Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
It’s hard to believe it, but 2016 was a full decade ago, and our Tiara Time Machine has officially docked there for the day. Let’s chat about one of Queen Máxima’s glamorous 2016 tiara appearances, which took place during a state visit to New Zealand. Three years after his accession to the throne, King Willem-Alexander […]
The “six” years are always big ones for the Bernadottes, thanks to the King’s birth year (1946) and the King and Queen’s wedding year (1976). Today, our Tiara Time Machine brings us to 2006, when another milestone birthday celebration brought out a pair of fringe tiaras for two Swedish princesses. King Carl XVI Gustaf of […]
Let’s all jump in the Tiara Time Machine again today and head to 1996, when the glamorous Princess Caroline of Monaco brought out her grandmother’s jewels for a special celebration in Sweden. On April 30, 1996, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrated his 50th birthday with a glittering gala banquet at the Royal Palace […]
Today, our Tiara Time Machine is stopping in 1986, when the Prince and Princess of Wales headed to the Middle East for a tour through several nations. In Bahrain, Diana wore her family tiara with a classic ivory gown. Charles and Diana spent one day during their Middle Eastern tour in Bahrain, where they were […]
While Europe’s royals are off enjoying their August holidays, we’re going to be spending this week aboard our Tiara Time Machine, enjoying bejeweled moments from the last fifty years. Today, we’re starting off with a glamorous dinner held in 1976 in Amsterdam, featuring tiaras worn by the Queens of the Netherlands and Sweden. Just months […]
We’re back in Spain today, where the royal family is in full summer mode in the Balearic Islands. For the annual dinner at Marivent Palace, all of the royal ladies wore interesting jewelry—but Queen Sofia wins the award for the most intriguing piece of the night. The Spanish royal family is currently in residence in […]
Surprise! We’ve got a second bejeweled field trip this week, thanks to the generosity of another of our wonderful community members. This time, we’re going to marvel at the splendor of Van Cleef & Arpels, on display at a fabulous art museum in Vienna. The Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, better known as MAK, […]
Queen Letizia arrived for one of the most glamorous annual events of the Spanish royal summer this weekend wearing her power color and a pair of earrings from a favorite local designer. Let’s take a closer look at her palm earrings in Palma, shall we? The Spanish royals are in the Balearic Islands for their […]
One of our community members recently made a fascinating visit to an exhibition of special royal jewels in Madrid, and she’s been kind enough to bring us all along with her. Let’s all join in today and take a closer look at the jewels of Our Lady of Atocha. The story of this truly fascinating […]
The British royals have been popping in often at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland in recent days, and on Saturday, two bejeweled royal duchesses were among the spectators at a pair of events. On Saturday, the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay (as the Prince and Princess of Wales are known in Scotland) attended netball and […]