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]
Charlotte, Princess Royal, was the eldest daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was the only one of their daughters to make a timely marriage; the others remained unmarried or were married so late in life that they could no longer have children. On 18 May 1797, Charlotte married Frederick, Hereditary Prince [read more]
Empress Dowager Hu has often been blamed for causing the downfall of the Northern Wei dynasty.[1] Empress Dowager Hu was a consort of Emperor Xuanwu. However, he never appointed her as Empress because he already had one.[2] When her son ascended the throne at the age of five, she became Empress Dowager and ruled as regent [read more]
Imperial Honoured Consort Wan’s love story with Emperor Xianzong is a strange one because she was originally his nursemaid and seventeen years older than him. Because of Emperor Xianzong’s love for her, Imperial Honoured Consort Wan would reign as his Empress in all but name. For centuries chroniclers have been puzzled over this relationship and [read more]
On 14 May 1962, Princess Sofia of Greece and Denmark married the future King Juan Carlos I of Spain in three different ceremonies. The match was a bit controversial from the start as Sofia came from a reigning dynasty, while Juan Carlos’s future as King was still rather uncertain. He was not known as the [read more]
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]
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