King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain were joined by the Princess of Asturias for the Spanish National Day Celebrations on October 12th in Madrid. Traditionally referred to as the Día de la Hispanidad, the La Fiesta Nacional de España commemorates the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus for Spain on 12 October 1492.
Today marks the 130th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Elisabeth of Greece, who was born on this day in 1894! The controversial Romanian Princess who became a short-tenured Greek Queen and then the wealthy ‘Red Aunt’ of the last Romanian King, Queen Elisabeth did not have many jewels but once wore Queen Marie of Romania’s Cartier Pearl Tiara!
Today marks the Anniversary of the Birth of the late Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, who was born on this day in 1927! The Belgian Princess who became the consort of the world’s only Grand Duchy, to mark the anniversary, we are featuring the heirloom Pearl and Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch she inherited from her grandmother, Princess Ingeborg of Sweden and Denmark.
Following the Icelandic State Visit to Denmark, King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark attended the Gala Dinner celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the American Chamber of Commerce at Moltke’s Palace in Copenhagen on the evening of October 10th.
The Norwegian Royal Family hosted King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on his State Visit to Norway on this day in 1974, 50 years ago, which was the first outgoing State Visit to his Reign. There was another Swedish State Visit to Norway in 1993.
Following the First Day of the State Visit, King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark are still hosting Icelandic President Halla Tómasdóttir and Björn Skúlason on their State Visit to Denmark this week, which is the first State Visit of the Reign of King Frederik X.
There are many spectacular Royal and Noble Jewels on Auction this autumn, with the magnificent collection of Dame Shirley Bassey among the spectacular Jewels on Auction at the Sotheby’s Fine Jewels Sale in Paris tomorrow!
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark are hosting Icelandic President Halla Tómasdóttir and Björn Skúlason on their State Visit to Denmark this week, which is the first State Visit of the Reign of King Frederik X. The State Visit focuses on strengthening Danish-Icelandic cooperation, the broad sustainability agenda, and technological solutions with the digital and green transition. Continue reading
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg was appointed the ‘Lieutenant Répresentant’ of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on October 8th, launching the transition process to the eventual Abdication of Grand Duke Henri in a few years.
Today marks the centenary of the Birth of Countess Ruth of Rosenborg, who was born on this day in 1924! The wealthy commoner married a Danish Prince that gave up his succession rights and became a Count, Princess Viggo’s Garnet Kokoshnik Tiara was a favourite of Countess Ruth but was sold off at Sotheby’s a decade ago!
Today marks the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Crown Princess Antonia of Bavaria, who was born on this day in 1899! The Luxembourg Princess married the last Bavarian Crown Prince but refused to return to Germany after being held in a Concentration Camp during the Second World War.
King Felipe VI of Spain was on an Official Visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at the invitation of King Abdullah II of Jordan this weekend, after the originally scheduled State Visit with Queen Letizia was downgraded due to the serious political situation in the Middle East.
Queen Sofia of Spain and the Tsar and Queen of Bulgaria led Spanish High Society at the Wedding of Fernando Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Huéscar and Sofía Palazuelo at the Liria Palace in Madrid on this day in 2018!
The Spanish Nobility and High Society joined the House of Alba to celebrate the Wedding of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, the 18th Duchess of Alba and Alfonso Díez Carabantes in the Chapel of the Palacio de las Dueñas in Seville on this day in 2011.
This week, King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s annual Summer Holiday at Balmoral Castle came to an end, after they continued a 170 year-old Royal Family tradition of spending the summer in Scotland.
Happy 70th Birthday to the Marchioness of Lansdowne! The noted interior designer, chatelaine of Bowood House, and former High Sheriff of Wiltshire who is Queen Camilla’s leading ‘Queen’s Companion’, her versatile Lansdowne Diamond Floral Tiara is the magnificent heirloom of the illustrious Petty-Fitzmaurice Family!
The Duchess of Edinburgh and Duke of Kent joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they hosted a Reception to celebrate the Commonwealth Diaspora at St James’s Palace in London on the evening of October 2nd, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa.
Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon joined King Harald V of Norway as he presided over the Formal Opening of the 169th session of the Storting (Parliament) and delivered a speech from the Norwegian Throne at the Stortingsbygningen in Oslo.
Sad news last week! Princess Fazile Hanımsultan passed away at the age of 83. The stunning Egyptian and Ottoman Princess was once two weeks away from becoming the Queen of Iraq when the King was gruesomely assassinated in 1958, and later married the son of the Turkish Prime Minister.
