It’s rare to see a royal engagement ring
featuring an emerald. The striking stone features in very few of
these most romantic pieces of jewellery but it has had a starring
role in some of the most talked about royal gems that sealed truly
famous love stories. Queen Victoria’s serpent ring Engagement rings
were rarely used when Queen Victoria decided to marry Prince
Albert.
In another life, they’d be the King and
Queen of the Hellenes. He was the Crown Prince of a deposed
monarchy and she was the heiress who stole his heart on a blind
date. Three years later, their wedding would be one of the biggest
royal gatherings in Europe. Crown…
Going Dutch: how King Willem-Alexander won the heart of his Argentinean bride
10th February 2025
Theirs may be the only royal proposal
that happened on ice—but we’ll get to that. Máxima Zorreguieta was
a hotshot banker living and working in New York City when she
travelled to Seville, Spain, for a party in April 1999. How could
she know that her future husband…
The prince who battled questions about his suitability to be royal to marry a future queen
9th February 2025
Theirs was a love borne of friendship. A
quiet love that grew louder based on the foundations of a close
companionship. And after seven years, the future queen of Sweden
and her commoner boyfriend announced their engagement—even though
he wasn’t sure she’d say yes! Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden,
the future queen of Sweden, and her personal trainer boyfriend,
Daniel Westling, announced…
King Charles and Queen Camilla will make
a State Visit to the Holy See in April. It is an historic moment as
the Supreme Governor of the Church of England meets the Pontiff.
For centuries, following Henry VIII’s break with Rome, the idea of
a British monarch and a…
The pretty pink tiara covered in rare stones that survived the fall of a royal dynasty
7th February 2025
Although the House of Savoy is still in
exile after the Italian monarchy was abolished, they have kept many
of their stunning jewels. And that includes the Savoy Tourmaline
Tiara. This tiara is often referred to as a pink topaz tiara, but
actually features…
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 married into when she became its one public
dissenting voice against the fascism taking over their country.
But…
The historic reign of Queen Elizabeth II
saw many milestones. But perhaps one is the most important – not
just of her reign but of modern British history. It is the moment
of her accession. On February 6th 1952, in the early hours, King
George VI died in his sleep…
The Queen Mother amassed quite a large
jewellery collection of her own, with a wide variety of jewels. In
honour of February’s birthstone, we are exploring one of her most
impressive amethyst necklaces. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon accepted
the Duke of York’s…
February’s birthstone, the amethyst, is
found across royal jewellery collections. However, it is the
Swedish royal family that has one of the most impressive pieces:
the Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara. The Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara
began life as a necklace that reportedly belonged to Empress
Josephine, Napoleon’s first wife. The necklace featured several
large round amethysts surrounded by…
