October has two birthstones, pink
tourmaline and opal. Although neither are common stones in royal
jewellery vaults, Queen Elizabeth II received a stunning pink
tourmaline brooch with a strong Canadian collection. In 2013, the
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Vaughn Solomon Schofield,
presented Queen Elizabeth with a pink tourmaline brooch when she
was at Buckingham Palace in…
The story of the stunning lace veil worn by Princess Theodora
29th September 2024
In addition to wearing the Khedive of
Egypt Tiara for her wedding in Athens on Saturday, Princess
Theodora of Greece and Denmark borrowed another historic family
heirloom for the ceremony. Princess Theodora wore a lace veil that
has been in the family for over a…
The Royal Family has an incredible
amethyst demi-parure in their collection that is rarely seen but
still impressive. A demi-parure is a coordinating set of jewellery
that does not have a tiara. The Kent Amethyst Demi-Parure is the
oldest set in the Windsor…
The Grand Duchess who forewent a special privilege at a papal meeting
27th September 2024
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria
Teresa of Luxembourg received Pope Francis when he visited
Luxembourg on Thursday. The Grand Duchess made an interesting
fashion choice when meeting His Holiness. There are only seven
women in the world who have been granted the privilège du blanc, or
the privilege of wearing white, when meeting the Pope. The seven
women are the Catholic female…
The secrets of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh's engagement ring
25th September 2024
The Duchess of Edinburgh’s engagement
ring may not have as much attention as The Princess of Wales’
engagement ring (once worn by Diana, Princess of Wales) but it is a
beautiful ring that was created by a favourite jeweller and with a
love message hidden in its…
The royal bride club that could be about to get a new member
23rd September 2024
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
will marry Matthew Kumar on 28 September with several days of
celebrations planned. And a big part of the bride’s outfit could be
a tiara filled with family history and one that’s been used by a
very exclusive club of…
The princess who described the build up to her royal wedding as ''terrible''
22nd September 2024
Princess Astrid of Belgium has spoken of
the obstacles ahead of her wedding and how the health of several
members of her royal family suffered in the days before she
married. Astrid, daughter of King Albert II and Queen Paola of
Belgium, married Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este on
September 22nd 1984 but as they prepared to mark their ruby
anniversary, the bride talked about her concerns…
Queen Camilla’s Friday night out at a pub – and the boozer’s rather cheeky royal tribute
21st September 2024
Queen Camilla has made like the rest of
us and headed to the pub to get the weekend started. However, Her
Majesty’s Friday night on the tiles had a rather royal ring, as you
might expect. The Queen was at the Fife Arms in Braemar on
September 20th with the visit…
In another time, she would have been the
Queen of the Hellenes, and her wedding dress was befitting of a
woman who should have held the title… but it was also firmly and
beautifully designed to be the ‘90s royal wedding dress.
Marie-Chantal Miller married Crown Prince…
It was a marriage that sealed a famous
love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th
1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the
continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned
eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark’s
romance went on to weather political crises and exile – here’s a
look back at a very royal wedding…
