There was a tiara treat as the most
recent State Visit continued as the Duchess of Gloucester wore one
of her prettiest diadems for a spectacular dinner. As is
traditional on the second day of a State Visit, the Lord Mayor of
the City of London s hosted the Macrons at Guildhall for a gala
dinner. The Guildhall is a building that dates back to the
mid-fifteenth century and is the ceremonial…
Princess Charlotte joined her parents and
older brother for one of the biggest sporting events in the world,
the Men’s Finals at Wimbledon. The avid young tennis fan also took
the opportunity to show off her own style. The Prince and
Princess of Wales brought Prince…
King Charles and Queen Camilla have
hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, at
a State Banquet at Windsor Castle and Her Majesty chose the Belgian
Sapphire Tiara, a jewel that belonged to one of the most scandalous
princesses of the nineteenth…
This week, King Charles and Queen Camilla
will be hosting French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife,
Brigitte, for a State Banquet at Windsor Castle. The banquet will
be the first in over a decade, when a truly historic State banquet
hosted at the castle was in April 2014. From 8 to 11 April 2014,
Irish President Michael D. Higgins made the first Irish State Visit
to the United…
While Royal Ascot largely defines royal
fashion moments in June, Wimbledon ushers in a new royal dress code
for July! What can we expect to see in the royal box? The Wimbledon
Championships take place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet
Club each…
Have you ever fancied yourself a royal
stylist and think that you could take charge of a royal wardrobe?
You can now test your royal styling skills! Historic Royal Palaces
has digitised over 500 items from the Royal Ceremonial Dress
Collection on Google Arts and…
Queen Victoria’s jewellery collection was
immense but has been widely scattered throughout her descendants.
Prince Albert created many pieces and parures for her, including a
striking emerald and diamond set. In 1843, Prince Albert designed a
set of emerald and diamond pieces for his wife- it includes a
necklace featuring large square emeralds surrounded by diamonds, a
pair of earrings…
The lavish wedding of Princess Margaret
and Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey was an historic
event- it was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on
television, and was watched by over 300,000,000 people. What is not
typically talked about is some of the truly…
Queen Victoria amassed a major collection
of jewellery throughout her long reign, including a special pearl
and diamond necklace which she received when she celebrated her
Golden Jubilee. In 1887, as Victoria marked 50 years on the
throne, the Countess of Stratford led…
King George IV died on 26 June 1830,
bringing to an end a glittering royal story that had shocked as
much as it had intrigued. Although George defined a period that
remains perpetually popular, the Regency era, as king he was
unpopular and he spent the last years of his life in poor
health. The eldest son of King George III and Queen
Charlotte, while Prince Regent, George became the…
