The Mystery of Queen Azizah’s Aquamarine Tiara
On my visit to the Royal Palace in Kuantan to confirm the ‘discovery’ of Queen Mary’s Cartier Diamond Lozenge Bandeau last week, Queen (Tengku Ampuan) Azizah of Pahang tasked me…
A royal mystery: where did the Amber Room go?
While there are many missing tiaras, necklaces, and rings, there is one missing piece of royal history that literally looms larger. The Amber Room from Catherine Palace went missing during…
The mystery at the heart of a royal wedding that created a world famous bridal tradition
It’s perhaps the most famous and talked about royal wedding bouquet of all. The flowers carried by the Queen Mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, at her marriage in April 1923…