The Court Jeweller (Lauren Kiehna)
History, royalty, and other sparkly stuff from Lauren Kiehna (@laurenkiehna.bsky.social), writer & editor at thecourtjeweller.com.
Contact: lauren@thecourtjeweller.com
- On Monday, Queen Máxima wore an elegant ensemble in a wintery shade of gray, paired with the same diamond earrings that she wore on her wedding day
- In today's free Hidden Gems newsletter, Elizabeth Taylor's heart-shaped Indian diamond appears on a Hollywood star, the Danes upgrade their crown jewel displays, and state visit news pours in
- The King and Queen of the Netherlands made a special joint appearance on their wedding anniversary this week, with Queen Máxima making a bejeweled nod to the couple's royal wedding 24 years ago
- For Wednesday's state banquet, Queen Mary wore a dark red Elie Saab gown with a special tiara that she acquired herself more than a decade ago from a Danish auction
- The King and Queen of Denmark's trip to the Baltic states continued last week in Lithuania, with Queen Mary wearing a special tiara from her personal collection for a state banquet
- Queen Camilla wore diamond and yellow gold jewelry for a screening of the film Hamnet, including the spectacular earrings she wore for her coronation in 2023
- Last week was full of film-related engagements for Queen Camilla, starting with a special screening of Hamnet. For the occasion, she brought out a special diamond necklace that has been in her jewelry box for nearly thirty years
- This spectacular 1930s Cartier tiara was given to Queen Elizabeth II as an eighteenth birthday present by her mother in 1944
- My series on fascinating moments in the history of the late Queen's tiaras begins with a look at a Cartier tiara that has witnessed an abdication, a coronation, and more than one royal wedding
- In Tallinn on Tuesday, Queen Mary of Denmark made her first appearance in the Flood Brooch, an elaborate sapphire and diamond cluster that dates to the 1840s.