November 2012

Flashback Friday: Madeleine at the Nobel Prize Ceremony

As of this writing, Princess Madeleine is on the roster to attend the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony on December 10th (these things do have a te...

One of Queen Silvia of Sweden’s favorite tiaras is often referred to as Queen Sophia’s (or Sophie’s) Diamond Tiara, which I suppose is the m...

Yesterday, the Queen and her family welcomed Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait for a state visit to the United Kingdom. Pomp...

Sorry for the radio silence yesterday - thanks to those that emailed, I assure you I'm not dead. (Yet.) I am however in a bit of a post-...

Alexandrine Drop Tiara If maximum sparkle is your ultimate tiara goal, then you need diamonds that dangle and tremble. If that's what yo...

HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark and Alexandra Manley November 18, 1995 Hillerød, Denmark Prince Joachim, the youngest of Queen Margrethe's...

It wouldn't be a big event in Monaco unless there was a dose of sartorial confusion, and so it was with National Day. Fruitless though i...

Some weeks, you just nod and smile and wait for the next tiara event. C'est la vie! But we do have someone earning back some sartorial p...

It's been a long trip for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, but they're finally getting ready to head home. We'll...

The Modern Sapphire Tiara This tiara goes by several names, often the George VI Sapphire Tiara or some version of that. But while it does be...

On November 20th, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will celebrate 65 years of marriage. Sixty. Five. Just two crazy kids in love, I tell ...