Empress Eugenie’s Bow Brooch was made in 1855 by the French jeweller François Kramer for Empress Eugenie, the consort of Emperor Napoleon III. The original brooch consisted of only the diamond bow. Empress Eugenie asked the jeweller to make it into a larger stomacher, and the fringes and tassels were added. The bow brooch was [read more]
Read part three here. Eleanor and Francis had no children together but she became a stepmother to the children from his first marriage to Claude of France. She was particularly close to his eldest son, also named Francis, and was heartbroken when he died in 1536. While she was kept informed of her daughter’s health [read more]
From 14 September 1504, Queen Isabella I of Castile officially withdrew from government affairs, and she no longer signed state papers. She had been greatly affected by the tragedies that had befallen her family in the past few years. The deaths of John and the stillbirth of his daughter, the death of her elder daughter [read more]
Read part two here. Rumours soon arose that Eleanor was having a love affair with her stepson, now King John III of Portugal. These rumours travelled as far as Poland and included that she was pregnant with John’s child. If there was any truth in the rumours, there was no way she would be allowed [read more]
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The Queen Mother’s Coronation gown toile will go on display at Hillsborough Castle. The new exhibition “Royal Style in the Making” will feature the Queen Mother’s Coronation gown toile, an 18th century-style ballgown worn by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and an evening dress worn by the late Queen Elizabeth II at a State Dinner [read more]
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