Engagement of Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands, 1965
The extended Spanish Royal Family led Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe at the Wedding of Princess Olimpia Torlonia and Paul-Annik Weiller at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome on this day in 1965!
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the annual Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Auctions are being done online, but that doesn’t stop us from featuring the Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction at the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sale in Geneva today!
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the annual Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Auctions are being done online, but that doesn’t stop us from featuring the Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction at the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sale in Geneva today!
Happy Birthday to the Duchess of Gloucester, who turns 74 today! The wife of the Queen’s cousin, the Duchess has been a hardworking member of the Royal Family for almost 50 years, and possesses an enormous collection of heirloom jewellery, bigger than many royal collections, which includes pieces like Queen Mary’s 11-row Pearl Choker.
Royal Guests and Relatives joined the Swedish Royal Family for a Gala Performance at the Stockholm Concert Hall following a Dinner hosted by the Swedish Prime Minister on this day in 2010, on the eve of the Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and following a Gala Dinner at Drottningholm Palace!
Following a special Order of the Garter Service that morning, the Queen (wearing her Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace and Queen Mary’s Diamond Stomacher) hosted a Dinner to mark her Golden Jubilee in the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle on this day in 2002, which was attended by all the reigning European Sovereigns and Consorts. Continue reading
Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the death of the late Empress Kōjun of Japan, who died on this day in 2000. To mark the Anniversary of the death of an Empress for over 60 years, we are taking a look her Pearl Sautoir.