
Two royal duchesses and a royal countess sparkled in London last week for a military dinner, and we’ve got all the details on the gorgeous jewels they wore for the occasion!
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Two royal duchesses and a royal countess sparkled in London last week for a military dinner, and we’ve got all the details on the gorgeous jewels they wore for the occasion!

The Duchess of Cambridge has embraced many royal jewel categories, but she’s still something of a novice when it comes to wearing brooches. Even so, her collection does include a few brooches of her own, including today’s jewel, the Five Pearl Brooch.

Just when you thought the outstanding royal jewel auction season had concluded, Sotheby’s is offering two more suites of jewelry with royal connections. Here’s a closer look at two parures of jewels that purportedly belonged to Empress Josephine of France.

I know I promised tiaras in our Sparkling Spotlight posts this week about the Royal Variety Performance, but I couldn’t resist highlighting this particular outing: the Queen’s rather shocking gown and jewels from the 1999 show!

On this day in 1894, more than a century ago, the eyes of the world were on Russia. Tsar Nicholas II, the young man who had become emperor only three weeks earlier, was preparing to marry a German princess. They couldn’t have known then that this imperial wedding, held under a cloud of mourning, would be the last nuptials of a Russian emperor and empress. Today, let’s look back on the unusual day, and the traditional jewels worn by the bride.