A few days ago, shortly after our visit to Buckingham Palace, I made my way through the rainy streets of London to visit the Victoria and Albert Museum. I had a ticket to see their exhibit Ball Gowns: British Glamour… Read More ›
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A Visit to Buckingham Palace for Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration
Yesterday, two Royal Posters visited Buckingham Palace to see the smashing jewelry exhibit put on to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. It is most aptly named Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration and it was magnificent. Serious jumpy claps… The exhibit includes… Read More ›
The Queen Always Has a Hoot at the Braemar Games
One of the things that I took away from the Queen’s James Bond skit for the Opening Ceremony was that Her Majesty really is one heck of an actress. Yes, she only had one line, but she really delivered it… Read More ›
Favourite Royal Olympic Moments Part Two
In our last post, we recapped some delightful moments from the Danish, Swedish, and Dutch royals. Today we’ll jump right in with the Belgian royals. The Belgian Royals Princess Mathilde and Prince Philippe brought their family to London to take… Read More ›
Happy Canada Day!
Today, July 1st, is Canada Day so in that spirit let’s review some British Royals in Canada over the years. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth We’ll start with the Queen Mum. She and King George VI visited Canada from… 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 Aquamarine Pine Flower Tiara
Continuing our featuring of Aquamarine Tiaras in honour of March, here’s a beautiful piece that has most recently been worn by HRH Princess Anne The Princess Royal – The Aquamarine Pine Flower Tiara! These interesting posts on aquamarine royal jewels… Read More ›
Kate Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with the 1st Battalion Irish Guards
The Duchess of Cambridge attended her first solo military engagement today. She presented shamrocks to forty Irish Guards officers, watched their annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, sipped some sherry, and joined them for lunch. The band played God Save the… Read More ›
The Oriental Circlet Tiara
Happy Monday everyone! Our guest poster Sarah Taylor has returned to discuss another of Queen Elizabeth’s gorgeous ruby tiaras. Her last post was on Queen Elizabeth’s Burmese Ruby Tiara and today we are reviewing the Oriental Circlet Tiara, pictured below…. Read More ›