Stuart Ball at Buckingham Palace, 1851
Trooping the Colour 2021
The Queen was accompanied by her cousin, the Duke of Kent and Colonel of the Scots Guards as she viewed the Military Parade in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle to mark Her Majesty’s Official Birthday, on June 12th. The Trooping of the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign for over 250 years, but unlike previous years, this year’s grand ceremony in London was cancelled, like last year, due to the ongoing pandemic.
Wedding of the Duke of Northumberland and Lady Elizabeth Montagu Douglas Scott, 1946
Royal Family at G7 Summit
The Queen and members of the Royal Family are in Cornwall to attend a series of events in connection to the ongoing G7 Summit, the meeting of the heads of government of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The United Kingdom holds this year’s Presidency of the G7.
American State Visits to Britain | G7 Summit Dinner at Buckingham Palace in 1977
Duchess of Cambridge and Dr. Jill Biden in Cornwall
The Duchess of Cambridge and Dr. Jill Biden, the First Lady of the United States, visited the Connor Downs Academy in Hayle, West Cornwall on June 11th, and led a roundtable discussion on the importance of early childhood on lifelong outcomes. The visit has taken place during the first day of the G7 Summit, which is being held across this weekend in Cornwall, and the Royal Family are heavily involved with a series of engagements. Continue reading
Queen Fabiola’s Bracelets
Today marks the anniversary of the birth of the late Queen Fabiola of the Belgians, daughter of the Marquess and Marchioness of Casa Riera, Fabiola Fernanda Maria de las Victorias Antonia Adelaïda de Mora y Aragón was born on this day in 1928! Despite the fact that the Belgian Royal Family is known for having the smallest jewellery collection among the European monarchies, Queen Fabiola was able to assemble a decent jewelry collection, including Tunisian Parure, the Wolfers Necklace Tiara, the Waterfall Brooch, her Aquamarines and the Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara. Today, in honour of the birthday of the late Queen, we are featuring her collection of bracelets.
Queen’s Grima Ruby Brooch
Today marks the 100th Birthday of the late Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away just a few weeks ago! The Greek Prince who became the hardworking longest serving Prince Consort of the longest-reigning Monarch in British History, the late Duke lived a long and fascinating life, with a strong interest in innovation and design. We have already covered the Queen’s Engagement Ring and splendid Wedding Gift Bracelet, both examples of the Duke’s royal heritage and artistic tastes, and to mark the day today, we are featuring the Queen’s Grima Ruby Brooch, also known as the Scarab Brooch!
100 Facts about the Duke of Edinburgh | Royal Relatives of the Duke of Edinburgh
Royal Relatives of the Duke of Edinburgh
Today marks the 100th Birthday of the late Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away just a few weeks ago! The Greek Prince who became the hardworking longest serving Prince Consort of the longest-reigning Monarch in British History, the late Duke lived a long and fascinating life, and we had originally planned for our ‘100 Facts about the Duke of Edinburgh‘ to be published today (but we had to release it in April), so instead, based off the success of a twitter thread from a few months ago, we are looking at the Royal Relatives of the Duke of Edinburgh. Continue reading
The Duke of Edinburgh Rose
Funeral of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, 1941
Wedding of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Margaret of Denmark, 1921
Belgian State Visit to the Vatican, 1961
Wedding Ball of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Margaret of Denmark, 1921
Royal Guests at the Wedding of the Duke of Kent
People often forget how well related the Kent branch of the British Royal Family is to other Royal Families. The current Duke of Kent, Prince Edward, and his siblings –Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael– are not only the grandchildren of King George V through their father, their mother also came from a royal background. Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark was the granddaughter of King George I of Greece and great-granddaughter of King Christian IX of Denmark through her father, she was also a great-granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia through her mother, who was born a Russian Grand Duchess. Needless to say that these royal relations translated into quite a guest list for the Wedding of the current Duke of Kent to Katharine Worsley on this day in 1961, 60 years ago! Continue reading
Christening of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, 1946
Swedish Cameo Parure
Today marks the 145th Anniversary of the death of Queen Josefina of Sweden and Norway, who died on this day in 1876! A Leuchtenberg Princess and granddaughter of the famous Empress Josephine, Queen Josefina brought a massive amount of jewels to the Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian royal collections, among which was her splendid Cameo Parure! Continue reading
Swedish National Day 2021
Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor
Spanish State Visit to Norway, 2006
Twenty-four years after their first State Visit to Norway in 1982, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia returned to Norway on this day in 2006, at the invitation of their cousins and friends, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. The Spanish Royal Family had visited Norway for King Harald and Queen Sonja’s Silver Anniversary in 1993, and the Norwegian Royal Couple had gone on a State Visit to Norway in 1995.
Little Entente Banquet at the Royal Palace of Bucharest, 1936
