Today in Royal History | May 7

Feature

The 36th Birthday of Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein

The Death of Princess Hedwige of Bourbon-Parma in 1986

[Chaumet Bourbon-Parma Tiara]

The Birth of Countess Sonja Bernadotte in 1944

[Bernadotte Cufflink Tiara | Bernadotte Swag Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge and Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel in 1818

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Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle in 2023

Hold Still in 2021

The Closing of the Octave of Our Lady of Luxembourg in 2018

The Prince and Princess of Wales in Canada in 1986

Summit Dinner at Buckingham Palace in 1977

The British State Visit to Japan in 1975

The Anglo-Danish Society’s Jubilee Dinner in 1974

Princess Margaret in Nice in 1966

The Luxembourg State Visit to the Vatican in 1965

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Today in Royal History | May 6

Feature

The 6th Birthday of Prince Archie of Sussex 

The Death of Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia in 1954

[Prussian Meander Tiara | Fabergé Tiara | Prussian Sapphire Parure | Prussian Ruby ParureSapphire and Pearl Brooch]

The 80th Birthday of Baroness Kirstine von Blixen-Finecke

[Diamond Tiara]

The Birth of Archduchess Yolande of Austria in 1923

[Archduchess Yolande’s Diamond Tiara]

The Death of King Edward VII in 1910

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Margaret in 1960

The Wedding of the Marquess of Hartington and Kathleen Kennedy in 1944

The Wedding of King Farouk of Egypt in 1951

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The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2023

[Royal Guests]

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor’s Second Birthday

The Heads of State Banquet at the Guildhall in 1995

The Heads of State Banquet at the Guildhall in 1995

The British State Visit to Norway in 1981

The Christening of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia in 1981

King George V’s Silver Jubilee in 1935

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Today in Royal History | May 5

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The Birth of Empress Eugénie of France in 1826

[Empress Eugénie’s Pearl Tiara | Empress Eugenie’s Emeralds | Diamond Bow Brooch | Andean Emerald Cross | French Crown Pearl Brooch]

The Death of Emperor Napoleon in 1821

Wedding

The Wedding of Infanta Pilar of Spain in 1967

Royal Events OTD

Coronation Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2023

Governors General and Prime Ministers Lunch at Buckingham Palace in 2023

Bicentenary of the Death of Emperor Napoléon in 2021

‘Magtens Smykker’ in Koldinghus

Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia in Ethiopia in 1972

The British State Visit to Austria in 1969

The Queen at the Vatican in 1961

The Iranian State Visit to Britain in 1959

Prince Bertil and Princess Astrid in Washington D.C in 1958

The Coronation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand in 1950

The Royal Film Premiere of ‘Hamlet’ in 1948

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Today in Royal History | May 4

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The Death of Princess Marianne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn in 2025

[Diamond Flower Tiara | Koch Pearl and Diamond Tiara]

The 16th Birthday of Count Henrik of Monpezat

The Birth of Princess Katherine of Greece in 1913

[Queen Sophie’s Diamond Circle Tiara | Pearl Earrings | Emerald Earrings]

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The Funeral of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 2019

The Coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand in 2019

Emperor Naruhito’s Accession Audience in 2019

The Duke of Edinburgh to RetireOrder of Merit Service in 2017

The Wedding Ball of Infanta Pilar of Spain in 1967

The Danish State Visit to Iran in 1963

The Wedding Ball of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960

The Christening of Prince Ernst August von Hannover in 1954

The Queen in Malta in 1954

British Empire Exhibition in London in 1935

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Today in Royal History | May 3

Feature

The Death of Archduchess Rosemary of Austria, Princess of Tuscany in 2001

[Empress Marie-Louise’s Topaz Parure]

The 38th Birthday of Jack Brooksbank

The 46th Birthday of Autumn Phillips

[Festoon Tiara]

The 50th Birthday of Princess Haya bint Al Hussein

[Queen Alia’s Cartier Tiara]

The Birth of Princess Helena Victoria in 1870

[Honeysuckle Tiara | Diamond Sunburst Brooch | Cartier Stomacher | Jewels of Princess Helena Victoria]

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Colombian State Visit to Spain in 2023

Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in 2023

Dinner at Amalienborg Palace in 2022

The Danish State Visit to Britain in 1974

The Opening of the Festival of Britain in 1951

Royal Concert at Queen’s Hall in 1939

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