King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s State Visit to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican this week is the latest in over a century of British Royal Visits to the Vatican. Despite the centuries old schism between the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England, over the past century, the British Monarchs, Heads of the Church of England, have made several impactful visits to the Holy See!
The 74th Birthday of the Princess of Oettingen-Spielberg
[Oettingen-Spielberg Tiara | Diamond Necklace]
The 91st Birthday of Empress Michiko of Japan
[Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara | Meiji Scroll Tiara | Diamond Honeysuckle Tiara | Diamond Scroll Tiara | Pearl Sunburst Tiara | Empress Michiko’s Diamond Necklace | Imperial Diamond Rivières | Chrysanthemum Earrings | Diamond Pendant | Japanese Imperial Tiaras]
Wedding of Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Count Maximilien d’Andigné in 2018
The Wedding of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau in 2005
Wedding of Lord Romsey in 1979
Wedding of the Marquess of Hamilton in 1966
Wedding of Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1932
Princess of Asturias Awards 2023
Bal Du Centenaire – Prince Rainer III in Monte-Carlo in 2023
Princess of Asturias Awards 2017
Queen opens the Sydney Opera House in 1973
Royal Film Premiere at Dominion Theatre in 1969
The Anglo-Danish Society Dinner in London in 1966
The Christening of Prince Richard of Gloucester in 1944
Devastating news! Nine priceless pieces from the French Crown Jewels have been stolen by masked robbers from their permanent display in the Galerie d’Apollon of the Musée du Louvre!
The Queen, Head of the Church of England, led the Royal Family at the Service to rededicate the Chapel at Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, on this day in 1955, 70 years ago!
The 62nd Birthday of Prince Laurent of Belgium
The Death of Madeleine Marie Isabelle de Noailles, Princess of Poix in 1944
The Death of Princess Marie Thérèse, Duchess of Angoulême in 1851
[Queen Marie Antoinette’s Diamond Bracelets]
Global Investment Summit Reception at Windsor Castle in 2021
Princess of Asturias Awards 2018
The Wedding Gala of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy in 2012
The Norwegian State Visit to Japan in 1983
The Christening of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway in 1971
The Norwegian State Visit to Scotland in 1962
Gala Performance at Covent Garden in 1960
Banquet at Lambeth Palace in 1955
Concert at the Royal Festival Hall in 1953
Queen at Royal Festival Hall in 1953
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent in Bath in 1938
Sad news today! Lady Annabel Goldsmith has passed away at the age of 91. The brilliant Society Hostess and daughter of the Marquess of Londonderry gave her name to the famous Annabel’s nightclub founded by her first husband, before she became the mistress and later wife of financier Sir James Goldsmith.
Happy Birthday to Lady Sarah Keswick, who turns 80 today! The daughter of the 16th Earl of Dalhousie and an old friend of the King and Queen, Lady Sarah Keswick, who celebrates her 80th Birthday today, has worn this spectacular Diamond Fringe Tiara in her role as a ‘Queen’s Companion’ in recent years!
The Death of Princess Gina of Liechtenstein in 1989
[Habsburg Fringe Tiara | Sapphire Suite | Diamond Earrings | Diamond Choker]
The 80th Birthday of Lady Sarah Keswick
The Birth of Lady Saltoun in 1930
The Wedding of Archduke Georg of Austria and Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg in 1997
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Mansion House in 2023
The Spanish State Visit to Germany in 2022
Queen Camilla at the Booker Prize in 2022
Princess of Asturias Awards in 2019
Olympic Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2016
Swedish Royal Wedding Dresses Exhibition in 2016
The Iranian State Visit to France in 1961
Banquet at Nepalese Embassy in 1960
The Funeral of King Alexander of Yugoslavia in 1934
The Wedding Gala of Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1932
The Swedish Royal Family hosted the annual Sverigemiddag (Sweden Dinner) at the Royal Palace of Stockholm on the evening of October 17th. The dinner, first held in 2013, is for all Swedes who have made an important contribution to society, and has been held for the first time since 2023.
The British Royal Family hosted King Mahendra and Queen Ratna of Nepal on a magnificent State Visit to Britain on this day in in 1960, 65 years ago, just a few months before the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s first State Visit to Nepal.
The 29th Birthday of Princess Marie-Caroline of Liechtenstein
[Habsburg Fringe Tiara | Princess Marie’s Diamond Earrings]
The Death of Emperor Puyi of China in 1967
The Birth of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna in 1853
[Bolin Ruby Tiara | Fringe Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Faberge Pearl Tiara | Pearl Brooch | The Jewels of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Duchess of Sale-Coburg und Gotha and Edinburgh]
Portuguese State Visit to Belgium in 2023
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Lahore in 2019
The Wedding Gala of Archduke Georg of Austria and Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg in 1997
The Luxembourg State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 1991
British State Visit to Malaysia in 1989
The British State Visit to Spain in 1988
British State Banquet at the Royal Palace of Madrid in 1988
The British State Visit to the Vatican in 1980
The Nepalese State Visit to Britain in 1960
The Thai State Visit to Luxembourg in 1960
Princess Elizabeth in Toronto in 1951
Jewels of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Duchess of Sale-Coburg und Gotha and Edinburgh
Happy Birthday to the Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, who turns 75 today! The Countess von Schönborn-Wiesentheid who married the Head of the Princely Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn inherited this Pearl and Diamond Tiara from her mother, Princess Helene von Thurn und Taxis!
Spanish High Society gathered to celebrate the Wedding of Rafael de Medina, the 20th Duke of Feria and Laura Vecino at the Palacio de Tavera in Toledo on this day in 2010, 15 years ago.
The Death of Princess Olga of Yugoslavia in 1997
[Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara | Boucheron Diamond Tiara | Queen Olga’s Diamond Rivière | Emerald Earrings | Greek Ruby Parure | Crown Brooch | Diamond Earrings | The Jewels of Princess Olga of Yugoslavia]
The Death of Queen Farida of Egypt in 1988
[Queen Farida’s Diamond Peacock Tiara | Art Deco Floral Tiara | Art Deco Diamond Chandelier Earrings | The Jewels of Queen Farida of Egypt]
The Death of Princess Yolanda of Savoy, Countess of Bergolo in 1986
The Death of Princess Theodora, Margravine of Baden in 1969
[Baden Sunburst Tiara | Baden Ruby Tiara | Baden Royal Tiaras]
The Death of Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1962
[Queen Maria II’s Sapphire Tiara | Hohenzollern Sapphire Parure]
The Death of Princess Helen of Serbia, Princess Jelena Petrovna of Russia in 1962
The Death of Princess Ebba Bernadotte in 1946
[Queen Josefina’s Pearl Necklace]
The 75th Birthday of the Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn Pearl Tiara | Diamond Flower Tiara]
The Birth of Lady Elizabeth Longman in 1924
The Birth of King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan in 1914
The Birth of Infanta Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Countess Zamoyska in 1904
[Infanta Isabel Alfonsa’s Diamond Brooch | Floral Tiara | Sapphire Tiara]
The Birth of Queen Maria Pia of Portugal in 1847
[Portuguese Star Tiara | Portuguese Crown Sapphires]
The Execution of Queen Marie Antoinette in 1793
[Queen Marie Antoinette’s Pearl Necklace | Diamond Bracelets | Habsburg Ruby Parure | Royal Jewels from the Bourbon Parma Family]
The Wedding of Countess Vera Arrivabene and Count Briano Martinoni Caleppio in 2021
The Wedding of Rafael Medina, 20th Duke of Feria in 2010
Queen at Champions Day at Ascot in 2021
Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Australia in 2018
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry at Charities Forum Event in 2017
Banquet on Royal Yacht Britannia in 1986
Spanish State Visit to Sweden in 1979
Inauguration of Pope John Paul II in 1978
Foreign Royals leave Iran in 1971
The Prince and Princess of Wales had an Audience with Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa al-Hussein of Jordan at Windsor Castle on October 15th, just a few months after the Crown Prince was received at Windsor earlier this year.
Happy Birthday to Sarah, Duchess of York, who celebrates her 66th Birthday today! The exuberant former wife of the Duke of York who continues to live with him at Royal Lodge in Windsor as the ‘happiest divorced couple in the world’, she received this Ruby Suite as a Wedding gift!
King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark held a Banquet for the Duke of Edinburgh at Fredensborg Palace on this day in 1955, 70 years ago, during the British Trade Fair in Copenhagen.
The 20th Birthday of Crown Prince Christian of Denmark
The 66th Birthday of Sarah, Duchess of York
[York Diamond Tiara | Diamond Suite | Ruby Suite | Queen Victoria’s Bow Brooches]
The Wedding of the Prince of Lippe and Countess Maria of Solms-Laubach in 1994
The Wedding of Prince Arthur of Connaught and Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife in 1913
Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th Birthday Gala | 18th Birthday | Royal Guests
King Philippe has lunch with Princess Delphine in 2020
The Belgian State Visit to Luxembourg in 2019
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Pakistan in 2019
Duchess of Sussex is expecting a Baby in 2018
The British State Visit to China in 1986
The Persian Dinner at Persepolis in 1971
The Dutch State Visit to Thailand in 1963
The Duke of Edinburgh in Denmark in 1955
Royal Guests at the Coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania in 1922
The Coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania in 1922
Happy Birthday to Empress Farah of Iran, who turns 87 today! The Shah’s third wife who became an influential global fashion Icon and the last Empress of a 2,500 year-old Empire, Empress Farah once possessed a spectacular historic jewellery collection, but her rare personal possessions included this Persian Turquoise Tiara!
The 51st Birthday of the Landgravine of Hesse
[Hesse Ears of Wheat Tiara | Hesse Star Tiara]
The 87th Birthday of Empress Farah of Iran
[Noor-ul-Ain Tiara | Seven Emerald Tiara | Persian Turquoise Tiara | Iranian Royal Tiaras | Empress Eugenie’s Emeralds | The Queen and I]
The Birth of Princess Yayo De Ligne in 1922
The Wedding of the Duchess of Medinaceli in 2023
The Wedding of the Duchess of Alba in 1947
Welsh Opening of Parliament in 2021
The Dutch State Visit to India in 2019
State Opening of Parliament 2019
Dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia in 1982
The 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire at Persepolis in 1971
[Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran’s Ultimate Party]
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako’s Tour of Europe in 1971
