Features

Poignant heirlooms and peacocks - the historic emeralds of a royal family

By
27th November 2023
The emerald features in some of the most striking royal tiaras and necklaces currently used by ruling houses around Europe. Among the most historic are the tiaras dominated by that stone which are owned by the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family. Chaumet Emerald Tiara The Chuamet Emerald Tiara is an Art Deco-style tiara made with intricate diamond-scroll designs and featuring a large central…
Read more
Features

The message in a royal engagement ring - Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

By
18th November 2023
Theirs was an engagement announcement that threatened the monarchy’s stability, but the ring upon Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby’s ring finger symbolised nearly a century of royal love matches, and theirs would, in time, be no different. Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit met in July 1999 at a music festival and began dating afterwards. At the time, the “Cinderella from Kristiansand,”…
Read more
Features

The future queen and a romantic gem forever linked to her royal family's home

By
14th November 2023
For a future Queen of Denmark, an engagement ring inspired by the flag of her new home country was the choice of her groom. Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson, an Australian marketing executive, had been dating since the late summer of 2000, having met at the Slip Inn in Sydney during the 2000 Summer Olympics. The young royal did not reveal his identity to Mary; she only found out he was…
Read more