The Dutch Royal Family has one of the
most impressive jewellery collections in Europe with Queen Maxima
wearing historic pieces for almost every engagement she does. In
2023, she first wore a beautiful opal brooch that has been in the
family for well over a century. However, it features opals
which are said to be unlucky for anyone who doesn’t have them as a
birth stone. And one Dutch queen…
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…
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 family vaults. The set has a necklace, a
pair of earrings, three broaches, and a pair of hair combs. The
necklace is…
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 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 princesses. This royal wedding has been
several years in the making. After getting engaged in 2018, the
couple moved their…
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…
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 Pavlos of Greece at St.
Sophia’s Cathedral in London on 1 July 1995. Their marriage merged
dynasties: Pavlos, the son of…
