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 the Australian
Opal Spray Brooch as a wedding gift in 1947 from the Returned
Sailors’, Soldiers’, and Airmen’s Imperial…
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…
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 despite relinquishing her
title, she left a powerful legacy- particularly in Canada. Princess
Patricia was born 17 March…
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…
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…
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 designers. For the State Dinner on Monday
evening at the Élysée Palace, Her Majesty continued on with
Christian Dior from head to toe. She…
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…
Queen Mathilde channels Christian Dior for French State Visit
14th October 2024
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians have arrived in Paris to begin a three day State Visit to
France. The Belgian King and Queen set out for France by boarding
the Eurostar in Brussels to begin the three day visit where they
will visit Paris, Chantilly, and…
While there are many missing tiaras,
necklaces, and rings, there is one missing piece of royal history
that literally looms larger. The Amber Room from Catherine Palace
went missing during the Second World War, and it has not been
located to this day. The Amber Room was a large room in the
Catherine Palace near St. Petersburg that was hung with amber
panels (complete with gold leaf and…
