Today we’re looking at some of the beautiful sapphire pieces in the British Royal Family’s collection.
The Belgian Sapphire Tiara
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Queen Elizabeth purchased a sapphire necklace from the collection of Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1963 to add to a set of sapphires…
The Dutch Sapphire Necklace Tiara
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This is one of the smaller, but no less opulent tiaras in the Dutch Royal Family’s collection. Created from a sapphire…
With the news that Prince Harry will write a forthcoming memoir as part of an overall four-book deal, let’s take a look at a few other royal authors and the fiction and non-fiction books they’ve penned.
The Duchess of Sussex
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All big royal events have symbolism attached to them and when Prince Julian of Sweden is baptised, on August 13, 2021, at the Royal Chapel at Drottningholm Palace, he will find himself wrapped in one of his family’s best-known traditions. The little royal, youngest child of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, will be christened wearing the gown that has been used by Bernadotte babies for over…
In less than a week’s time, Prince Julian of Sweden will be baptised and become a member of the Swedish Lutheran church. This will be the first official gathering of all the members of the Swedish Royal Family in more than a year. Here’s everything you need to…
Later this week, Queen Margrethe will visit the Faroe Islands aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog in her role as queen of the North Atlantic islands. Ahead of her visit, let’s take a look at Queen Margrethe’s history with the Faroe Islands.
It was officially confirmed in…
When Diana, Princess of Wales died tragically in 1997, the loss launched an unparalleled public outpouring of grief. As her sons, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex, unveil a new statue in her honour at Kensington Palace, let’s take a look at other memorials to Diana that exist around the world.
THE DIANA MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN – HYDE PARK
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Diana, Princess of Wales, was born on this day in 1961. On 30 August of that year, she was christened in St Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham, a place of worship that has enjoyed a long relationship with the Royal Family she would later join.
Let’s take a look at the…
Diana, 60 Years: Diana's favourite home? Kensington Palace's part in the life of a princess
30th June 2021
As we continue to explore the many facets of Diana, Princess of Wales’s life, let’s take a look at her residence, Kensington Palace, and how it became entwined with her public image.
Kensington Palace has been an official residence of the British Royal Family dating…
The Principality of Liechtenstein is one of the least known countries in Europe. Located between Austria and Switzerland, this micro-state has an area of roughly 62 square miles and a population of about 39,000. A mostly mountainous country, the principality is one of two doubly landlocked countries in the world (the other being Uzbekistan), meaning it has no access to a coastline and is…
