The Netherlands

The historic tiara that is now the favourite of a future queen

For centuries, tiaras have been a symbol of royalty and some gems hold more significance than others when used in these sparkling signs of power. The ruby. It’s been used in royal jewellery collections for centuries and it now features in some of the most striking pieces in European vaults. The Dutch royal gem collection has some famous examples of the stone including a once forgotten piece…
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European Royals

The dazzling diamonds hidden for decades that are now the favourites of a queen

Queen Maxima has given us another showing of the Stuart Tiara as she hosted a State Banquet for the King and Queen of Spain. The stunning diamond diadem has become a favourite of the Queen of the Netherlands since she brought it out of royal retirement just over five years ago. It’s now perhaps the most talked about tiara in the Dutch royal collection and it packs plenty of history as well…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe joined by family for first birthday since abdication

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is celebrating her first birthday since her abdication. The former monarch, who abdicated on January 14th 2024 after a reign of 52 years, is spending the day privately at Fredensborg Palace. However, she made a brief appearance to greet wellwishers as well as media as she was joined at her home by family for a lunch to mark her big day. Keld Navntoft…
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European Royals

The royal bride picked from a photograph who was queen for just one summer

She was called ‘the White Rose’ and her time as queen lasted just one summer. Geraldine, last Queen of Albania, reigned as consort for just a year before she and her royal family had to flee an Italian invasion. Though she spent the rest of her life zigzagging the world, trying to find a place to settle, Queen Geraldine never gave up promoting her son’s interests as an uncrowned…
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