Archives for May 2019

Queen Victoria’s Tiaras

05.25.2019 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Queen Victoria's sapphire and diamond coronet goes on permanent public display at the V&A for the first time as the centrepiece of the William and Judith Bollinger Gallery at The V&A in London on April 10, 2019 (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for The V&A) — Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet goes on permanent public display at the V&A for the first time as the centrepiece of the William and Judith Bollinger Gallery at The V&A in London on April 10, 2019 (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for The V&A)

Yesterday, the world celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria. To keep the festivities rolling, today we have a look at some of the tiaras from her remarkable jewelry collection.

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The Kent City of London Fringe Tiara

05.18.2019 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent in a photographic portrait by Cecil Beaton (Keystone Press/Alamy)

Today in Windsor, one of the members of the Kent branch of the British royal family, Lady Gabriella Windsor, will marry her fiancé at St. George’s Chapel. In honor of her wedding day, we’ve got a look at the Kent City of London Fringe Tiara, a diamond tiara worn by two Kent brides, including Gabriella’s mother.

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