Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara is “set with brilliant- and rose-cut diamonds, mainly in cut-down silver-backed settings, and 19 pendant baroque pearls.” The design of Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot tiara was based on a tiara that belonged to Queen Mary’s grandmother, Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, Duchess of Cambridge. The latter tiara was later left to Mary’s [read more]
The King Khalid necklace consists of “brilliants, marquises and 20 graduated pear-shaped pendants in openwork claw settings.” The necklace was made by the jeweller Harry Winston and was given to Queen Elizabeth II by King Khalid of Saudi Arabia. This happened during an official visit to Saudi Arabia in 1979. Embed from Getty Images Embed [read more]
The King Faisal necklace is described as being “channel-set with baguettes, suspending claw-set brilliant” and having “11 graduated pear-shaped pendants.” Embed from Getty Images The King Faisal necklace has a total of 83.94 metric carats and was made by Harry Winston in 1952. It stayed in stock until 1967, when it was purchased by King [read more]
The Baguette and Brilliant Bracelet is “composed of a band of baguettes and two rows of brilliant with a central cross-over.” The bracelet dates from the late 1920s or early 1930s and was purchased by Queen Elizabeth II’s father, King George VI, from Garrard in 1949. It was a gift for her. Embed from Getty [read more]
The 25th anniversary of Diana, Princess of Wales’s death has led to new or updated documentaries. The Princess (2022) is one such new documentary. The documentary is quite literally off to a shaky start, without much of an intro. It remains unclear what The Princess tries to achieve. Where is the angle? Is there something [read more]
Read part two here. I would like to be remembered as someone who accomplished useful deeds, and who was a kind and loving person. On 18 September 1982, Monaco laid its Princess to rest. The coffin was carried to the Notre-Dame-Immaculée Cathedral, Saint Nicholas, as bells sounded. Her husband, Prince Rainier, with their children, Prince [read more]
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