Royal Jewels

[prince.of.preslav]

A very, very Happy Birthday, Sir!

 

[prince.of.preslav]

The Queen is wearing for the small aquamarine tiara for the first time time tonight at the reception for the Corps Diplomatique at Buckingham Palace! The tiara was previously worn by the late Queen Elizabeth II in Canada in 1970 (?) and then by the Countess of Wessex (now Duchess of Edinburgh) at a number of events since 2012.
Her Majesty finished off the look with her own set of aquamarine and diamond jewels and the King's family order.


Other than Their Majesties and the Prince of Wales, no other family members were present, as is traditional since the later years of the late Queen's reign.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

The Queen is wearing for the small aquamarine tiara for the first time time tonight at the reception for the Corps Diplomatique at Buckingham Palace! The tiara was previously worn by the late Queen Elizabeth II in Canada in 1970 (?) and then by the Countess of Wessex (now Duchess of Edinburgh) at a number of events since 2012.
Her Majesty finished off the look with her own set of aquamarine and diamond jewels and the King's family order.


Other than Their Majesties and the Prince of Wales, no other family members were present, as is traditional since the later years of the late Queen's reign.

i love this
HM just has the hair for it
i know its smaller but HM may be still feeling somewhat poorly after her illness and this looks lovely and light
it goes well with her own aqua pieces
and seeing it was gifted to a Queen, its nice seeing a Queen wear it as our late Queen only wore it once in public

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

is that a brooch on young Princess Gabriella of Monaco ?
during the principality's National Day

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

we have seen this before but its a nice close up

i hope the jeweller has made a few more in time for the state banquet

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

im watching this on you tube
this is from the fallout after the rather horrible fake shake bussiness

is this her wedding necklace, or perhaps some pf the left over pearls from that

edited to add these earrings are so pretty

i watch things with subtitles on so i can turn the sound down after gary goes to bed

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

get well soon your majesty
Queen Sylvia has stayed home due to illness while the king visits Singapore on a state visit

i think we have missed out on a tiara moment but of course health is of most importance

Queen Silvia of Sweden, 80, pulls out of state visit to Singapore

The Swedish royal couple had planned to visit the island country from November 19 to November 21 - but now, only the reigning monarch will be in attendance.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Austina]

Cam will be missing her royal engagement tonight as she’s still unwell from her recent chest infection.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Cam will be missing her royal engagement tonight as she’s still unwell from her recent chest infection.

i was so dissapointed to see this when i had a minute to spare at work to google
but Queen Camila isnt a young woman and im thinking its cold at night in London and that illness does not sound fun,

i know people this year who have had terrible colds that have taken months to go away and they have been terribly poorly -
our manager - early mid 60's just could not shake it and has been to the doctor probably 5 or 6 times with it

its joe public, germs are everywhere

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

cant sleep
trawling you tube
look how beautiful the Queen mother was

 

[prince.of.preslav]

The Queen of Spain is wearing Queen Ena's collet necklace (short version) and earrings in a new portrait by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz!


The necklace and earrings were originally a wedding present to Princess Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg in 1906 by her husband, King Alfonso XIII. The necklace (originally set with 30 diamond collets) has been extended and shortened over the years as tastes in jewellery changed. At lome point it was a most impressive sautoir reaching, until it was divided into two necklaces.





The portrait is part of a series of 3 pictures commissioned by the Banco de España (the Spanish National Bank) depicting the Royal couple and the former governor of the Bank.


The King is depicted wearing a gala uniform with orders and decoration.

 

[finerthings]

@prince.of.preslav those portraits of the King and Queen of Spain took my breath away! What a gorgeous pair they make!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

@prince.of.preslav those portraits of the King and Queen of Spain took my breath away! What a gorgeous pair they make!

if they were my King and Queen id be buying a copy of those portraits and framing them

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

it should be illegal to shorten these necklaces -or for that matter cherry amber bakealite necklaces also !
i just love the extras like the corsarge orniment brooch and the cluster going on, on her dress, all those bracelets
imangine what HM must think of the present Queen's usual lack of jewellery

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

watched this last night
it was very plesant
lots of brooches
the Queen mum was 95 here, she was really quite spritly
and looking back it was fun to see the family members look like each other

 

[prince.of.preslav]

it should be illegal to shorten these necklaces -or for that matter cherry amber bakealite necklaces also !
i just love the extras like the corsarge orniment brooch and the cluster going on, on her dress, all those bracelets
imangine what HM must think of the present Queen's usual lack of jewellery

My wish is to one day see a lady (in real life) bedecked in as many jewels as Queen Ena or even Queen Mary and wearing them with the same confidence and panache!

 

[purplesilk]

My wish is to one day see a lady (in real life) bedecked in as many jewels as Queen Ena or even Queen Mary and wearing them with the same confidence and panache!

Queen Maxima wears tons of jewels with confidence and panache!!!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Queen Maxima wears tons of jewels with confidence and panache!!!

i do enjoy when HM wears a brooch on her belt, Max is quite innovative

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Queen Maxima wears tons of jewels with confidence and panache!!!

But I haven't seen her in real life (yet)

 

[purplesilk]

But I haven't seen her in real life (yet)

...yet!!!

 

[LightBright]

we have seen this before but its a nice close up

i hope the jeweller has made a few more in time for the state banquet

This is really quite wonderful. The enamel portrait is something that both my grandmother and great grandmother had done when they were children, in the latter half of the 19th C. But I see it’s still being done! (Although with diamond frame and embellishments for Royalty.) I wonder who is making these pieces still.

 

[LightBright]

The Queen of Spain is wearing Queen Ena's collet necklace (short version) and earrings in a new portrait by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz!


The necklace and earrings were originally a wedding present to Princess Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg in 1906 by her husband, King Alfonso XIII. The necklace (originally set with 30 diamond collets) has been extended and shortened over the years as tastes in jewellery changed. At lome point it was a most impressive sautoir reaching, until it was divided into two necklaces.





The portrait is part of a series of 3 pictures commissioned by the Banco de España (the Spanish National Bank) depicting the Royal couple and the former governor of the Bank.


The King is depicted wearing a gala uniform with orders and decoration.

I’m wondering if that collet necklace is sterling silver. The Queen of Spain’s portrait shows the metal to be bright white, but Sterling would be patinated. Just curious why they did that…it’s not usually done to antique collet settings.

 

[prince.of.preslav]

I’m wondering if that collet necklace is sterling silver. The Queen of Spain’s portrait shows the metal to be bright white, but Sterling would be patinated. Just curious why they did that…it’s not usually done to antique collet settings.

Most necklaces of the period were set in silver and gold. The silver was used to hold the diamonds, while a pierced gold gallery was added at the back of the setting to prevent any tarnish from spoiling the lady's dress. In some cases, the stones were set in gold for durability, with the top part being silver-plated for a more pleasing vesual effect.
My guess is the the chatones have been rhodium-plated at some point for maximum brilliance.

The diamond parure from the Danish Crown Jewels, where you can clearly see the gold gallery.

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Exciting news from the Danish royal house!
the Rose-cut diamond parure from the crown jewels has been altered to suit modern times! The middle section of the rivière has been put on a newly-made frame for Queen Mary to wear as a tiara. This is the first time since the set was created in 1840 that the necklace has been set on a frame to suit the times.

https://fb.watch/weCR0UvEYG

I think Queen Mary was inspired by her counterpart and friend Maxima and we might actually see the tiara tonight during the Egyptian state banquet!

 

[LightBright]

Thank you @prince.of.preslav.

For the great close of of the gold and silver collet setting and explanation. Stunning jewels.

 

[prince.of.preslav]

The royal houses in Europe will end the year with a number of State Visits and glittering events (the Nobels) and the first two have commenced today in London and Brussels.

The British King and Queen are hosting the Emir of Qatar and his consort. Unfortunately, not a lot of royal ladies were present, but the ones in attendance made sure they sparkled!

I'll focus on Queen Camilla, until more images emerge.
HM debuted Queen Alexandra's diamond kokoshnik and also wore Queen Elizabeth II's City of London friend necklace. To this she also wore her modern diamond drop earrings and one of Queen Elizabeth's Cartier bracelets (the ruby one to match her belbed gown).

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

The royal houses in Europe will end the year with a number of State Visits and glittering events (the Nobels) and the first two have commenced today in London and Brussels.

The British King and Queen are hosting the Emir of Qatar and his consort. Unfortunately, not a lot of royal ladies were present, but the ones in attendance made sure they sparkled!

I'll focus on Queen Camilla, until more images emerge.
HM debuted Queen Alexandra's diamond kokoshnik and also wore Queen Elizabeth II's City of London friend necklace. To this she also wore her modern diamond drop earrings and one of Queen Elizabeth's Cartier bracelets (the ruby one to match her belbed gown).

today has been a lovely day
although im worried that Camila has had pnumonia, i hope HM is now on the mend

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

This is really quite wonderful. The enamel portrait is something that both my grandmother and great grandmother had done when they were children, in the latter half of the 19th C. But I see it’s still being done! (Although with diamond frame and embellishments for Royalty.) I wonder who is making these pieces still.

im awsome to see that the other working royal ladies have them now too and that the new one is being worn with QEii's one

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

it is hot here, at work one of our fridges died it so hot, the fridge man said half the fridges in town are sick
it was 28 degress at work with the aircon on
i am very tired and hot
but thank goodness for state visits

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

lovely coats but no brooches
note the ER is firmly back on the royal ring finger