Amidst the splendour of the gala dinner for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee in Stockholm on Friday evening, Queen Anne-Marie stole the show in a tiara with a magnificent royal history in Sweden, Denmark, Greece, and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
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In early 1905, Princess Margaret…
The prince and princess whose much longed for son made royal history
7th February 2024
King Carl XVI Gustaf made history in 2023 when he celebrated his Golden Jubilee. And after 50 years of reign, many Swedish citizens barely remember a life without the current King on the throne. Carl XVI Gustaf is the first Swedish monarch to celebrate a Golden…
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has paved the way for a new generation of heirs in Europe to embrace their roles in a continuously changing landscape.
Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène was born at 9:58 pm on 25 October 2001, the first of four children born to the…
The mystery around a royal tiara that's proved popular with princesses
6th February 2024
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 Citrine (or Topaz) and Pearl Bandeau.
The tiara is made up of oval citrines—or topazes—set on a yellow gold band and…
She was the queen who tried to save her dynasty with nothing more than a bouquet of flowers. Maria Amelia saw her husband and eldest son mortally wounded at close range in an assassination that would hasten the demise of their dynasty. She had done all she could to save the…
The new Queen of Denmark has chosen a very special image to mark her first birthday since becoming consort.
Queen Mary shared a photo from her private album showing her with her beloved father, John Donaldson.
The image was taken by her younger son, Prince Vincent, as…
Queen Margrethe has won a prestigious arts award for her work on an acclaimed film.
Just weeks after her abdication, Her Majesty was presented with the Robert Award for Costume Designer of the Year for ‘Ehrengard – The Art of Seduction’.
The trophy and certificate were given to Queen Margrethe at her home at Amalienborg in Copenhagen.
Her Majesty said ”I am deeply…
She was the ‘May Queen’ whose reign lasted little more than a month but left its mark in royal history. Marie-Jose was always a bit of a maverick who had her own views and no fear of sharing them. Those opinions would become a saving grace for the dynasty she…
Queen Letizia wears long hidden jewellery with a romantic history
31st January 2024
Queen Letizia has worn a very special but rarely seen set of jewellery for an important royal event.
The diamond and sapphire necklace was a wedding gift from her parents in law, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, but it hasn’t been worn publicly for almost twenty…
While King Frederik heads to Poland for his first official visit as head of state, back in Denmark, Crown Prince Christian will undertake an important royal duty for the first time.
The Danish Royal Court confirmed to royal tabloid Billed Bladet that Crown Prince Christian will serve as regent while the King is in Poland for a long-planned business delegation.
The Crown Prince gained the…
