Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later known as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, married the then Duke of York in 1923, and they were not expected to succeed as King and Queen. However, when her husband’s elder brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, they became the new King and Queen. King Edward [read more]
The engagement between Prince Albert, Duke of York, second son of King George V and Queen Mary, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was announced in January 1923. The statement read, “It is with the greatest pleasure that the King and Queen announce the betrothal of their beloved son, the Duke of York, to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, [read more]
Queen Adelaide’s Fringe necklace has “sixty brilliant-set graduated bars, the central bars terminating in cushion-cut and pear-shaped stones, divided by 60 graduated brilliant-set spikes; an extra six small graduated bars and five spikes detached; tiara fittings removed.” It was created on the orders of King William IV, using diamonds removed from various items belonging to [read more]
The Diamond Diadem, also known as the King George IV State Diadem, is one of the British monarchy’s most recognisable pieces of jewellery. Embed from Getty Images It was ordered from the jeweller Rundell in 1820, and it was completed in May 1820. The design, probably made by their chief designer Philip Liebart, incorporates the [read more]
The Greville Festoon necklace was from the collection of Dame Margaret Greville, the wife of the Hon. Ronald Greville. Margaret and her husband had had no children, and she bequeathed all her jewellery to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother upon her death in 1942. The Greville Festoon necklace was one of the most impressive pieces [read more]
The Greville Scroll Brooch was from the collection of Dame Margaret Greville, the wife of the Hon. Ronald Greville. Margaret and her husband had had no children, and she bequeathed all her jewellery to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother upon her death in 1942. Embed from Getty Images The art deco brooch was made by [read more]
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