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Sparkling with diamonds and studded with creamy pearls, it is a perfect fit for bridal white so it’s no surprise that a rather impressive royal necklace was created for a marriage.Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace is a rarely seen royal gem but it has a romantic as well as regal history.You get no prizes for guessing the provenance of this particular royal jewel. As it name…

She was the beautiful princess who had been the subject of endless royal wedding speculation, he was the handsome prince with a crown waiting in his future. When Marie-Jose of Belgium married Umberto, heir to the throne of Italy, in January 1930 their marriage had all the echoes of history about it, a union of dynasties that would secure a throne. Tens of thousands flocked to Rome to see the…

For the royal women at King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee gala dinner on 15 September 2023, it was another opportunity to wear their best jewels. For a handful of them, it was the chance to re-wear their respective wedding tiaras.Queen Anne-Marie of Greece — The Khedive of Egypt Tiara[getty src=”551688281″ width=”594″ height=”583&#8243…

The Princess of Wales has spoken of her determination to ensure her children know that she is ”going to be OK” after she was diagnosed with cancer.In a video statement, the Princess revealed she is undergoing ‘preventative chemotherapy’ and said that her priority, and that of the Prince of Wales, is ”to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way…