Lady Helen Taylor
Koningsdag 2024
The Dutch Royal Family joined King Willem-Alexander for the annual Koningsdag (King’s Day) celebrations in Emmen on April 27th. Koningsdag, a Bank Holiday in the Netherlands, celebrates King Willem-Alexander’s Birthday, and members of the Royal Family attend celebrations in a different city each year.
Royal Family at Badminton Horse Trials, 1954
King Charles III to return to Public Duties
Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III will soon return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment and recuperation following his cancer diagnosis on February. Continue reading
Queen Zein of Jordan’s Diamond Tiara
Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Zein al-Sharaf of Jordan, who passed away on this day in 1994! The trailblazing Queen Regent and mother of the beloved King Hussein, Queen Zein, owned this spectacular Diamond Tiara which is now worn by her accomplished daughter, Princess Basma.
Danish State Visit to The Netherlands, 1954
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands hosted King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark on their State Visit to The Netherlands on this day in 1954, 70 years ago, following the Dutch State Visit to Denmark in 1953.
Official Portraits of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark
The Danish Royal Court has released the first Official Gala Portraits of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark following the Accession of King Fredrik X in January upon the Abdication of Queen Margrethe II. Continue reading
Princess Mary’s Diamond Chain
Today marks the Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, who was born on this day in 1897! The only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary who married into the prominent Aristocratic Family, Princess Mary had an enormous jewellery collection, most of which has been sold in the years since her passing, which including this striking Diamond Chain!
Gala Performance of ‘Cinderella’, 1949
The Spanish State Visit to the Netherlands with Birgit
Duchess of Windsor’s Cartier Ruby Bangle
Today mark the Anniversary of the Death of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, who died on this day in 1986! The twice-divorced American for whom a King gave up his Throne, the Duchess possessed a massive jewellery collection of sumptuous modern pieces, which included this Cartier Ruby Bangle!
Wedding of Lord Ivar Mountbatten, 1994
Prince Edward and Princess Margaret were among the Guests at the Wedding of Lord Ivar Mountbatten and Penelope Thompson at the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Clare in Suffolk on this day in 1994, 30 years ago.
Finnish State Visit to Sweden
The Swedish Royal Family hosting President Alexander Stubb and First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb of Finland, who are on a State Visit to Sweden on April 23 and 24, to celebrate and build diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden last made a State Visit to Finland in 2015, while the last Finnish State Visit was in 2022. Continue reading
Londonderry Tiara
Today marks the 65th Anniversary of the Death of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry, who passed away on this day in 1959! The influential aristocratic Society Hostess who was the first woman to be appointed to be a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Military Division, the Marchioness of Londonderry was often seen in the spectacular Londonderry Jewels, the highlight of which is the Londonderry Tiara!
Lady Gabriella Kingston
Wedding of the Nawab of Pataudi and the Begum of Bhopal
Royal Guests from around India gathered in Bhopal to celebrate the Wedding of the Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the 8th Nawab of Pataudi and Princess Sajida Sultan, the 12th Nawab Begum of Bhopal on this day in 1939.
Swedish State Visit to The Netherlands, 2009
The Dutch Royal Family hosted King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on their second State Visit to The Netherlands on this day in 2009, 15 years ago, following their previous State Visit to The Netherlands in 1976 and the Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 1987.
Gala Performance in Windsor, 1939
Godman Emerald Necklace
Today marks the anniversary of the Birth of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who was born on this in 1926! The oldest and longest reigning British Monarch had one of, if not the, largest jewellery collections, and today’s piece is one that had been in her jewellery box for over five decades, the Queen’s Godman Emerald Necklace!
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna’s Boucheron Pearl Coronet
Today marks the 130th Anniversary of the Engagement of Tsar Nicholas II and Princess Alix of Hesse, who got engaged on this day in 1894, during the Wedding of her brother, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse, and his cousin, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among the spectacular Engagement Gifts received by the Hessian princess from the future Tsar was this Boucheron Pearl Coronet!