Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
Today in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s will auction a spectacular pair of gemstones: two neatly-matched, exceptionally rare Paraiba tourmalines, ready for their new owner to dream up an incredible setting for them.
When revelations about the location of the long-lost Florentine Diamond were made public last year, the grandsons of the last Empress of Austria expressed hopes that the incredible stone would soon be shared in an exhibition. Now, those hopes have come true, thanks to a landmark display in Quebec.
Happy Canada Day! We’re joining in the holiday celebrations today here at TCJ with another peek inside the big fashion exhibition at Buckingham Palace, this time with a decidedly Canadian twist.
Today is Canada Day, but the celebrations of the day actually began last week in Britain, when the Princess Royal wore a maple leaf brooch for a special commemoration in Hampshire.
Today, King Charles III became the second monarch to deliver a speech from the throne during the Opening of Parliament in Canada, and Queen Camilla joined him wearing the bejeweled badge of a Canadian Armed Forces regiment.