May is the month of emeralds. The green
stone is among the most striking found in any jewellery collection
and features in some of the best known royal Europe. To mark its
role as May’s birthstone, we’re celebrating all things emerald
throughout the month on Royal Central. Today we’re taking a look at
the Emerald Parure Tiara, owned by the Dutch Royal Family. [getty
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There’s been a real raft of jubilees
across Europe in the past few years with a trio of monarchs
reaching landmarks in their reigns. We’re about to see Sweden party
the summer away with the Golden Jubilee of King Carl XVI Gustaf. It
comes hot on the heels of two more…
As an ALS/MND advocate, I wanted to
highlight the Princess Royal’s work with Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Scotland in the United Kingdom as it is a cause extremely close to
my heart; MND is the British term for ALS (amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis) or Lou Gehrig’s…
Our May series on emeralds now takes us
to some of the most famous in Europe right now. We are taking a
look at the emeralds in the Norwegian royal vault. The Norwegian
Royal Family has a large emerald and diamond tiara with matching
earrings, brooch and necklace. The tiara is in a neo-classical
style and features a centre, square emerald at the top. Its
creation date has never been known…
The anniversary gift of emeralds that became part of Denmark's most important jewels
25th May 2023
The Danish Royal Family counts just one
emerald tiara in their collection, but it’s a stunning piece that
features 67 emeralds and over 2,600 diamonds. Let’s take a look at
the Danish Emerald Parure Tiara. King Christian VIII commissioned
an emerald parure for his…
The birthstone of May was a favourite of
a queen born in that month but since the time of Victoria, it’s
rarely featured in the rings worn by royal brides at their
betrothals. Here’s our rundown of that rarest of royal sparklers –
the emerald engagement…
The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara is one
of the most impressive pieces in the Royal Family’s tiara
collection. It was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth II and became one
of her most familiar pieces of jewellery. The tiara is notable, not
only for its sheer size and brilliance, but for the fact that it
can be worn with either 15 pearls or 15 emeralds hanging from the
diamond circles. But how did…
The four Queens of Chelsea - Victoria, Alexandra, Mary & Elizabeth's passion for the Chelsea Flower Show
22nd May 2023
The Chelsea Flower Show has been one of
the highlights of the British social calendar for over 150 years,
delighting kings, queens and members of the public alike. Formally
known as the Great Spring Show, the event was held in Kensington
until the early 20th century when…
How Queen Victoria nurtured the Chelsea Flower Show into a highlight of the British social calendar
22nd May 2023
One of Queen Victoria’s great loves was
horticulture and gardening, and throughout her long reign, she used
the symbolism of flowers to express her love for Prince Albert. It
is perhaps no surprise, therefore, that Victoria was one of the
Chelsea Flower Show’s biggest…
Charlie Proctor says The Royal Family is
approaching fast crisis point with an ever ageing monarchy. Could
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor offer a possible solution. This
time last week, we all gasped in awe as the official portraits were
released to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen
Camilla. The crown, the jewels, the majesty… I, however, also found
myself gasping in…
