With royals everywhere adapting their
wardrobes to modern life and dressing more informally, royal
watchers are seeing less of their tiaras and statement necklaces.
However, we have seen royals turning to their spectacular earrings
making them the new focus. Queen Letizia of Spain wore one of her
favourite pairs from Aldao Joyeros for Spain’s National Day on 12
October. [getty…
The Prince of Wales has a busy slate of
engagements for the autumn and he was able to present an important
award this week. At Windsor Castle on Wednesday, Prince
William presented the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda
Ardern, with a damehood to celebrate…
On Friday, 18 October, King Charles and
Queen Camilla will be arriving in Australia to begin their tour.
The late Queen Elizabeth II had several pieces of jewellery that
she received from Australia; which might we see on this
visit? The then-Princess Elizabeth received…
It was the society wedding of the year
and the Prince of Wales was there but should he have been on the
guest list under a different title? Prince William’s great friend,
the Duke of Westminster, married Olivia Henson in Chester in June.
The heir to the throne acted as an usher at the ceremony. However,
Prince William actually has a different title in Chester, the Earl
of…
On Tuesday evening, King Harald and Queen
Sonja hosted the Finnish President and his wife for state dinner on
the first day of the three day Finnish State Visit to Norway. While
the women of the Norwegian Royal Family wore several impressive
tiaras, they also wore several…
Many of Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert’s grandchildren married into various royal families across
Europe. Not all did, though. Princess Patricia of Connaught was the
daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and
Princess Margaret Louise of Prussia, and…
The tiara made for a queen's coronation that is now lost forever
16th October 2024
A tiara created for King Edward VII and
Queen Alexandra’s 1902 coronation was at the centre of one of the
most dramatic heists of the twenty-first century. At the turn of
the 20th century, the Duke of Portland commissioned a new tiara for
his Duchess. He turned to Cartier, a proven favourite, to create
the scroll-designed tiara. It featured many cushion-cut and
briolette-cut diamonds…
In October of 1793, the most famous
French Queen in history met a swift and gruesome end. After the
French Royal Family was seized by Revolutionary forces in August of
1792, they were held prisoner. The former King Louis XVI was
executed on 21 January 1793, but…
Queen Mathilde began the State Visit to
France on Monday with a strong berry red look inspired by Christian
Dior’s 1947 “New Look”. She has continued on with more fashion
forward ensembles as a nod to French haute couture while
celebrating Belgian…
The Finnish President, Alexander Stubb,
and his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, arrived in Norway on Tuesday, 15
October to begin their three day State Visit to the country. Queen
Sonja, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Princess Astrid all chose
historic tiaras for the State Dinner. Queen Sonja chose one
of the most impressive tiaras in the Norwegian collection, the
Norwegian Emerald Parure Tiara.
