coronation jewels

Jewels on Film: Coronation ’37

12.14.2015 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

For quite a long time, December 14 was something of a cursed day for the Windsors. Prince Albert, beloved husband of Queen Victoria, died on December 14; less than two decades later, their daughter, Princess Alice, also died on the same day.

But when Prince Albert — later King George VI — was born on December 14 in 1895, Queen Victoria considered it to be a good sign of positive change. To celebrate Bertie’s birthday, here’s a look at newsreel footage from his coronation in 1937. Which jewels can you spot in these two film clips?

Jewel Detective: Romanian Coronation 1922

11.23.2015 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Romanian sisters: Maria of Yugoslavia and Elisabeth of the Hellenes [source]

One of the sets of jewels worn in this picture, which is from the 1922 coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania, will be very familiar if you’ve read the blog recently. On the left, Queen Maria of Yugoslavia (one of Ferdinand and Marie’s daughters) wears the Russian emeralds she received from her husband as a wedding gift. On the right, her sister, Queen Elisabeth of the Hellenes, is also decked in jewels. Can you identify any of the pieces she wears?

Vintage Royals: October 1967

10.13.2015 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

In the same week in October 1967, pageantry was on display on two continents. The coronation of the Shah of Iran was held in Tehran, while the state opening of parliament was attended by Queen Elizabeth II in London. An early glimpse of Princess Anne in the Cartier Halo Tiara is also included