Like the Cartier Lily Brooch, the Greville Bow Brooch is unusually large. The brooch was probably commissioned in 1900 by Dame Margaret Greville, the wife of the Hon. Ronald Greville. The commission was given to Boucheron, a firm that Margaret patronised regularly. This particular commission cost 3,000 francs and consisted of dismantling a knot-pattern diadem [read more]
A happy coincidence, as Netflix prepares to release a new series about Empress Elisabeth, we also get a brand new film about her. Corsage follows Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) from Christmas 1877 as she celebrates her 40th birthday. As she ages, she refuses to be painted and photographed and is desperate to maintain her image. The [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Henrietta Maria: Conspirator, Warrior, Phoenix Queen Hardcover – 4 August 2022 (UK & US) Henrietta Maria is the most reviled consort to have worn the crown of Britain’s Three Kingdoms. Condemned as that ‘Popish brat of France’, a ‘notorious whore’ and traitor, she remains in popular memory the wife who wore the [read more]
*contains affiliate links* *review copy* Berenguela of Castile was born in 1180 as the eldest daughter of King Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England. She was the heir presumptive to the Castilian throne for several years but was subsequently pushed down the line of succession by the births of her brothers Ferdinand (1189-1211) [read more]
The Duchess of Cornwall was born Camilla Rosemary Shand on 17 July 1947 as the daughter of Major Bruce Shand and his wife, The Honourable Rosalind Cubitt, at King’s College Hospital in London. Her mother was the daughter of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe and Sonia Rosemary Keppel. She, in turn, was the daughter of [read more]
A new portrait has been released to mark The Duchess of Cornwall’s 75th birthday tomorrow. The photograph was taken at the Duchess’s home in Raymill in June. She is wearing a blue flora dress from Sophie Dundas, and the peaches shown were grown in her own garden. A happy birthday to The Duchess of Cornwall! [read more]
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