Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Farida of Egypt, who was born on this day in 1921! Throughout her ten-year tenure as the Egyptian Queen Consort, Queen Farida frequently wore her magnificent Art Deco Floral Tiara, which we are featuring today!
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe joined the Hanoverian Royal Family for the Wedding Ball of Prince Ernst August of Hanover, son of Prince Ernst August of Hanover, the Duke of Brunswick and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, and Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg at Schloss Marienburg on this day in 1951, on the eve of their Wedding in Hannover.
Today marks the 170th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Olga of Greece, who was born on this day in 1851! The Russian Grand Duchess who married the first Greek King and was the grandmother of the Duke of Edinburgh among Royals from Greece, Spain, the United Kingdom, Romania, Serbia, and Italy, Queen Olga possessed many magnificent jewels as Queen for almost five decades. To mark the anniversary of her Birth, we are featuring the splendid Greek Emerald Parure, which remains one of the Royal Family’s most spectacular Heirlooms!
Today marks the Anniversary of the Death of the late Diana, Princess of Wales! We covered her Top 20 Jewels to mark the 20th Anniversary of her Death in 2017, a few of her other jewels for the 60th Anniversary of her Birth last month, and today, we are featuring the spectacular King Khalid Diamond Necklace! Continue reading
The Princess of Asturias and Princess Alexia of The Netherlands were pictured as they departed Spain and the Netherlands to start their studies at the United World College (UWC) of the Atlantic in Wales, where they are due to graduate with an Internationale Baccalauréat in 2023. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and the Duchess of Brabant have also studied at UWC Atlantic College. Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Queen Anne Marie of Greece, who turns 75 today! The youngest daughter of King Frederik IX of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden, she married King Constantine II of Greece in 1964. Despite being exiled for more than five decades, as the sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, sister-in-law of Queen Sofia of Spain, cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King Harald V of Norway, and the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Anne Marie attends a plethora of glittering events, where she wears pieces from her spectacular jewel collection, including this Modern Diamond Necklace!
Today marks the 55th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Augusta Victoria of Portugal, who died on this day in 1966! The eldest daughter of the Hohenzollern Furst and a Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess who became the de jure Queen of Portugal, after marrying its last sovereign (and her second cousin), King Manuel II. The King and Queen lived a relatively calm and serene married life in exile, in Britain. They were unable to produce an heir to the Portuguese throne. In 1939, seven years after Manuel’s death, Augusta married Count Robert Douglas. To mark the day, we are taking a look at Queen Augusta Victoria’s Tiara Collection! Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Queen Noor al-Hussain of Jordan, who turns 70 today! The accomplished Arab-American who became the fourth wife of the late King Hussein and an influential philanthropist, Queen Noor attended many glittering royal events in the 1980s and 1990s, often wearing this spectacular Diamond Sunburst Tiara! Continue reading
