Queen Maud’s Diamond Tiara
Royal Jewels

Queen Maud’s Diamond Tiara

Queen Maud’s Diamond Tiara was brought into the Norwegian royal family by Princess Maud of Wales. Princess Maud married the future King Haakon VII of Norway in 1896. The diamond tiara was a wedding present for the future Queen of Norway. The tiara’s base is a diamond bandeau, with a level of diamond floral elements. [read more]
Book News

Book News Week 31

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 31 – 27 July – 2 August 2026 When We Ruled: ‘A history the world needs’  Paperback – 28 July 2026 (US) The Winter Queen & Her Legacy: The Children of Elizabeth Stuart  Hardcover – 30 July 2026 (UK) Saint Olga of Kyiv, The Viking Queen: Saint or Savage? [read more]
Charlotte of Prussia

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Charlotte of Prussia: “A great lady” (Part seven)

Read part six here. In 1853, the Crimean War broke out. By September 1854, the war was not going much to Nicholas’s frustration. Nicholas and Charlotte both fell ill, and one courtier wrote, “Lately, he seems more dejected every day; his face is worried, his gaze dull. His beautiful, majestic figure has bowed under the [read more]