King Charles and Queen Camilla have
hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, at
a State Banquet at Windsor Castle and Her Majesty chose the Belgian
Sapphire Tiara, a jewel that belonged to one of the most scandalous
princesses of the nineteenth century. The tragic story of a
scandalous princess Queen Elizabeth II purchased the Belgian
Sapphire Tiara from Van Cleef…
This week, King Charles and Queen Camilla
will be hosting French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife,
Brigitte, for a State Banquet at Windsor Castle. The banquet will
be the first in over a decade, when a truly historic State banquet
hosted at the castle was in April…
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands is
marking a major accomplishment and left her mark on her royal home
to celebrate. The youngest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Maxima received her International Baccalaureate diploma on 6
July. While she began her…
The Dutch royal Ffmily has shared a
favourite summer tradition with us- we have new portraits of the
family, complete with some seriously gorgeous looks. Each
summer, King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
are joined by their three daughters, Princess Catharina Amalia,
Princess Alexia, and Princess Ariane, for a photoshoot. Queen
Maxima was all smiles during the…
While Royal Ascot largely defines royal
fashion moments in June, Wimbledon ushers in a new royal dress code
for July! What can we expect to see in the royal box? The Wimbledon
Championships take place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet
Club each…
King Charles will take part in an ancient
ceremony as he arrives in Scotland for a week of special events.
The Monarch usually spends a week in Scotland at the start of
summer with Charles III arriving for this year on July 1. His
Majesty will be joined by Queen…
Have you ever fancied yourself a royal
stylist and think that you could take charge of a royal wardrobe?
You can now test your royal styling skills! Historic Royal Palaces
has digitised over 500 items from the Royal Ceremonial Dress
Collection on Google Arts and Culture. You can view coronation
pieces, ball gowns, and even a possibly dangerous gown. Dress
Codes, a new exhibition…
Queen Victoria’s jewellery collection was
immense but has been widely scattered throughout her descendants.
Prince Albert created many pieces and parures for her, including a
striking emerald and diamond set. In 1843, Prince Albert designed a
set of emerald and…
The lavish wedding of Princess Margaret
and Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey was an historic
event- it was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on
television, and was watched by over 300,000,000 people. What is not
typically talked about is some of the truly…
The tiara that is said to have given a princess such a bad headache she had to leave a state event
27th June 2025
It’s made of diamonds and pearls and is
meant to represent a sunburst. But this tiara was such a surprise
to its first wearer that she was reported to need a lie down after
wearing it for the first time. The tiara in question is a pearl and
diamond diadem belonging to the Japanese Imperial family. Empress
Masako has several stunning tiaras that she can wear for formal
events. However, she…
