Queens jewels

Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Seventy-three years ago today, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London. More than seven decades later, we've got a look back at the jewels

King Frederik X was proclaimed the King of Denmark on the Balcony of Christiansborg Palace on January 14th, following the Abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark after a 52-year Reign. The proclamation was followed by a Carriage Procession back to Amalienborg Palace. Abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark | Proclamation of King Frederik … Continue reading Proclamation of King Frederik X of Denmark

Greek Olive Wreath Ruby Parure. Created for Queen Olga by her husband King George I of Greece. Subsequently worn by Princess Nicholas, Princess Olga, Queen Frederica. Currently owned by Queen Anne Marie of Greece.

Above: Tiara, likely created by the court jeweller Bolin for Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia. Image from A. E. Fersman's catalog "Diamond Fund of the USSR," published around 1924-26, via Elena Horvathova on LiveJournal (http://eho-2013.livejournal.com/62382.html). Below: Portrait of Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna, by Ilya Yefimovich Repin, Russia, 1896, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, via Wikimedia Commons. CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGES.

Princess Anne is one such royal who has inherited jewels from the late monarch, and she was spotted in a beloved necklace of the queen's.

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The tiara, ear pendants, brooch and necklace from the parure of Empress Marie Louise, who was only on the French throne from 1810 to 1814.