Yesterday, we reviewed the Jubilee events to look forward to in the upcoming week. We’ll have a fun time recounting them as they unfold, but in the meantime, let’s talk about the famed windows of Harrods department store which have… Read More ›
Archive for May 2012
Diamond Jubilee Preparations and Festivities
This weekend, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations will be in full force and we’re really looking forward to the festivities. Here is a roundup of the key events as well as some pictures we took of how things are shaping up… Read More ›
Royal Designer Norman Hartnell Part Four: Princess Margaret’s Wedding Dress
Before we get too busy with all of the upcoming Jubilee events later this week, we thought we’d finally get to our fourth post on royal designer Norman Hartnell. Today, we’re all about Princess Margaret’s wedding dress. If you missed… Read More ›
Princess Athena of Denmark’s Christening
Last week, Princess Estelle of Sweden wasn’t the only European princess to be christened. Princess Athena of Denmark, daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, was also christened on May 20, albeit in a slightly more low-key ceremony. The baby… Read More ›
The Greek Emerald Parure Tiara
The second of our emerald tiaras for the month of May, the Greek Emerald Parure Tiara! The Greek Emerald Parure Tiara This tiara’s history begins in 1867, when Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia arrived in Greece to… Read More ›
Princess Estelle of Sweden’s Christening
On May 22, Princess Estelle of Sweden was christened at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm. This was heralded as the biggest royal event in Sweden since her parent’s (Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel) wedding back in June of 2010. The… Read More ›
Royal Designer Norman Hartnell Part Three: The Coronation Gown
We are looking forward to seeing the royal barge travel down the Thames on June 2nd, so what better time to reminisce about the exquisite coronation gown that she wore 60 years ago? Queen Elizabeth’s coronation on June 2,1953 was… Read More ›
Royal Designer Norman Hartnell Part Two: Princess Elizabeth’s Wedding Dress
In our last post on Norman Hartnell, we reviewed the major impact that Queen Elizabeth’s ‘white wardrobe’ had during her 1938 State Visit to France. During the war years, Norman made very few original pieces due to restrictions, but he… Read More ›
Royal Designer Norman Hartnell Part One
I’ve recently finished poring over the book Bedazzled! Norman Harnell Sixty Years of Glamour & Fashion by Michael Pick and highly recommend it. It highlights how Norman Hartnell led the charge to turn London into a fashion capital and has… Read More ›
The Danish Emerald Parure
Happy May everyone! We thought we would highlight some emerald tiaras and parures as May’s birthstone is the emerald, so here’s our first in a series: The Danish Emerald Parure Tiara HM Queen Margarethe This parure was commissioned in 1840… Read More ›
