Princess Eugenie’s wedding tiara – the Greville emerald kokoshnik

Many of us were surprised to see an unfamiliar tiara on Princess Eugenie’s head at the royal wedding today. She chose a kokoshnik-style tiara of The Queen’s featuring stunning emeralds. But what is this tiara’s history? Made by Boucheron in 1919, the tiara features a stunning large central tiara at a whopping 93.7 carats. Embed from […]

Meghan shines as she marries Prince Harry in a wedding dress by Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy

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Finally, the much-anticipated moment arrived: the royal wedding of Prince Harry to Ms. Meghan Markle and, more importantly, the unveiling of the royal wedding gown. Meghan surprised all of us with her choice of wedding gown, not only with its simplistic style, but also with her choice of designer. With months of speculation that Meghan […]

The Queen’s Brazilian aquamarine tiara & parure

The Queen chose aquamarines for the Spanish State Banquet yesterday; here’s more about the jewels’ history. The aquamarines came from Brazil; in 1953, The President and Brazilian people gave Her Majesty a gift for her coronation, in the form of an aquamarine and diamond necklace with matching earrings. Blue stones were sought over a year to […]