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
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.
A month after hosting the King and Queen of Denmark on their State Visit, the British Royal Family hosted their uncle and great-uncle, King Haakon VII of Norway, on his State Visit to the United Kingdom, which began on this day in 1951, exactly 70 years ago. The British and Norwegian Royal Families are very closely related through King Haakon’s wife, the British-born Queen Maud, a sister of the Queen’s grandfather, King George V, and King Haakon spent his exile during the Second World War in the United Kingdom. The Queen and Duke’s State Visit to Norway in 1955 was the first outgoing State Visit of her Reign, followed by another in 1981, and one in 2001. They have hosted the Norwegian Royal Family in 1951, 1959, 1962, 1988, 1994, and 2005. For King Haakon’s first State Visit to the United Kingdom in 1908, he was hosted by his parents-in-law, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, at Windsor Castle.
Happy Birthday to Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, the Tengku Permaisuri (Queen) of Selangor, who turns 50 today! The former News Presenter who is now the Queen of Malaysia’s largest and wealthiest Sultanate, to mark the day, we are featuring her most-worn Tiara, the splendid Selangor Diamond Fringe Tiara! Continue reading
Following an Official Visit to the United States and a more personal visit to Kenya with the Prince of Wales, Princess Anne embarked on her first solo overseas trip when she began her five-day visit to Norway on this day in 1971. The British and Norwegian Royal Families are very closely related through the British-born Queen Maud of Norway, a sister of the Queen’s grandfather, King George V. The Queen and Duke’s State Visit to Norway in 1955 was the first outgoing State Visit of her Reign, followed by another in 1981, and one in 2001. They hosted the Norwegian Royal Family in 1951, 1959, 1962, 1988, 1994, and 2005. The Royal Family have also frequently holidayed with the Norwegian Royal Family, most notably in 1969.
In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, seventy years of service, having acceded to the throne on 6th February 1952 when Her Majesty was 25 years old. Throughout the year, the Queen and members of the Royal Family are traveling around the country and the Commonwealth to undertake a variety of engagements to mark this historic occasion culminating with the focal point of the Platinum Jubilee Weekend in June 2022, which is also the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation.
Her Majesty The Queen, the first Monarch in British history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 1, 2022
To mark the beginning of the #PlatinumJubilee Celebration Weekend, a new portrait of The Queen has been released.
📷 Ranald Mackechnie pic.twitter.com/nmQFf2Zpmy
Thank you to everyone who has been involved in convening communities, families, neighbours and friends to mark my Platinum Jubilee, in the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth. I know that many happy memories will be created at these festive occasions.
I continue to be inspired by the goodwill shown to me, and hope that the coming days will provide an opportunity to reflect on all that has been achieved during the last seventy years, as we look to the future with confidence and enthusiasm.
ELIZABETH R.
Happy Birthday to Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho, who celebrates her 45th Birthday today! The hardworking Queen who is the first commoner to marry into the Royal Family of the small African nation, Queen ‘Masenate does not have many tiara ocassions, but today, we are taking the opportunity to feature the Lesotho Diamond Fringe Tiara! Continue reading
Between the 2nd and the 6th of June 1976, five years after visiting the United States as Prince and Princess of Spain, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia returned to the country on a State Visit, this time as the reigning King and Queen. This is considered one of the most important and successful visits among the ones made throughout their 39 years of reign. It was essential for establishing King Juan Carlos’ international image and also to get a favourable position from the United States in helping the Spanish political transition. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia made many more State Visits to the United States, most notably in 2000, while the State Visit of King Felipe and Queen Letizia last year was delayed due to the pandemic.
Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the gruesome Nepalese Royal Massacre, when Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal killed 10 members of the Family in a drunken rage during a family dinner at the Narayanhiti Palace in Khatmandu! To mark the day, were a looking at the central figure and the last victim of the Crown Prince, his mother, Queen Aishwarya of Nepal! Continue reading
The Norwegian Royal Family host the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on their glittering State Visit to Norway on this day in 2001, the last of the three State Visits to Norway during the Queen’s Reign, and the last to another European Monarchy. The British and Norwegian Royal Families are very closely related through the British-born Queen Maud of Norway, a sister of the Queen’s grandfather, King George V, and Queen and Duke’s State Visit to Norway in 1955 was the first outgoing State Visit of her Reign, followed by another in 1981, and this one in 2001, as well as hosted the Norwegian Royal Family in 1959, 1962, 1988, 1994, and 2005. The Royal Family have also frequently holidayed with the Norwegian Royal Family, most notably in 1969.
