The sparkling royal jewel inspired by flowering gum
There are very few opal tiaras in royal collections. In the twentieth century, opals fell out of favour and many royals replaced the opals in their tiaras for other stones.…
The royal jewel with an ”unlucky” stone that one queen rarely wore
The Dutch Royal Family has one of the most impressive jewellery collections in Europe with Queen Maxima wearing historic pieces for almost every engagement she does. In 2023, she first…
A Voyage Around the Queen by Craig Brown review – a crown jewel among royal biographies | Biography books
Like making barrels or thatching roofs, writing about the royal family is one of the traditional craft skills of this country. It involves raking over yellowing newspaper cuttings and polishing…