
Friday brought us happy news for the Princess Royal’s son, as Peter Phillips announced that he is engaged to marry his girlfriend, Harriet Sperling—and he proposed with a diamond ring!
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Friday brought us happy news for the Princess Royal’s son, as Peter Phillips announced that he is engaged to marry his girlfriend, Harriet Sperling—and he proposed with a diamond ring!

Today at Hidden Gems, I’m bringing you a deep dive into the history of Queen Victoria’s Sapphire Coronet, now on display at the V&A in London. As a companion piece here today, I’ve got a roundup of articles about Queen Victoria’s brooches, including the sapphire brooch that Victoria wore with the coronet in her famous Winterhalter portrait.

More than a century ago in Britain, August was Coronation Month. King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were crowned in a delayed ceremony at Westminster Abbey, an event that was in many ways a pinnacle of the glamorous Edwardian era. Today, let’s return to the current Royal Collection Trust exhibition on the Edwardians, with a focus on the royal jewelry on display.