Royal Jewels

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Royal Jewels

The Duchess of Cambridge’s Brooch

Friday, 18 August 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Duchess of Cambridge’s Brooch is a “large pearl bouton encircled by 14 brilliant in cut-down settings and a narrow pave-set cusped band, suspending a brilliant and a large pave-set baroque pearl.” Embed from Getty Images The Duchess of Cambridge, born Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, was the original owner of the brooch. Like most of [read more]

Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara
Alexandra of Denmark

Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara

Friday, 4 August 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara is “formed of 61 graduated bars, rising to the centre and pavé -set with 488 brilliants.” The Kokoshnik Tiara was modelled after the traditional form of a Russian girl’s headdress, and this version was given to the then Princess of Wales for her 25th wedding anniversary in 1888 by the “Ladies [read more]

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Alexandra of Denmark

Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace

Friday, 28 July 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace consists of “eight pearl and diamond clusters, all detachable and all with spiral back clasps for attachments, the three at the centre with detachable brilliant and pavé-set baroque pearl pendants, linked by festoons of brilliant in open-back and cut-down silver collets.” Embed from Getty Images The necklace was part of a [read more]

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Alexandra of Denmark

Queen Alexandra’s Collet Necklace

Friday, 21 July 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Alexandra’s Collet Necklace consists of “31 graduated brilliants (five detachable) in cut-down collet settings.” The necklace and a matching pair of earrings made of large old-cut Golconda diamonds were given to the then Princess Alexandra of Denmark upon her marriage to the future King Edward VII by the City of London. Alexandra wore the [read more]