Royal Guests from Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands and Belgium joined the Swedish Royal Family for a Gala Dinner at Drottningholm Palace on this day in 2010, 15 years ago, to launch the Wedding Festivities of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling!
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was invested into the Order of the Garter, joined the British Royal Family at Ascot and received an honorary degree from the University of London during her visit to the United Kingdom on this day in 1980, 45 years ago!
The Wedding of Celia McCorquodale in 2018
Order of the Garter Service in 2024
Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th Birthday Banquet in 2022
The Funeral of Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy in 2020
The Order of the Garter Service in 2019
Gala Dinner at Drottningholm Palace in 2010
Order of the Garter Service in 2002
The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Dinner at Windsor Castle in 2002
Queen Margrethe II in London in 1980
The Swedish State Visit to France in 1980
The Spanish State Visit to Iran in 1978
The British Royal Family joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla to attend the Service for the Most Noble Order of the Garter at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on June 16th, following the Trooping the Colour Ceremony. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain.
Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the Death of Empress Kōjun of Japan, who passed away on this day in 2000! The longest-serving Japanese consort, the late Empress Nagako of Japan wore all three of the magnificent Imperial Diamond Rivières acquired by the Meiji Emperor 140 years ago!
There are many striking antique Jewels coming up for Auction this month, with the Marie-Thérèse Pink Diamond and three magnificent Mughal Necklaces from a Royal Collection are among the spectacular Jewels on Auction at the Christie’s ‘Magnificent Jewels’ Sale in New York City tomorrow!
The Death of Empress Kōjun of Japan in 2000
[Meiji Scroll Tiara | Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara | Imperial Diamond Rivières | Empress Nagako’s Pearl Sautoir | Japanese Imperial Tiaras]
The Death of Lady Diana Cooper, Viscountess Norwich in 1986
The 87th Birthday of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria
The Birth of Ivy Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Portland in 1887
[The Portland Tiara | Diamond Necklace]
The Birth of King Gustav V of Sweden in 1858
The edding of Ángel Colón de Mandaluniz, Duke of La Vega in 2023
The Wedding of the Earl of Arundel in 2016
The Wedding of Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel in 1951
Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th Birthday Dinner in 2022
Queen Margrethe’s 80th Birthday Presentation and Exhibition in 2020
Tsar Simeon’s 80th Birthday in 2017
Concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1969
King Gustav V’s 90th Birthday in 1948
Princess Margaret of Connaught received a Diamond Tiara from her parents, a Ruby Tiara from her uncle, King Edward VII, a Laurel Wreath Tiara from the Swedish Queen, and a Cartier Tiara from the Khedive of Egypt among hundreds of magnificent Wedding Gifts when she married the future King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden at Windsor Castle on this day in 1905, 120 years ago!
The 10th Birthday of Prince Nicolas of Sweden
The Wedding of King Hussein of Jordan in 1978
The Wedding of Princess Christina of Sweden in 1974
The Wedding of Sheran Cazalet and Simon Hornby in 1968
The Wedding of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Princess Margaret of Connaught in 1905
Queen Silvia’s 80th Birthday in 2024
King Harald and Queen Sonja in Denmark in 2023
The Anglo-Dutch Society Dinner in London in 1968
President and Mrs. Kennedy at Buckingham Palace in 1961
The Order of Amaranth Ball in 1956
The British Royal Family celebrated the King’s Official Birthday at the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony in London on June 14th. The annual event of Trooping of the Colour has marked the official birthday of the Sovereign for more than 260 years, and this is the third of King Charles’ Reign.
A series of new portraits of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg have been released in connection with an interview she did with ELLE Luxembourg ahead of the Abdication of Grand Duke Henri later this year.
Yesterday marked the 60th Anniversary of the Death of Helen, the 8th Duchess of Northumberland, who passed away in 1965! The Mistress of the Robes to the Queen Mother, the Duchess of Northumberland had the magnificent Northumberland Strawberry Leaf Coronet snatched by thieves after she retrieved it from Garrards ahead of a State Banquet in 1963!
The Death of Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten in 2017
[Mountbatten Pearl Star Tiara | Brabourne Tiara | Lady Brabourne’s Diamond Earrings | Diamond Necklace | Diamond Wave Brooch | The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma]
The Birth of Queen Sophia of Greece in 1870
[Diamond Tiara | Diamond Circle Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Ruby Brooch | Pearl Earrings | Pearl Corsage Brooch | Star Sapphire Brooch]
The Wedding of the Duke of Beaufort and Lady Mary Cambridge in 1923
Diplomatic Gala at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam in 2023
The South Korean State Visit to Sweden in 2019
The Queen and Duchess of Sussex in Cheshire in 2018
The Funeral of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in 1974
Prince Albert and Princess Paola in Monaco in 1966
Gala Performance at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre in 1956
King Leopold III and the Princess de Réthy at the Vatican in 1950
The Swedish Royal Family have gathered to celebrate the Christening of Princess Ines Marie Lilian Silvia, Duchess of Västerbotten, the fourth child and only daughter of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden, in the Chapel of Drottningholm Palace on June 13th, the 10th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia.
Four Queens and the Heirs of Denmark and Norway joined the Swedish Royal Family to celebrate the Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Sofia Hellqvist in the Chapel of the Royal Palace of Stockholm on this day in 2015, 10 years ago!
Today marks the 60th birthday of Infanta Cristina of Spain, the second child of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía. Known for her discreet style, the Infanta has rarely been seen wearing big jewellery in public. Despite that, Doña Cristina retains in her private collection some contemporary pieces and family heirlooms — including a Diamond and Emerald Brooch which we are featuring again today!
The 60th Birthday of Infanta Cristina of Spain
[Floral Tiara | Mellerio Shell Tiara | Cartier Pearl Tiara | Prussian Diamond Tiara | Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Diamond Earrings | Ruby Clip Brooches | Emerald Brooch | Sapphire Suite | Ruby Suite]
The 62nd Birthday of Matilde de Solís-Beaumont y Martínez-Campos
The Death of Helen, Duchess of Northumberland in 1965
[Strawberry Leaf Coronet | Foliate Tiara | Diamond Tiara | Tiaras]
The Death of Lady Decies in 1944
The Birth of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia in 1882
The Birth of Princess Hélène, Duchess of Aosta in 1871
[Savoy Knot and Star Tiara | Savoy-Aosta Bandeau Tiara | Duchess of Aosta’s Emerald Necklace | Savoy-Aosta Emerald Necklace]
The Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden in 2015
The Duchess of Atholl’s Peridot Tiara on Auction in 2024
The Order of the Garter Service in 2022
King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Diamond Jubilee Banquet in 2006
The Funeral of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in 1974
The Luxembourg State Visit to Britain in 1972
The Ball at Buckingham Palace in 1851
The Swedish Royal Family joined King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden for the Funeral of Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg, Princess Bernadotte at the Oscarskyrkan in Stockholm on June 11th. The Actress who married a former Swedish Prince and was the last surviving aunt of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Countess Marianne had been a beloved member of the Swedish Royal Family for over six decades when she passed away at the age of 100 last month.
The Swedish Royal Family celebrated Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist with a Lebanese Dinner on the Island of Skeppsholmen on this day in 2015, 10 years ago, following an hour-long cruise on the SS Stockholm on the eve of the Wedding!
There are many striking antique Jewels coming up for Auction this month, with spectacular Jewels on Auction from ‘Joie de Vivre: A Journey in Jewels’ at the Sotheby’s ‘High Jewelry’ Sale in New York City tomorrow!
