Royal Jewels

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on arrival its hard to see any jewellery

but then the Prince Albert's brooch
meeting the President of Italy

 

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at a dinner (before the state dinner)
the green is very petty

 

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i live how the Dutch royals do this


Dressed in a stunning red boho-patterned dress, a radiant Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands appeared fully in her element this week as she donated a garden of tulips to the city of Madrid.

The 21-year-old moved to the Spanish city last year as a result of growing fears for her safety after being threatened with kidnap by organised Dutch crime gangs.

 

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The Duchess of Edinburgh beamed in joy as she played with puppies during an adorable visit with the Yellow Labrador Club this week

 

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be still my beating heart

 

[RMOO]

be still my beating heart

That is such a pretty shade of blue, do you happen to know what gem it is?

 

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That is such a pretty shade of blue, do you happen to know what gem it is?

im sure its Turquoise
but i cant remember this piece, i know Queen Camila has her own tourquoise necklace but im not completly sure if this is it ?

 

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[prince.of.preslav]

That is such a pretty shade of blue, do you happen to know what gem it is?

It's Camilla's own turquoise necklace. It's been said that it comes from her own family.

 

[dk168]

Just booked to see the Cartier exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in September 2025.

https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/cartier

Decided to stay the night and make the most of the weekend as I already have an exhibition The Edwardians - Age of Elegance booked at Buck House on Saturday.

I had attended the Cartier exhibition in Paris some years ago, and it would be great to go again, in the hope there will be some pieces that I had seen before.

Should be fun.

DK

 

[westjenn]

Love the Lily-of-the-Valley brooch. Would love to see a closeup!

 

[canuk-gal]

be still my beating heart

Those earrings!!!!!!!

 

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Happy Easter everyone
take care on the roads

 

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[finerthings]

@Daisys and Diamonds, I hope you are feeling better and thank you for trying to keep up with Royals thread! I enjoy your postings so much!

 

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@Daisys and Diamonds, I hope you are feeling better and thank you for trying to keep up with Royals thread! I enjoy your postings so much!

thank you
i feel i have neglected my Queen terribly of late and all the European Queenly cousins too
i think it is Queen Margreth's birthday

 

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im sorry your Majesty, that unhappy smilie was in the wrong place and i cant take it out

 

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dont panic, HRH is wax
from Febuary

Princess Leonor honored with new wax figure in Madrid: A tribute to a milestone moment

The Madrid Wax Museum honors Princess Leonor with a lifelike new wax figure, commemorating her milestone 18th birthday and royal commitment.

www.hola.com

meanwhile the real Princess of Princess of Asturias is away with the navy in South America -id say soft diplomacy at work here - both from the (Spanish Navy) Armada and the Princess
no jewels except a very beautiful ship , a nice read

Princess Leonor arrives in Lima as the Juan Sebastian de Elcano docks in Peru

The heir to the throne continues her naval training aboard the Juan Sebastian de Elcano, arriving in Lima, Peru. The city is the fourth stop on the ship's international voyage.

www.hola.com

 

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a really nice story about the kind of people who get awarded the Maundy money
nice bracelet on this lady too !

Hartlepool volunteer's tears of joy at Maundy money honour

Anne Johnson says she is looking forward to seeing the King and Queen up close at Durham Cathedral.

www.bbc.com

i know she's not royal but at 83 im sneaking a picture of her in here, she deserves it when the news is only full of maham and unkindess this Easter

WW2 RAF vtern also getting Maundy money
alas no jewellery on him

County Durham RAF veteran's excitement over Maundy honour

Don Elsom will attend a ceremony at Durham Cathedral to receive Maundy money from King Charles.

www.bbc.com

The white purse contains a set of specially minted silver Maundy coins, while this year the Red Purse contains a £5 coin commemorating The Queen Mother, and a 50p coin which features stories of WWII.

i know not a lot of jewellery but its Easter so im splurging

 

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Happy Birthday Princess Isabella

 

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i hope i have the right Princess there in Denmark
Hello is a terrible magazine for acuraccy and is high on gossip

 

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ummmmmm
opening the King's games in

Roosendaal​

i did google sorry for the ugly cut and paste
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In Holland, "King's Games" (also known as Koningsspelen in Dutch) refers to a series of traditional Dutch games played during King's Day, a national holiday celebrating the King's birthday on April 27th. These games are often silly and quirky, and include activities like biting into a cake dangling from a rope (koekhappen), or throwing toilet bowls. Other popular games include pin the tail on the donkey (ezeltje prik) and nail-pooping (spijkerpoepen).

im not sure i want to know what Nail-pooping is ???
@DutchJackie we might need you here




it good the kids seem to be enjoying it, i think Queen Camila would love an invite

 

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i think i go for nana nap now

 

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another one from the Netherlands just because it cheered me up
i think HM's jewellery is probably costume but what would i know ??

 

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OMG ! you have to read this
Easter themed

Given to Camilla by her father Bruce as an engagement present on Easter Sunday in 2005, it was designed by jeweller Geoffrey Munn

Sign Queen Camilla is getting fashion tips from King Charles

On Wednesday the Queen put on the same Anna Valentine coat she wore for her wedding 20 years ago. So, which other items in Camilla's wardrobe have earned her the moniker Queen of Recycling?

www.dailymail.co.uk

It is one of Queen Camilla's favourite brooches: the glittering platinum and diamond replica of a stick insect.

She has worn it on several important occasions, including to a service at Westminster Hall, marking Queen Elizabeth's lying-in-state.

Given to her by her father Bruce, on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005, as an engagement present, it was designed by jeweller Geoffrey Munn, one of the experts on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow
It
was one of a collection of gem-set bugs that Munn created when he was the managing director of the Fabergé egg specialist jeweller Wartski, which has two Royal Warrants.

‘My sons Alexander and Edward had a pet stick insect, aptly named Sticky,’ he wrote in his autobiography A Touch of Gold. ‘It occurred to me that he would make a perfect model, one that would, at very least, be utterly unique.

‘Sticky travelled by taxi to the manufacturing jeweller E. Wolfe & Co. in Hatton Garden for the modellers and setters to replicate him exactly, in glittering platinum and diamonds.

‘The brooch turned out perfectly, and Sticky, oblivious to his recent brush with immortality, came home safe and sound. Neither he, nor I, could have imagined how the story would eventually play out.

‘Mrs Parker Bowles had admired the glittering stick insect brooch. A few days later her father, Major Bruce Shand, rang to see if there was anything he might give to mark her engagement to the Prince of Wales.
‘Mrs Parker Bowles had admired the glittering stick insect brooch. A few days later her father, Major Bruce Shand, rang to see if there was anything he might give to mark her engagement to the Prince of Wales.

He agreed the stick insect was a perfect choice and asked how it might be presented. I suggested, in the tradition of Fabergé, we might conceal it in an Easter egg from Charbonnel et Walker.

'Once this was agreed, I took the brooch to the famous chocolatier in Bond Street and, simply on trust, handed it over the counter to be collected in an egg the following week.

‘That was when a dreadful apprehension dawned on me: how on earth could I be certain the finished egg would contain the jewel rather than a handful of champagne truffles? Mounting anxiety cost me a good deal of sleep over the weekend.

‘But it reached fever pitch the following Monday when, to my horror, I discovered the Charbonnel et Walker shop on Bond Street was rammed with hundreds of identical primrose yellow eggs, each tied with a matching silk bow.

‘If I had left the diamond brooch there on trust, I was obliged to retrieve it on nothing more than good faith. To my relief, that Easter morning, Mrs Parker Bowles was surprised and thrilled with the brooch.'

i never knew her dad gave it to her, i now love it even more

 

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i often think of the Queen's parents and how the situation for many years must have caused them stress and great worry
i wish they had been alive to see their daughter become Charles' Queen
this is a nice piece on her dad who was in WW2

Camilla's father's secret past as Nazi prisoner of war

CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL opened up on her father's harrowing past as a Nazi captive during World War Two, which saw Major Bruce Shand escape near-death experiences by the skin of his teeth.

www.express.co.uk

 

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not a lot of brooches with such love;y coats makes me sad
the Queen doesnt let me down, nor Princess Anne
i thought Fergie looked quite good