Today, we’re looking at a Royal History
Mystery that involves a king and his niece and whether their
relationship was too scandalous for the time period. Did Richard
III want to marry his niece Elizabeth of York? One of the most
turbulent periods in English history was the Wars of the Roses and
the conflicts between different royal dynasties. In a previous post
outlining the Royal History…
Why the heir to the throne of Spain is known as the Princess of Asturias
9th August 2023
The Spanish heir to the throne is always
given a special title, Prince or Princess of Asturias, to denote
their place as first in line to the throne. It is a title that
dates back to the late 1300s and has continued to this day.
Princess Leonor became the Princess of…
The Women’s World Cup has taken over
Europe’s royal families, with the Prince of Wales and the crown
Prince and Princess of Denmark sharing their support for their home
teams. Crown Princess Mary appeared on the Danish Royal Family’s
Instagram account with her face…
Only Queen Margrethe could sport one of
the most unusual tiaras in existence: the Golden Poppies tiara.
Designed in 1976 by Arje Griegst, Queen Margrethe was only four
years into her reign when she started wearing the Golden Poppies.
It was the Queen’s own commission and creative inspiration that led
to the tiara’s creation. The golden poppies are framed around her
head by delicate stems…
As the first anniversary of her death
nears, a spokesperson for King Charles III has announced that there
will be no public tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II on 8
September. The government is not planning any public events to mark
the occasion, and a permanent…
The steel of Sweden: the unusual tiaras that sparkle in the Bernadotte collection
4th August 2023
The Swedish Royal Family has a knack for
jewellery, and that’s especially true of their steel tiaras. There
are two steel cut tiaras in their vault: the Steel Cut Tiara and
the Steel Cut Bandeau. The Cut Steel Tiara dates back to Queen
Hortense of Holland’s time—she…
One of Queen Sonja’s most modern and
unique tiaras was a gift from her husband on her 60th birthday. In
1997, Queen Sonja was presented with the Modern Gold Tiara, crafted
by Millie Behrens. The tiara features golden strips of metal set
with diamonds in the spacing and a central gemstone that can be
changed between a red-orange topaz, a tourmaline, and a diamond.
The tiara is truly…
The stones at the heart of this
Luxembourg tiara have long been a mystery to royal watchers: are
they topazes or are they citrines? The Grand Ducal Household has
never officially declared which gemstones are used in the tiara, so
nearly every article about it calls it the…
Queen Margrethe received a special tiara
to mark her Ruby Jubilee in 2012, a golden gift from the people of
Greenland. The Naasut Tiara (Naasut is the Greenlandic word for
‘flowers’) is created of golden floral elements with diamonds
featured as well. Queen…
In August 1100, England’s second King
William died in strange circumstances and was buried quietly at
Winchester Cathedral. Meanwhile, his younger brother, Henry,
hastened to London to claim power. What really happened to the
king? Today we’re looking at a royal history mystery involving the
death of a king. What happened to William II of England? As the
third son of William the…
