Braganza Diamond Tiara | Diamond Necklace]
The Birth of Prince Shāh Karim al-Husayni, the Aga Khan IV in 1936
The Birth of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent in 1906
[Cambridge Sapphire Parure | Kent Festoon Tiara | Kent City of London Fringe Tiara | Pearl Bandeau Tiara | Diamond Girandole Earrings | Diamond Circle Earrings | Vladimir Pearl Earrings | Diamond Bow Brooch | Empress Maria Feodrovna’s Sapphire Brooch | Art Deco Brooch | Cartier Sapphire Clips | Diamond Daisy Brooches | Cartier Flower Brooch | Emerald Brooch | Pearl Earrings | Vladimir Fringe Tiara | The Jewels of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent]
The Birth of Helen, Duchess of Northumberland in 1886
[The Duchess of Northumberland’s Tiaras | Northumberland Tiara]
Sovereign’s Parade at Sandhurst in 2019
‘Dance of the Decades’ at Buckingham Palace in 1990
The Spanish Opening of Parliament in 1923
Royal Guests at the Wedding Ball of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón
Cambridge Sapphire Parure
Kent Festoon Tiara
Kent City of London Fringe Tiara
Kent Pearl Bandeau
Greek Ruby Parure
Vladimir Fringe Tiara
Diamond Bandeau Tiara
Princess Marina’s Diamond Girandole Earrings
Diamond Circle Earrings
Vladimir Pearl Earrings
Princess Marina’s Diamond Bow Brooch
Princess Louise’s Diamond Daisy Brooches
Empress Maria Feodrovna’s Sapphire Brooch
Duchess of Kent’s Art Deco Brooch
Princess Marina’s Black Pearl Brooch
Duchess of Kent’s Pearl Earrings
Princess Marina’s Cartier Sapphire Clips
Princess Louise’s Emerald Brooch
Princess Marina’s Cartier Flower Brooch
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna’s Emerald Brooch
Queen Alexandrine’s Russian Sapphire Tiara
Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the Death of Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, who passed away in 1995! The Danish Princess who married her first cousin and was briefly set to become the next Danish Queen Consort, until being superseded by Queen Margrethe, Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde had received Queen Alexandrine’s Russian Sapphire Tiara!
Today in Royal History | December 12
The Death of Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark in 1995
[Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Fringe Tiara | Russian Sapphire Tiara | Princess Thyra’s Sapphire Tiara | Princess Helena’s Diamond Bandeau | Diamond Meander]
The Birth of Infanta María Cristina of Spain in 1911
[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 Birth of Empress Marie Louise of France in 1791
[Napoléon Diamond Necklace | Topaz Parure | Diamond Scroll Tiara]
The Civil Wedding of Prince Philippos of Greece and Nina Flohr in 2020
The Wedding of Princess Anne and Timothy Laurence in 1992
The South Korean State Visit to The Netherlands in 2023
King and Queen of Malaysia at Buckingham Palace in 2019
The Funeral of Queen Fabiola of Belgium in 2014
The Christening of Peter Phillips in 1977
The Anglo-Swedish Society Dinner in London in 1961
The Wedding Gala of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Lady Louise Mountbatten in 1923
Finnish State Visit to The Netherlands
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands are hosting Finnish President Alexander Stubb and First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb on a two-day State Visit to The Netherlands on December 11th and 12th.
King’s Dinner for Nobel Laureates
The Swedish Royal Family joined King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden as he hosted a Dinner for the 2025 Nobel Laureates at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on December 11th, after awarding the Nobel Prizes on the 10th.
Dynastic Jewels Exhibition in Paris
After the Köchert Exhibition in Budapest and the Albion Jewels at the Victoria & Albert Museum, we were invited to the private viewing of the magnificent Royal and Noble Jewels on display in the landmark ‘Dynastic Jewels’ Exhibition at the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris, which is a collaboration between the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Al-Thani Collection.
Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Fringe Tiara
Tomorrow marks the 30th Anniversary of the Death of Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, who passed away in 1995! The Danish Princess who married her first cousin and was briefly set to become the next Danish Queen Consort, until being superseded by Queen Margrethe, Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde had inherited Queen Alexandrine’s Diamond Fringe Tiara!
Today in Royal History | December 11
The Death of the Countess of Romanones in 2017
[Emerald Necklace Tiara | Diamond Bracelet | Jewels of the Countess of Romanones]
The 71st Birthday of Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria, Countess von Arco-Zinneberg
[Arco-Zinneberg Ruby Tiara | Austria-Este Tiara | Arco-Zinneberg Sapphire Earrings]
The 82nd Birthday of Princess Claude of Orleans
[Savoy Aosta Knot and Star Tiara | Princess Claude’s Turquoise Suite]
The Death of Princess Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick in 1980
[Brunswick Tiara | Prussian Diamond Tiara | Diamond Necklace Tiara| Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara | Köchert Diamond Devant-de-Corsage | Diamond Brooch]
The 62nd Birthday of the 13th Duke of Manchester
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend Pantomime at The London Palladium in 2020
Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2019
Funeral of Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands in 2004
10 Downing Street 250th Anniversary Dinner in 1985
The Midnight Matinee at London Coliseum in 1951
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor at the Plaza Hotel in 1946
The Abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936
King’s Dinner for Nobel Laureates
[ 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 ]
Brunswick Tiara
Prussian Diamond Tiara
Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara
Hannover Diamond Necklace Tiara
Köchert Diamond Devant-de-Corsage
Diamond Brooch
Nobel Prize Ceremony
The Swedish Royal Family joined King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden as he awarded the Nobel Prizes at the annual Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on December 10th, before the Swedish Royal Family will attend the glittering Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall. The Noble Peace Prizes are awarded in Oslo.
Norwegian Royal Family at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
The Norwegian Royal Family attended the annual Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo on December 10th. While the other Noble Prizes are awarded by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, only the Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo.
Brunswick Tiara
Tomorrow marks the 45th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick, who passed away in 1980! The Kaiser’s only daughter who married the Head of the House of Hanover and spent a long life at the centre of German Royal and Noble circles, to mark the anniversary, we are again featuring her iconic Brunswick Tiara!
Christie’s Magnificent Jewels | 10 December 2025
There are many striking antique Jewels coming up for Auction this month, with spectacular antique Necklaces and a Tiara going on Auction at the Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Sale in New York today!
Today in Royal History | December 10
The 11th Birthday of Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella of Monaco
The Death of Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk in 1995
[Norfolk ‘Herries of Terregles’ Tiara]
Duchess of Sussex at British Fashion Awards in 2018
Cape Verde State Visit to The Netherlands in 2018
The Zaire State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in 1973
The Afghan State Visit to Britain in 1971
Queen at ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Premiere in 1962
Nobel Prize Ceremony
[ 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 1976 | 1975 | 1972 | 1960 | 1954 | 1953 | 1948 ]
Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
Bonham’s London Jewels | 11 December 2025
There are many striking antique Jewels coming up for Auction this month, with a striking Diamond Star Tiara and the Jewels of Lady Glenconner, a Rivière from the Countess of Carnwath, Lady Astor’s Bracelet, and a Pendant from the Spencer Family going on Auction at Bonhams in London this week!
Prussian Diamond Tiara
This weeks marks the 45th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Victoria Louise, Duchess of Brunswick, who passed away in 1980! The Kaiser’s only daughter who married the Head of the House of Hanover and spent a long life at the centre of German Royal and Noble circles, to mark the anniversary, we are again featuring her iconic Prussian Diamond Tiara!
Today in Royal History | December 9
The 62nd Birthday of Empress Masako of Japan
[Meiji Scroll Tiara | Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara | Japanese Pearl Sunburst Tiara | Diamond Scroll Tiara | Japanese Imperial Tiaras | Chrysanthemum Earrings | Pearl Necklace]
The Birth of Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn in 1919
[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn Diamond Flower Tiara | The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn Tiaras]
Queen Mathilde receives German Sustainability Award in 2017
The Royal Variety Performance in 2010
Albion Jewels at the Victoria & Albert Museum
While much of the permanent collection from the V&A’s Jewellery Gallery is in Paris over the next few months, magnificent Jewels of Royal and Noble Provenance from Britain, Russia, Denmark and Germany have been loaned by the famed Albion Art Collection and are on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London until April 2026!