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The Cartier Halo Tiara

Friday, 27 May 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Cartier Halo Tiara’s most famous outing was perhaps when it was worn by the future Princess of Wales on her wedding day on 29 April 2011. Embed from Getty Images The Halo Tiara was purchased from Cartier on 18 November 1936 by the then Duke of York, just weeks before he became King George [read more]

The Strathmore Tiara

Friday, 20 May 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Strathmore tiara was given to then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon by her father, Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, upon her marriage to the then Duke of York in 1923. It was purchased from Catchpole and Williams. The tiara is formed as a garland of roses, and it came with two alternative frames. [read more]

The Queen’s jewellery to feature in Platinum Jubilee displays

Friday, 13 May 2022, 11:45 Moniek Bloks 0

Glittering jewels from The Queen’s collection will go on display this summer as part of the Platinum Jubilee displays at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Each display focusses on a different part of Her Majesty’s reign. At Buckingham Palace, official portraits of The Queen taken just weeks after her accession by [read more]

The Spencer Tiara

Friday, 13 May 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Perhaps one of the most famous tiaras in British royal history is the Spencer tiara, which isn’t even owned by the British royal family. It was worn by Lady Diana Spencer on her wedding day on 29 July 1981 to the heir to the British throne, the Prince of Wales. The Spencer tiara is, as [read more]

A wedding present for a Princess – The Queen Anne and Queen Caroline Pearl Necklaces

Saturday, 5 February 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Queen Anne and Queen Caroline Pearl Necklaces were given to the then Princess Elizabeth for her wedding. The two pearl necklaces are usually worn together to resemble a double-stranded pearl necklace, but they are, in fact, two separate necklaces. The smaller of the two is the Queen Anne Necklace, which consists of 46 pearls, [read more]

Queen Margrethe’s Horseshoe Brooch

Friday, 14 January 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This beautiful horseshoe brooch was given to the then Princess Margrethe of Denmark by her father Frederik IX in 1953, after the signing of the Constitution, which made her heiress presumptive to the throne. Before 1953, women were barred from inheriting the Danish throne, and it had been widely expected that Frederik’s brother Prince Knud [read more]