The Princess of Wales has presented
designer Patrick McDowell with the Queen Elizabeth II Award for
British Design. It’s a prestigious award and one that the Royal
Family has given strong backing to throughout the past decade. The
Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design was first established
in 2018. It was created to recognise the larger role that the
fashion industry plays in both…
The Royal Family has a spectacular
jewellery collection that brings together many strands of history.
One of the most familiar sets also has one of the most interesting
stories and it goes back centuries. The Kent Amethyst Demi-Parure
is an amethyst and diamond set that…
Buckingham Palace has announced King
Charles will be in Canada to attend the Opening of Parliament in
Ottawa where he will give the Speech from the Throne. And he’ll be
the first male monarch to take on that task. The King will mark a
first in his reign when he…
A stunning jewel that Queen Elizabeth II loved is now on show in a blockbuster exhibition
23rd April 2025
The Victoria and Albert Museum has just
opened a blockbuster exhibition, Cartier, exploring the beloved
French jeweller. While the exhibition includes countless historic
pieces, one particular item was a sentimental favourite of the late
Queen Elizabeth II. The Williamson Brooch is a stunning
diamond brooch fashioned after a jonquil flower. The stem is set
with baguette diamonds, the leaves…
It’s one of the best known of all royal
jewels and might have been even more well used if a moment of
history hadn’t intervened. The stunning Cartier Halo tiara was
bought as a gift of love for a popular duchess but its presentation
was overshadowed by an event…
Queen Elizabeth II’s reign can be told in
jewels and Her Late Majesty had some favourite pieces, among them
tiaras which she wore frequently. However, soe diadems were used
much less often. This trio of sparkling pieces were all used by the
late Queen but only seen…
The Vatican has announced that Pope
Francis passed away on 21 April 2025 at the age of 88. The South
American Pontiff was considered a modernising figure by many. As
Pope, Francis met many monarchs, both Catholic and
non-Catholic. His last meeting with royalty came just days
before his death. Pope Francis held a private audience with King
Charles and Queen Camilla on April 9 2025 when they…
The little princess born to be a minor royal who ended up as one of the most famous monarchs of all
21st April 2025
The birth of a royal baby always attracts
interest and almost a century ago, the arrival of a little princess
made headlines even if her destiny at that point seemed to be that
of a minor royal. Instead, the royal birth announced on April 21
1926 would prove to be the start…
The stunning diamond jewel that Queen Elizabeth II loved to wear to Royal Family weddings
21st April 2025
It’s a jewel with a very romantic name
which is perhaps why Queen Elizabeth II chose it for some of the
biggest and most important royal weddings of her reign. It’s also
huge and so adds plenty of sparkle to any family portrait and it
became a Windsor gem thanks…
Queen Elizabeth II went full grandmother when her historic meeting with Pope Francis was taken over by Prince George
12th April 2025
Queen Elizabeth II made an historic visit
to the Vatican just months after Pope Francis was elected but this
meeting between the Supreme Governor of the Church of England and
the Head of the Catholic Church ended up with another royal taking
a starring role. Enter Prince George. The prince wasn’t yet one
when his great grandmother visited the first South American Pope at
the Holy See. But…
