The Poltimore Tiara was made for Florence Bampfylde, Lady Poltimore, by the jeweller Garrard around 1870. The tiara could be worn traditionally but could also be broken down into a necklace or even into brooches. Lady Poltimore wore the tiara to the coronation of King George VI and Queen Mary in 1911. It was her [read more]
With the sad news of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, it is natural that the British and global public are now discussing what will happen at his funeral. It is not due to Coronavirus that Prince Philip will not receive a State Funeral as a State Funeral is reserved for the Sovereign [read more]
I went into Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown with great expectations, having even seen the witty Lady Anne on The Graham Norton Show telling him all about her honeymoon. Lady Anne was the daughter of Thomas Coke, 5th Earl of Leicester and Lady Elizabeth Yorke. She was a [read more]
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. Read part four here. The Queen began the year 2000 with her 13th visit to Australia, but the health of both her mother and her sister remained on her mind. Her mother would celebrate her 100th birthday that August, and Elizabeth made sure [read more]
Read part one here. On 20 February 1958, Princess Margaret first met her future husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones. They had been both invited to a dinner party by Lady Elizabeth Cavendish. By then, Antony was established as one of the most versatile photographers of his generation. In 1956, he had taken the 21st birthday photographs of [read more]
During the evening of 21 August 1930, a second daughter was born to the then Duke and Duchess of York at Glamis Castle in Scotland. Her elder sister, the future Queen Elizabeth II, was delighted, “I have got a new little baby sister. She is so lovely, and I am very, very happy to have [read more]
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