Palm Sunday at the Royal Palace of Madrid, 1931
Milford Haven Ruby Tiara
Today marks the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of the Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, who was born on this day in 1896! The morganatic member of the Russian Imperial Family who married a Battenberg Prince that became a British Marquess, becoming closely related to the British Royal Family, as the aunt of the Duke of Edinburgh. To mark the anniversary of the fascinating Marchioness. we are featuring the magnificent Milford Haven Ruby Kokoshnik!
Royal Consent to the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, 1981
Wedding of Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł, 1966
Spanish State Visit to Andorra
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain are on a two-day State Visit to the Principality of Andorra on March 25th and 26th, to highlight and reinforce the ties and bilateral relations between both countries, ahead of the the Andorran presidency of the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government. This is the first Spanish State Visit since the State Visit to Cuba in 2019, before the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis.
Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia’s Girandole Earrings
Today marks the centenary of the birth of Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia, who was born on this day in 1921! The posthumous daughter of
Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in Greece
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are on an Official Visit to Greece on March 24th and 25th, to attend the Greek Bicentenary Independence Day celebrations at the invitation of the Greek Prime Minister and at the request of the British Government. The Prince and Duchess last made an Official Visit to Greece in 2018.
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Princess of Asturias at the Cervantes Institute
Orléans Sapphire Parure
Today marks the 155th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Marie-Amélie of The French, who died on this day in 1866! The Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess who married the Duke of Orléans in exile and then unexpectedly became the Queen of the French, Queen Marie-Amélie possessed a few splendid jewels, the most prominent of which was the Orléans Sapphire Parure!
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Westminster Abbey
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma | 24 March 2021
Sotheby’s is auctioning the ‘Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma’, elder daughter of Earl Mountbatten and Edwina, Countess Mountbatten, the first cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh, and a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, in London tomorrow. Offering glimpse into the legacy of two legendary families with over 350 lots spanning Jewellery, Furniture, Paintings, Sculpture, Chinese Works of Art, Silver, Ceramics & Objets d’Art, we are rounding up all the Jewellery on Auction London.
Funeral of Erling Lorentzen
Grand Duchess Maria Theresa’s Black and White Pearl Earrings
Happy Birthday to Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, who turns 65 today! The consort of the Sovereign of the world’s only Grand Duchy, the Grand Duchess has one of the most magnificent jewellery collections in her possession, but also has a significant private collection, which includes her Black and White Pearl Earrings.
Wedding of Princess Louise and the Marquess of Lorne, 1871
Danish Pearl Poiré Brooch
Today marks the 95th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Lovisa of Denmark, who died on this day in 1926! To mark the anniversary, we are featuring her magnificent Prussian Royal Heirloom that has passed through the Dutch, Swedish, and Danish Royal Families for the past 200 years!
Wedding of King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece, 1944
Four Kings and Three Queens were among the guests at the wartime Wedding of King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece at the Yugoslavian Embassy in London on this day in 1944, 80 years ago, in the midst of the Second World War.
Princess Anne, Duchess of Aosta
Royal Holiday at Windsor, 1961
Queen Tadj ol-Molouk’s Diamond Tiara
Today marks the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Tadj ol-Molouk of Iran, who was born on this day in 1896! The Brigadier’s daughter who became the Queen of Iran, and then the matriarch behind Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, Queen Tadj ol-Molouk was a prominent public figure in Iranian National life and there is no better way to honour her than by taking a look at her splendid Diamond Tiara!
Engagement of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, 1986
