On 9 July 1947, the engagement between Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten was announced. From Buckingham Palace came the announcement, “It is with the greatest pleasure that the King and Queen announce the betrothal of their dearly beloved daughter the Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, RN.” Elizabeth’s engagement ring consisted of diamonds taken from [read more]
The Greville Peardrop Earrings were from the collection of Dame Margaret Greville, the wife of the Hon. Ronald Greville. Margaret and her husband had no children, and she bequeathed all her jewellery to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother upon her death in 1942. The Peardrop earrings were purchased by Margaret sometime before 19 May 1938 [read more]
*contains affiliate links* This Jubilee year has seen the release of many books about The Queen. The Queen: The Life and Times of Elizabeth II by Catherine Ryan was originally released in 2018 and has been re-released with a few updates in March 2022. The blurb that accompanied this book referred to The Queen as [read more]
The Greville Scroll Brooch was from the collection of Dame Margaret Greville, the wife of the Hon. Ronald Greville. Margaret and her husband had had no children, and she bequeathed all her jewellery to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother upon her death in 1942. Embed from Getty Images The art deco brooch was made by [read more]
When Queen Victoria died in 1901 after a reign of 63 years, she was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover. The House of Hanover had come to power in Great Britain following the death of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, the last British monarch of the House of Stuart. However, as all [read more]
An official photograph has been released of the ledger stone installed at the King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George’s Chapel in Windsor, following the internment of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. The stone is made of hand-carved Belgian black marble with brass letter inlays, to match the previous [read more]
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