Mountbatten Aquamarine Suite

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

Happy Birthday to Lady Pamela Hicks, who turns 95 today! The younger daughter of Earl Mountbatten, first cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh and the late Queen’s bridesmaid and lady-in-waiting, who married a influential interior designer, Lady Pamela has had a fascinating life, and after featuring the Pearl and Diamond Tiara she reportedly still owns as well as the Mountbatten Tiara and the Mountbatten Art Deco Diamond Necklace, which she doesn’t, today we are taking a look at another lovely jewel: the Mountbatten Aquamarine Suite!

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Wedding of Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

Queen Victoria led the Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe at the Wedding of her two grandchildren, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, at Schloss Ehrenburg in Coburg on this day in 1894, 130 years ago.

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Spanish State Visit to The Netherlands | Day 2

April 18, 2024April 20, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands are hosting King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on their State Visit to The Netherlands on April 17th and 16th, which is the latest in a long series of meetings between the two Royal Families in recent decades.

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Official Portraits of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

April 18, 2024December 26, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

While we await the release of new Official Portraits from the Danish and Spanish Royal Families, the Norwegian Royal Court has released a New Official Portrait of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Continue reading →

Devonshire Diamond Rivière

April 18, 2024April 27, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

Happy Birthday to the Duchess of Devonshire, who turns 80 today! The aristocrat married into the illustrious Cavendish family, who is the chatelaine of Chatsworth and a patron of contemporary art and sculpture, the Duchess has worn several of the family heirlooms, the most prominent of which is the Devonshire Diamond Rivière!

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Spanish State Visit to The Netherlands

April 17, 2024December 26, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ 1 Comment

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Queen in Ceylon, 1954

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh continued their six-month Commonwealth Tour in Ceylon on this day in 1954, following Tours around the United Kingdom after the Queen’s Coronation. The stops in Bermuda, Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, and Ceylon were followed by visits to Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar.

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Spanish Royal Visits to The Netherlands

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will host King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on their State Visit to The Netherlands today, which is the latest in a long series of meetings between the two Royal Families in recent decades.

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Luxembourg State Visit to Belgium

April 16, 2024April 18, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ 1 Comment

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium are hosting Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg on their State Visit to Belgium from April 16-18, following the Belgian State Visit to Luxembourg in 2019. King Philippe and Grand Duke Henri are first cousins but the Belgian Royal Family and Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family have had over a century of close Family Relations. Continue reading →

Academic Crowns: The Educational Paths of the English Royal Family

April 16, 2024August 16, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

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Floral Aigrette Tiara

April 16, 2024January 1, 2025 ~ Saad719 ~ 1 Comment

Happy Birthday to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who celebrates her 84th Birthday today! The exuberant Danish Sovereign for 52 years until her Abdication earlier this year, Queen Margrethe has worn many splendid Heirlooms from the Swedish, British and German Royal Families, but one of her favourite jewels has been the Floral Aigrette Tiara!

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The Impact of Royal Patronage on Higher Education Institutions

April 15, 2024August 16, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

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Queen Victoria Eugenie’s Diamond Rivière

April 15, 2024November 27, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

Today marks the 55^th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, who passed away on this day in 1969! Queen Ena had a splendid jewellery collection, full of family heirlooms and contemporary acquisitions and commissions. Many of her jewels remain with the Spanish Royal Family, and are now worn by Queen Sofia and Queen Letizia, such as her spectacular Diamond Rivière, which we are featuring today!

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Duchess of Aosta’s Diamond Giglio Brooch

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, who passed away on this day in 1974! The Greek Princess, the sister of three Kings and a Queen, who married an Italian Prince and became the short-lived Queen of Croatia, Princess Irene possessed some spectacular Royal Heirlooms, including this Diamond Giglio Brooch!

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Luxembourg Royal Visits to Belgium

April 14, 2024April 16, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium will host Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa of Luxembourg on their State Visit to Belgium next week! King Philippe and Grand Duke Henri are first cousins but the Belgian Royal Family and Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family have had over a century of close Family Relations, which will be renewed on next week’s State Visit! Continue reading →

Engagement of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Sybilla Weiller, 1994

April 13, 2024April 15, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

The Grand Ducal Family announced the Engagement of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Sibilla Weiller at the Château de Berg on this day in 1994, 30 years ago, ahead of their Wedding in Paris that September.

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The Jewels of Bridgerton

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

Throughout the past two seasons of Bridgerton, we have seen various spectacular period-appropriate jewels and recreations of royal heirlooms worn by the Ladies of Bridgerton, which we are examining to mark the release of the Season 3 Trailer!

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Sotheby’s Property of the Marquess of Anglesey | 11 April 2024

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

A Gold Tiara, Royal Gifts, Egyptian Antiques and Edwardian Heirlooms are among the Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd on Auction at the Sotheby’s Classic Design Sale in London today!

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Japanese Diamond Scroll Tiara

April 10, 2024April 15, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

Happy 65th Anniversary to Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan, who got married on this day in 1959! When Michiko Shōda became the first commoner to marry the Heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, she received this spectacular Diamond Scroll Tiara!

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Queen Isabella II’s Mellerio Diamond Star Tiara

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 ~ Saad719 ~ Leave a comment

Today marks the anniversary of the death of Queen Isabel II of Spain, who passed away on this day in 1904! The eldest surviving child of King Fernando VII and his wife and niece, Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, she became Queen of Spain at the early age of 3, with a reign as “queen of sad fates” marked by a great political turmoil that ended in a Parisian exile in 1868, after a Glorious Revolution, but to mark this anniversary, we are taking a look at the Queen’s Mellerio Diamond Stars.

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