The Dutch Royal Family has an impressive
jewellery collection and one of the stand-out pieces is almost two
centuries old and was originally known by a now very unusual name.
The Romanov Pearl and Diamond Stomacher originally belonged to
Grand Duchess Catharine Pavlovna of Russia who then left the piece
to her daughter, Queen Sophie of the Netherlands. Sophie wore the
stomacher for a portrait…
The Dutch Royal Family has one of the
strongest jewellery collections in Europe, with several versatile
pieces to choose. Queen Maxima has even used multiple tiaras to
create a new diadem, one that has quickly become a family
favourite. Queen Maxima’s Star Tiara…
Queen Maxima reached for one of the most
stunning set of jewels in the Dutch royal vaults as she attended a
glittering gala dinner in Kenya. King Willem-Alexander and Queen
Maxima of the Netherlands are currently in Kenya for a State Visit
following an invitation from the…
The Dutch Royal Family have announced how
they will be marking one of the biggest events in their calendar.
Each year, there is a public holiday held to celebrate the Dutch
monarch’s birthday. King Willem-Alexander’s birthday is 27 April,
so it is celebrated as Koningsdag and because the 27th falls on a
Sunday this year, events take place on Saturday, 26 April. A
couple of cities are…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of
the Netherlands went back in time as they wrapped up an important
visit. As their two day State Visit to Cyprus concluded, the royals
headed to a heritage site where they were shown evidence of the
very earliest known settlements…
Queen Máxima's diamond-dripping tiara steals the show at Cyprus state dinner
5th March 2025
For a history-making State Visit to
Cyprus, Queen Máxima chose an appropriately historic tiara. The
Dutch Diamond Bandeau was fashioned from the diamonds in a necklace
given to Queen Emma upon her marriage to King Willem III in 1879.
In 1937, Queen Wilhelmina had the…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of
the Netherlands have begun their State Visit to Cyprus. The royal
couple fly to Cyprus the evening before, with Willem-Alexander
co-piloting the flight as he often does as a commercial
pilot. The Dutch king and queen were officially welcomed on
March 4 to the Presidential Palace by President Nikos
Christodoulides, as well as his wife Philippa…
Queen Máxima in New York and made a
special visit to The Center for Jewish History to view the Anne
Frank Exhibition. The Queen of the Netherlands, in town for
meetings with the United Nations in her role as Special Advocate
for Financial Health, paid a visit to the…
Going Dutch: how King Willem-Alexander won the heart of his Argentinean bride
10th February 2025
Theirs may be the only royal proposal
that happened on ice—but we’ll get to that. Máxima Zorreguieta was
a hotshot banker living and working in New York City when she
travelled to Seville, Spain, for a party in April 1999. How could
she know that her future husband…
King Charles speaks of need to remember the past on anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz
28th January 2025
On the 80th anniversary of the liberation
of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, King Charles spoke
of the importance of learning from the past. His words came as
people around the world stopped to remember the six million Jewish
people as well as the thousands of members of Roma, LGBTQ
communities and disabled people who were killed in the Holocaust.
The King was very visibly…
