Queen Elizabeth II amassed an impressive
collection of jewellery. She not only had access to the Royal
Collection, but received many pieces as gifts throughout her life
and inherited more from her mother. One of her most interesting
pieces, though, is the Scarab Brooch, a gift from The Duke of
Edinburgh. Also known as the Grima Ruby Brooch, this one-of-a-kind
piece features a central…
The King and Queen were joined by several
other senior royals for the French State Banquet at Windsor Castle.
Both the Princess Royal and the Duchess of Gloucester were on hand
to help support the King, and both women wore long time favourite
tiaras. The Princess…
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…
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 George and Princess Charlotte with
them to see the Men’s Finals after Catherine took in the Women’s
Finals the day…
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…
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 summer. The two week tournament is the most famous
tennis tournament in the world and began in 1877. It has long been
a popular…
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…
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 interesting gifts that
the couple received! Unsurprisingly for a princess known for
her impressive jewellery collection…
