There are many striking antique Royal and Noble Jewels up for Auction this month, but Boxes and Compacts given by British and Foreign Royalty and gifts given when she served as Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret are going on Auction in the ‘Lady Glenconner: My Life in Objects‘ Sale at Bonhams in London next week!
The Death of Yuriko, Princess Mikasa in 2024
[Princess Mikasa’s Mikimoto Tiara]
The Death of Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon in 2021
[The Countess of Avon’s Pearl and Diamond Tiara]
The Death of Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg in 1997
The 48th Birthday of Peter Phillips
The Birth of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia in 1895
The Death of Queen Maria II of Portugal in 1853
[Queen Maria II of Portugal’s Sapphire Tiara | Hohenzollern Sapphire Parure]
The Wedding of Princess Sayako of Japan in 2005
Royal Foundation Dinner in 2018
Anglo-Norse Society Centenary Reception in 2018
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark’s Copper Wedding Anniversary in 2016
Princess Anne at Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in 1974
Royal Variety Performance in 1971
Princess Grace’s 40th Birthday Ball in 1969
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon in America in 1965
Princess Alexandra in Japan in 1961
Givenchy Fashion Show at The Dorchester in 1955
Royal Guests and Relatives joined the Danish Royal Family for the Funeral of Queen Ingrid of Denmark at Roskilde Cathedral on this day in 2000, 25 years ago, following a Lying-in-State and a Procession through Copenhagen.
The 77th Birthday of King Charles III
[Order of the Garter | Order of the Thistle | Royal Family Order of King Charles III | British Royal Orders]
The Death of Queen Elisabeth of Greece in 1956
[Greek Emerald Parure | Queen Marie’s Cartier Pearl Tiara | Cartier Sapphire Necklace]
The Death of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil in 1921
The Birth in Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria in 1917
[Calabria Tiara | Queen Marie Antoinette’s Pearl Necklace | Diamond Bracelets | Royal Jewels from the Bourbon Parma Family]
The Wedding of Duke Friedrich of Württemberg and Princess Marie of Wied in 1993
The Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips in 1973
The Wedding of Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn und Taxis and Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg in 1922
Emperor Naruhito’s Daijō-sai in 2019
The Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday Dinner at Buckingham Palace in 2018
Royal Jewels from the Bourbon Parma Family Sale in 2018
Prince of Wales’ 60th Birthday Dinner at Buckingham Palace in 2008
The Funeral of Queen Ingrid of Denmark in 2000
Royal Variety Performance in 1966
Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko in Iran in 1960
The Ethiopian State Visit to Sweden in 1954
There are many striking antique Jewels coming up for Auction this month, with a Diamond Star Tiara and several Antique and Art Deco Brooches going on Auction in the Sotheby’s ‘Fine Jewelry’ Sale in Geneva tomorrow!
The Death of Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein in 1989
The Death of Mona, Countess Beauchamp in 1989
[Beauchamp Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Empress Eugene’s Diamond Bow Brooch]
The 64th Birthday of the Duchess of Fife
[Fife Tiara | Fife Fringe Tiara | Queen Victoria’s Emerald Tiara]
The 82nd Birthday of Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia
[Diamond Tiara | Diamond Chain-Link Suite]
The Birth of Queen Giovanna of Bulgaria in 1907
[Bulgarian Köchert Tiara | Pearl Tiara | Queen Marie-Amélie’s Diamond Parure | Bracelet Bandeau | The Bulgarian Royal Tiaras]
The Wedding of Princess Maud of Fife and Lord Carnegie in 1923
Royal Festival of Remembrance in 2021
The Italian State Visit to Sweden in 2018
The Constantinian Order of Saint George Gala in 2002
The Engagement Ball of the Engagement of the Duke of Brabant and Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz in 1999
The Wedding Ball of Duke Friedrich of Württemberg and Princess Marie of Wied in 1993
Emperor Akihito’s Enthronement Garden Party in 1990
The Wedding Ball of Princess Anne in 1973
Princess Birgitta and Princess Désirée in New York City in 1960
Royal Variety Performance in 1950
The Wedding Ball of Princess Anne in 1973
The Wedding Ball of Duke Friedrich of Württemberg and Princess Marie of Wied in 1993
Happy Birthday to Elizabeth Curzon, Countess Howe, who turns 70 today! The Educator and Philanthropist who who is the first female Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire in five centuries, today, we are featuring the magnificent Howe Diamond Fringe Tiara!
Princess Sayako of Japan had a ‘Choken-no-Gi’ Farewell Audience with her parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, at the Imperial Palace of Tokyo on this day in 2005, 20 years ago, her last rite as a member of the Imperial Family ahead of her Wedding to Yoshiki Kuroda.
The 70th Birthday of Countess Howe
The 91st Birthday of Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg, Duchess of Montpensier
[Orléans Sapphire Necklace Tiara | Orléans Sapphire and Pearl Tiara | Württemberg Diamond Tiara]
The Birth of Princess Grace of Monaco in 1929
[Bains de Mer Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Cartier Diamond Necklace | Van Cleef & Arpels Diamond Tiara | Cartier Bangle | The Jewels of Princess Grace of Monaco]
Royal Festival of Remembrance in 2022
Princess Sayako’s Farewell Audience in 2005
The Enthronement of Emperor Akihito of Japan in 1990
[Royal Guests at the Enthronement of Emperor Akihito]
The British State Visit to Luxembourg in 1976
The Accession of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 1964
Wedding Gifts of Queen Elizabeth II
Royal Guests at the Enthronement of Emperor Akihito
Sotheby’s Royal & Noble Jewels | 12 November 2025
The Royal Family joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they held a Reception marking the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day at Windsor Castle on the evening of November 11th, following the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph and the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.
Six Kings, Five Queens and Seven Heirs led Foreign Royal Guests from around the world at the Enthronement of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan at the Imperial Palace of Tokyo on this day in 1990, 35 years ago.
There are many striking antique Jewels coming up for Auction this month, with Jewels from Emperor Napoleon, the Prussian Royal Family, an Egyptian Princess, the Duchess of Windsor and several Royal and Noble Families are going on Auction in the Sotheby’s ‘Royal & Noble Jewels’ Sale in Geneva tomorrow!
The 44th Birthday of Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg
[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau | Luxembourg Royal Orders]
The Death of Princess Irene of Hesse, Princess of Prussia in 1953
The Death of Queen Liliʻuokalani of Hawaii in 1917
[The Jewels of Queen Liliʻuokalani of Hawaii]
The Wedding of Prince Christian Oscar of Hanover in 1963
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Armistice Service at Westminster Abbey in 2018
The Engagement of Hereditary Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg in 1980
King Gustaf VI Adolf’s 90th Birthday Banquet in 1972
Princess Elizabeth in Newfoundland in 1951
King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden’s Birthday Celebrations
There are many striking antique Jewels coming up for Auction this month, with two Necklaces from a Princess, a Tiara from a British Noble Family and the Jewels of the late 3rd Countess of Stradbroke among the Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Sale in Geneva tomorrow!
The Wedding of Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium and Princess Astrid of Sweden in 1926
The Dutch State Visit to Norway in 2021
The Danish State Visit to Germany in 2021
Queen’s Awards for Enterprise Reception at Windsor Castle in 2021
Emperor Naruhito’s Enthronement Parade in 2019
Royal Variety Performance in 1975
The Royal Variety Performance in 1969
Royal Guests at the Wedding of Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium and Princess Astrid of Sweden in 1926
The Royal Family attended the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London on Remembrance Sunday, November 9th, honouring those who have lost their lives in conflict, following the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall last night.
Today marks the 45th Anniversary of the Death of Gloria Guinness, who passed away on this day in 1980! The Maharaja of Nawanagar commissioned this magnificent Cartier Ruby Necklace in 1937, which was worn by socialite Gloria Guinness to Truman Capote’s legendary Black and White Ball and now belongs to the Qatar Royal Family’s Al-Thani Collection
After a ten day Tour of Australia, the Prince and Princess of Wales visited Washington DC and Miami on their four-day visit to the United States of America on this day in 1985, 40 years ago!
The British Royal Family join King Charles III and Queen Camilla to attend the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on the evening of November 8th, on the eve of the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph.
