
William and Kate headed to Wales ahead of St. David’s Day this week, and Kate took the opportunity to dig deep into her jewelry box for a pair of retro royal earrings.
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William and Kate headed to Wales ahead of St. David’s Day this week, and Kate took the opportunity to dig deep into her jewelry box for a pair of retro royal earrings.

This weekend, the Prince and Princess of Wales headed to Cardiff, where they took in an rugby match—and Kate wore a patriotic English rose for the occasion.

Today marks the anniversary of a post-war aristocratic wedding. No one knew at the time that the couple getting married would one day see their descendants on the British throne. To celebrate this Spencer anniversary, we’ve got a closer look at the most unique tiara from their family collection: the diamond honeysuckle and meander tiara.

Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t an enormous fan of amethysts—her collection only included a few pieces of jewelry set with the royal purple gemstone. But the most prominent amethyst piece in her jewelry box, a brooch that belonged to Queen Victoria’s mother, was a firm favorite. Today, we’ve got a look at a rare appearance from the complete Kent Amethyst Brooch, during the late Queen’s 1991 state visit to the United States.

For today’s Wedding Tiara Wednesday article, we’re covering the royal jewels from a wedding with no tiara at all—but lots of interesting royal diamonds! Let’s delve into the jewels worn by Queen Victoria to marry Prince Albert in 1840.