Buckingham Palace has released the Official Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Portraits of King Charles III and Queen Camilla wearing their Commonwealth Insignia, which were taken by Millie Pilkington in the White Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace in June 2024.
King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret attended the Coming-Out Ball for the Queen’s twin nieces, Mary and Patricia Bowes-Lyon, at Londonderry House on Park Lane on this day in 1949, 75 years ago.
The British Peeresses glittered in their Heirloom Tiaras (possibly for the last time) as King Charles and Queen Camilla presided over yesterday’s splendid State Opening of Parliament in the Chamber of the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster!
The Queen and British Royal Family hosted Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates on his State Visit to Britain on this day in 1989, 35 years ago, following the Queen’s State Visit to the United Arab Emirates in 1979.
Queen Camilla joined King Charles III as he presided over the Official Opening of the Session of Parliament in the Chamber of the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London on July 17th, the second of the King’s Reign following the Coronation.
Happy Birthday to Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom, who turns 77 today! The Queen can magnificently carry off some massive Tiaras and has a large collection of chokers and modern jewels among a series of Royal Heirlooms, but in recent years, she has frequently worn what we are terming ‘Queen Camilla’s Coronation Earrings’!
Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Susan of Albania, who passed away on this day in 2004! The Australian-born Consort of the exiled King Leka II, Queen Susan possessed some lovely jewels, including this Diamond Necklace!
Happy Birthday to Lady Glenconner, who celebrates her 92nd Birthday today! The daughter of the 5th Earl and Countess of Leicester who grew up at the magnificent Holkham Hall, was a Maid-of-Honour at the Queen’s Coronation, and married the eccentric Baron Glenconner who developed Mustique, later becoming Princess Margaret’s Lady-in-Waiting, and now a bestselling Author, Lady Glenconner has lived a varied life, often wearing spectacular jewels, which include these magnificent Diamond Earrings!
Happy Birthday to Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg, Princess Bernadotte, who turns 100 today! The last surviving aunt of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Countess Marianne has been a beloved member of the Swedish Royal Family for over six decades, so to mark her birthday, we are featuring the Jewels of Countess Marianne Bernadotte!
The Royal Family have been present at multiple days of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon this month, so we are rounding them all in this article. Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. The Princess of Wales is the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club while the Duchess of Gloucester is the President of the Lawn Tennis Association.
Happy Birthday to Countess Jacqueline de Ribes, who turns 95 today! The legendary French Aristocrat and Fashion Icon and Designer, the Countess has worn some spectacular Jewels, which include this versatile Diamond Fleur-de-Lys and Pearl Tiara!
The Queen and Queen Mother led members of the extended Royal Family at the Wedding of Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones and Daniel Chatto at St. Stephen’s Walbrook Church in London on this day in 1994, 30 years ago.
Today marks the 135th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Louise of Sweden, who was born on this day in 1889! The Battenberg Princess who became a Lady and then married the widower future King of Sweden, despite frequently declaring that she would ‘never marry a king or a widower’, Queen Louise possessed the magnificent Swedish Royal Jewels, which included the magnificent Swedish Diamond Chain!
Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary to Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto, who got married on this day in 1994! Spectacular Diamond Flower Brooches given by Lord Snowdon as a wedding gift to Princess Margaret were transformed into this Diamond Flower Tiara for their only daughter, Lady Sarah, 30 years ago!
The Princess of Asturias is undertaking her first solo Official Visit to the Republic of Portugal on July 12th. The choice of Portugal as the destination for the first official trip abroad by the Princess reflects and reinforces the bonds of brotherhood and closeness that unite both countries. Continue reading
Royal and Noble Guests and Relatives gathered to celebrate the Wedding of Princess Clarissa zu Fürstenberg and Alexander Cass Saint at the Erzabtei St. Martin Beuron in Baden-Württemberg last weekend, followed by a Reception at Schloss Werenwag.
Royal and Noble Guests and Relatives gathered to celebrate the Wedding of Princess Élisabeth of Bourbon-Parma and Xavier Denis in Tourouvre-au-Perche in Normandy on July 6th.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to visit to the Channel Islands next week, the latest in centuries of Royal Visits to the two Crown Dependencies. The Channel Islands are the only part of the former Duchy of Normandy which remain in the possession of the British Crown, having become part of the Duchy of Normandy in 933, over a century before the Norman Conquest of England.
The British Royal Family hosted the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim of Kedah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Bahiyah of Malaysia on their State Visit to Britain on this day in 1974, 50 years ago, the first State Visit following Malaysian Independence.
