Lady Gabriella Kingston
Today in Royal History | April 23
The 6th Birthday of Prince Louis of Wales
The Death of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 2019
The 43rd Birthday of Lady Gabriella Windsor
[Kent City of London Fringe Tiara]
The 66th Birthdays of Princess Aisha and Princess Zein bint Hussein of Jordan
[Princess Muna’s DIamond Tiara]
The Death of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry in 1959
[Londonderry Tiara | Londonderry Diamond Stomacher | The Jewels of the Marchioness of Londonderry]
The Death of Grand Duchess Louise of Baden in 1923
[Baden Palmette Tiara | Diamond Floral Tiara | Baden Diamond Rose Brooch | Antique Corsage Tiara | Pink Topaz Parure | Diamond Floral Tiara | The Baden Royal Tiaras]
The Wedding of Prince George William of Hanover and Princess Sophie of Greece in 1946
The Wedding of Lord Ivar Mountbatten in 1994
The Birth of Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge in 2018
Royals at the London Marathon in 2017
The Polish State Visit to the UK in 1991
The Danish State Visit to Japan in 1981
King Frederik and Queen Ingrid at the Vatican in 1964
Wedding Ball of Princess Alexandra and the Hon. Angus Ogilvy in 1963
The Christening of King Philippe of Belgium in 1960
The Bourbon-Parma Ball at the Ritz in Paris in 1955
Wedding of the Nawab of Pataudi and the Begum of Bhopal, 1939
Royal Guests from around India gathered in Bhopal to celebrate the Wedding of the Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the 8th Nawab of Pataudi and Princess Sajida Sultan, the 12th Nawab Begum of Bhopal on this day in 1939.
Swedish State Visit to The Netherlands, 2009
The Dutch Royal Family hosted King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on their second State Visit to The Netherlands on this day in 2009, 15 years ago, following their previous State Visit to The Netherlands in 1976 and the Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 1987.
Gala Performance in Windsor, 1939
Today in Royal History | April 22
The Death of Princess Anna of Battenberg in 1971
The Death of Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti in 1930
[Mellerio Shell Tiara | Emerald Tiara | Pearl Bracelet]
The Death of Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1922
[Mecklenburg-Schwerin Amethyst Tiara]
The Birth of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten in 1906
The Birth of Princess Margaret of Prussia, Landgravine of Hesse in 1872
[Hesse Emerald Tiara | Hesse Fleur-de-Lys Tiara]
The Wedding of Countess Viola Arrivabene and Charlie Siem in 2023
The Civil Wedding of Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg in 2023
The Wedding of Prince Heinrich of Bavaria in 2017
Spanish Royal Family launch Submarine in 2021
The Princely Family of Liechtenstein at the Vatican in 2017
The Baptism of Prince Liam of Nassau in 2017
The Swedish State Visit to The Netherlands in 2009
The Swedish State Visit to Japan in 2007
The Spanish State Visit to Britain in 1986
The Prince and Princess of Wales in Italy in 1985
The Danish State Visit to Italy in 1964
The Queen Mother at the Vatican in 1959
Godman Emerald Necklace
Today marks the anniversary of the Birth of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who was born on this in 1926! The oldest and longest reigning British Monarch had one of, if not the, largest jewellery collections, and today’s piece is one that had been in her jewellery box for over five decades, the Queen’s Godman Emerald Necklace!
Today in Royal History | April 21
The 17th Birthday of Princess Isabella of Denmark
[Pearl and Diamond Brooch | Amethyst Earrings]
The Death of Duchess of Guise in 1961
[Orléans Sapphire Parure | Pearl and Sapphire Parure]
The Birth of Queen Elizabeth II in 1926
[Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara | Vladimir Tiara | Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara | Belgian Sapphire Tiara | Burmese Ruby Tiara | Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara | Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara | Cambridge Emerald Parure | Coronation Necklace | George VI Festoon Necklace | Godman Emerald Necklace | Three-Strand Pearl Necklace | The Jewels of Queen Elizabeth II]
The Wedding of Baron Glenconner and Lady Anne Coke in 1956
The Wedding of Princess Katherine of Greece in 1947
Queen Elizabeth II’s 97th Birthday
Easter Service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in 2019 |Easter Mass in Palma de Mallorca
Spring Garden Party at Akasaka Imperial Gardens in 2017
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at BBC Radio 1 in 2017
The Queen’s 60th Birthday Concert in 1986 | 90th Birthday | 92nd Birthday Concert in 2018
The Funeral of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway in 1954
The Anglo-Danish Society Dinner in London in 1950
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna’s Boucheron Pearl Coronet
Today marks the 130th Anniversary of the Engagement of Tsar Nicholas II and Princess Alix of Hesse, who got engaged on this day in 1894, during the Wedding of her brother, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse, and his cousin, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among the spectacular Engagement Gifts received by the Hessian princess from the future Tsar was this Boucheron Pearl Coronet!
Princess Beatrice’s Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch
Today marks the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha and Edinburgh, Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Galliera who was born on this day in 1884! Baby Bee was the youngest daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, and while not as famed as her elder sisters, Queen Marie of Romania and Grand Duchess Victoria Melita, this Infanta of Spain by marriage lived a turbulent yet very interesting life, dedicated to her family and to social causes, and to mark the day, were are featuring her Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch!
