Today marks the Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, who was born on this day in 1844! The Danish Princess who was the longest-serving Princess of Wales and then a trendsetting Queen Consort, one of her most iconic jewels was her spectacular Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara!
The Death of Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in 2004
The 22nd Birthday of Princess Aiko of Japan
[Princess Sayako’s Mikimoto Diamond Tiara]
The 89th Birthday of Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Birth of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll in 1912
[Diamond Shamrock Tiara | Diamond Earrings | Art Deco Diamond and Ruby Brooch]
The Birth of Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom in 1844
[Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara | Wedding Parure | Amethyst Tiara | Diamond Circlet | Turquoise Circlet | Diamond Chandelier Earrings | Sapphire Necklace | Diamond Link Choker | Edwardian Choker | Diamond and Pearl Brooch | Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Chain]
The Jewels of Princess Elisabeth of Denmark on Auction in 2022
Royal Variety Performance in 2022
The Prince and Princess of Wales in Boston in 2022
Queen Margrethe in Iceland in 2018
The Christening of Prince Gabriel of Sweden in 2017
Queen Camilla, Colonel-in-Chief, was joined by Royal Colonels, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and the Duchess of Gloucester, as she presided over the biennial Rifles Regiment Awards Dinner at the Guildhall in London on the evening of November 30th. The last Dinner was held in November 2021. Continue reading
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden joined the Prince and Princess of Wales to attend the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 30th, during their Official Visit to Britain. The Performance is in aid of the Royal Variety Charity, of which the late Queen was patron, which helps entertainers throughout the UK, who need help and assistance as a result of old age, ill-health, or hard times.
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden are on an Official Visit to Britain this week. The Swedish and British Royal Families have had a long and close family relationship over the years, with several Official and Private Royal Visits to Britain over the last century! Continue reading
Last week, Heirloom Jewels from the Orléans Royal Family and the Bourbon Parma Royal Family were loaned to Royal and Noble Débutantes for Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris, with the spectacular Orléans-Braganza Diamond Tiara appearing on the head of Archduchess Ildiko of Austria, Princess of Hungary!
The 51st Birthday of Karen Spencer, Countess Spencer
[Spencer Diamond Earrings | Spencer Diamond Rivière | Spencer Tiara | Spencer Honeysuckle Tiara | Tourmaline Brooch/Pendant]
The 58th Birthday of Crown Prince Akishino of Japan
The Birth of Princess Henriette of Belgium, Duchess of Vendôme in 1870
Kingdom of Barbados becomes a Republic in 2021
Prince Harry in Barbados in 2016
The Funeral of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium in 1965
The Engagement of Princess Alexandra of Kent in 1962
Royal Film Performance in 1948
The Funeral of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1916
[Queen Mary’s Diamond Thistle Brooch | Queen Mother’s Diamond Thistle Brooch]
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain were joined by the Princess of Asturias as they presided over the Solemn Opening Ceremony of the XV Legislature, a joint session of Parliament, Congress of Deputies and Senate, at the Palacio de las Cortes in Madrid on November 29th, a month after the Princess’ 18th Birthday Celebrations.
As Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden begin their Official Visit to Britain today, it is confirmed that they will be received by the Prince and Princess of Wales at Windsor Castle tomorrow, ahead of the Royal Variety Performance. The Swedish and British Royal Families have had a long and close family relationship over the years, with several Official and Private Royal Visits to Britain over the last century!
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh continued their 6-month Commonwealth Tour in Panama, on this day in 1953, following Tours around the United Kingdom after the Queen’s Coronation. The stops in Bermuda, Jamaica, and Panama were followed by visits to Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. Panama became the first foreign nation visited by the Queen after her accession.
