The Swedish Royal Family hosting President Alexander Stubb and First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb of Finland, who are on a State Visit to Sweden on April 23 and 24, to celebrate and build diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden last made a State Visit to Finland in 2015, while the last Finnish State Visit was in 2022. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia welcomed President Alexander Stubb and First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb at the Royal Mews ahead of a carriage procession to the Royal Palace of Stockholm, for the Official Welcome Ceremony, dur ..read more

Today marks the 65th Anniversary of the Death of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry, who passed away on this day in 1959! The influential aristocratic Society Hostess who was the first woman to be appointed to be a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Military Division, the Marchioness of Londonderry was often seen in the spectacular Londonderry Jewels, the highlight of which is the Londonderry Tiara! Londonderry Tiara | Londonderry Diamond Stomacher | The Jewels of the Marchioness of Londonderry In 1854, the 3rd Marchioness of Londonderry used existing famil ..read more

Happy Birthday to Lady Gabriella Kingston, who turns 43 today! The only daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Lady Gabriella was the younger sister of Lord Frederik Windsor and was born the 18th in the Line of Succession to the British Throne. Lady Gabriella’s godparents were King Constantine II of Greece; Mariano Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz; Marina Ogilvy; Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington; and Lady Elizabeth Anson. Educated at Godstowe School and Downe House School, Lady Gabriella graduated from Brown University with a BA degree in Comparative Literature ..read more

Feature The 6th Birthday of Prince Louis of Wales [Third Birthday] The Death of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in 2019 The 43rd Birthday of Lady Gabriella Windsor [Kent City of London Fringe Tiara] The 66th Birthdays of Princess Aisha and Princess Zein bint Hussein of Jordan [Princess Muna’s DIamond Tiara] The Death of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry in 1959 [Londonderry Tiara | Londonderry Diamond Stomacher | The Jewels of the Marchioness of Londonderry] The Death of Grand Duchess Louise of Baden in 1923 [Baden Palmette Tiara | Diamond Floral Tiara | Baden ..read more

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were joined by Queen Mary, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for a Gala Performance of ‘Pygmalion’ at the Theatre Royal in Windsor on this day in 1939, 85 years ago, just weeks after the French State Visit and shortly before the Royal Tour of Canada. Queen Mary (wearing Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Bandeau, Sapphire Choker, and Russian Sapphire Cluster Brooch), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (wearing the Teck Diamond Hoop Tiara, Coronation Earrings, and Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Ne ..read more

The Dutch Royal Family hosted King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on their second State Visit to The Netherlands on this day in 2009, 15 years ago, following their previous State Visit to The Netherlands in 1976 and the Dutch State Visit to Sweden in 1987. Queen Beatrix (wearing the Mellerio Ruby Tiara) was joined by the Prince of Orange, Princess Máxima (wearing the Antique Pearl Tiara) and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven as she hosted a State Banquet for King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden (wearing the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Tiara and Parure) at t ..read more

Royal Guests from around India gathered in Bhopal to celebrate the Wedding of the Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the 8th Nawab of Pataudi and Princess Sajida Sultan, the 12th Nawab Begum of Bhopal on this day in 1939. Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the 8th Nawab of Pataudi, son of Nawab Muhammad Ibrahim Ali Khan of Pataudi and Shahar Bano Begum, married Princess Sajida Sultan of Bhopal, daughter of Nawab Hamidullah Khan and Begum Maimoona Sultan. While the couple both reigned over separate Princely States in their own right, the Nawab passed away in 1952, while  Princess Sajida Sultan only becam ..read more

Feature The Death of Princess Anna of Battenberg in 1971 The Death of Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti in 1930 [Mellerio Shell Tiara | Emerald Tiara | Pearl Bracelet] The Death of Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1922 [Mecklenburg-Schwerin Amethyst Tiara] The Birth of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten in 1906 The Birth of Princess Margaret of Prussia, Landgravine of Hesse in 1872 [Hesse Emerald Tiara | Hesse Fleur-de-Lys Tiara] Wedding The Wedding of Countess Viola Arrivabene and Charlie Siem in 2023 The Civil Wedding of P ..read more

Today marks the anniversary of the Birth of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who was born on this in 1926! The oldest and longest reigning British Monarch had one of, if not the, largest jewellery collections, and today’s piece is one that had been in her jewellery box for over five decades, the Queen’s Godman Emerald Necklace! Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara | Vladimir Tiara | Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara | Belgian Sapphire Tiara | Burmese Ruby Tiara | Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara | Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara | Cambridge Emerald Parure | Coronation Necklace | George ..read more

Today marks the 130th Anniversary of the Engagement of Tsar Nicholas II and Princess Alix of Hesse, who got engaged on this day in 1894, during the Wedding of her brother, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse, and his cousin, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among the spectacular Engagement Gifts received by the Hessian princess from the future Tsar was this Boucheron Pearl Coronet! Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna’s Pearl Drop Tiara | Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara | Boucheron Pearl Coronet | Princess Alice’s Emerald Brooch The Boucheron Pearl Coronet was not given immediately to Princess ..read more