Also known as the Irish Crown Jewels, the Jewels of the Order of St Patrick, are at the heart of a still-unsolved mystery.
King George III created the Order of St Patrick in 1783, as an equivalent order to England’s Order of the Garter and Scotland’s Order of the Thistle.Â
The Grand Master’s regalia were stolen from Dublin Castle sometime in late June or early July 1907. The…
Jane Seymour, the only of King Henry VIII’s wives to receive the burial of a queen, died on 24 October 1537 at Hampton Court Palace.
Seymour was most likely born in 1508, but her birthdate is unknown; she was born to Sir John Seymour and Margery…
How the first ever royal visit to Australia began in disaster and continued with drama
19th October 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Australia to a stunning slideshow on the Sydney Opera House as they began the first visit to the country since His Majesty’s accession. It’s an historic first but another royal debut in Australia had a very different…
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…
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…
The Romanov family had one of the most impressive jewel collections in Europe. However, during the Russian Revolution, the new government claimed the collection and several pieces mysteriously went missing.Â
Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate on 15 March 1917. Shortly after, Nicolas and his family were imprisoned and they would be held at various locations until they were executed by the…
The king who never gave up hope of regaining his lost crown
16th September 2024
Although he was known for most of his adult life as the Duke of York, it was as a king that James II of England and VII of Scotland died in exile on 16 September 1701, even though he had long lost his throne.
Born to King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria on 14 October…
The late Queen’s barge, Gloriana, has finally found a new permanent home.
Gloriana played several important public roles in 2012. The barge was commissioned by Lord Sterling of Plaisthow and was officially launched in April 2012.
It led a 670 boat flotilla down the…
One of the most popular royals of the nineteenth century met a tragic end on 10 September 1898. It was the day when Empress Elisabeth of Austria was assassinated.Â
Empress Elisabeth, more commonly known as Sisi, was a beloved royal. She was known for being exceptionally beautiful and was a fashion trendsetter for decades. However, she also suffered from severe mental health issues that were…
