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Andrew Grima’s legacy

Published on September 24, 2022

The innovative imagination of the sixties revived with Maison Andrew Grima ♦

It’s nice when the myths continue. La Maison Andrew Grima, jeweler that marked the sixties, and died in 2007, he continues its journey through the work of his wife Jojo and the daughter Francesca. Andrew Grima has an original story. He was born in Rome to Italian parents (with a kinship with the family Farnese). He grew up in London, where he attended St Joseph College, Beulah Hill, but he studied mechanical engineering.

Anello in oro con opale e diamanti, 1974

Andrew Grima was the trendiest jewelry designer in London’s West End in the 1960s and 1970s. He sold the jewelry in his gallery at 80 Jermyn Street, Mayfair, furnished with the world’s first perspex spiral staircase, built by Peter Rice and Ove Arup. In 1970 Grima also designed a collection of watches, About Time, for Omega. And in 1976 a collection of golden Led digital watches for Pulsar. The British designer has won numerous awards for his contribution to the jewelry industry. For example, he was the only jeweler to win the Duke of Edinburgh Award for design and he won 13 De Beers Diamonds International Awards, more than any other jeweler.

La regina Elisabetta con una spilla con rubino di Andrew Grima

His father was a designer of fabrics and the Andrew brothers became architects. His jeweler work was much appreciated by the British royal family: among others, for a brooch with rubies purchased by Queen Elizabeth II and another gold for the Princess Margaret. Among her fans there are also designers like Miuccia Prada and Marc Jacobs. Fortunately Francesca Grima has inherited from her father a good dose of creativity, while the mother Jojo has worked extensively with her husband, so much to learn the style and manufacturing techniques. In a nutshell: a man has disappeared, but it lives what he has created. After two decades in Switzerland mother and daughter returned to London and continue in the unmistakable style of the Maison, which includes abstract forms and unusual combinations of materials, stones and geometric shapes often irregular. Each year are introduced only 20-30 new pieces.

Collana in platino con un berillo ovale e diamanti, 1973

Orecchini in oro con citrini madeira, 1970

Anello con citrino di 47,54 carati su oro, 2022

Anello in oro con diamanti, 2021 — Anello in oro con diamante taglio vecchia miniera, 2021

All the Camilla jewelry

Published on September 9, 2022

Collana e orecchini di Van Cleef & Arpels

The future queen of England is Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and wife of king Charles III. You want to know what are her jewels?

What is the collection of jewels of the new Queen of England, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall? To show the Crown Jewels, and to estimate the value, was time ago the British newspaper Daily Mail. According to a survey of the newspaper, Camilla has accumulated, 12 years after the marriage with king Charles, a considerable collection of beautiful jewelery. For example, a magnificent necklace of diamonds and rubies, which should be a gift from the king of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah, died in January 2015. The series is combined with a bracelet and earrings. A particularly eye-catching piece of jewelry, but brought tastefully, has underlined the British newspaper.

La duchessa di Cornovaglia con la preziosa collana di diamanti e rubini

Much of the jewelry are gifts, in particular of Arab sheiks. After a two-day tour in Saudi in 2006, for example, here is a 37 rubies necklace and as many diamonds, with an estimated value of nearly 1 million euro. Two years later came a set of jewels with rubies and sapphires: necklace, earrings and bracelet. Another bracelet is a tribute by the Emir of Bahrain, while a necklace, brooch and belt are the kind of the present ruler of Kuwait.

Camilla con collana di perle e fermaglio appartenuto alla bisnonna, Alice Keppel

Obviously, you must add those of the same Charles, in addition to those of the family. The Duchess, apparently, is particularly fond of his collection of pearl choker (it also owns half a dozen). Curious coincidence: the staples of the necklaces are made with precious and semi-precious belonged to her great-grandmother, Alice Keppel, the last and most famous mistress of King Edward VII. When you say keep family traditions … Anyway, Charles was always amused by the connection between Camilla and the mistress of his great-great-grandfather. So much so that, with the help of jeweler Wartski, the prince was looking to buy jewelry collection that belonged to Alice Keppel. For example, with 120 thousand euros for a tiara of diamonds and rubies that was the great-grandmother of Camilla, acquired at the time by Edward VII in Paris.

La spilla appartenuta alla regina Vittoria. Al centro il numero 60 in caratteri slavi

Charles, in any case, has bought a pink topaz by Sotheby’s, to be transformed into a clasp for a pearl necklace with three wires. He then donated the earrings Alhambra, symbol of luck, a brooch in the shape of a dancer, and one with the silhouette of dragonfly, all of Van Cleef & Arpels. The inspiration for the dancer is the result of collaboration between the jeweler Claude Arpels and choreographer George Balanchine. The ruby, which symbolizes passionate love, is said to be the favorite stone of Camilla, also because it is not associated with Diana, who preferred sapphires. Camilla has another series (as well as donated by King Abdullah) of rubies and sapphires, worth 3.5 million euro. A pin with emerald drop, which was a favorite jewelry of Princess Diana, is composed of a circle of diamonds with the insignia of three feathers of the Prince of Wales, as a pendant emerald cabochon. Remains a doubt: it was just the pendant of a necklace of Diana, it has reappeared in the form of a brooch on the lapel of the Duchess?

Due collane di diamanti, con zaffiri e smeraldi

In 2006 Camilla has also received a necklace decorated with sapphires and emeralds, valued at more than 1 million euro. The Snake Necklace is a gift of Charles in 2001, four years before their marriage: it consists of round diamonds and emerald cut, in a platinum setting. Then there is the engagement ring by 250 thousand euro: belonged to Carlo’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. This ring with diamonds, art deco, it was estimated 250 thousand euro.
The brooch Ladies of North Wales is another element of the collection that belonged to the Queen Mother. The brooch of Hesse diamonds, diamonds and sapphires, has a long history: it was given to Queen Victoria from grandchildren Hesse, Germany, for her Diamond Jubilee.

Camilla chose to wear for his 60th birthday the diamond necklace worn by the Queen Mother for the coronation of her husband, in 1937. A necklace commissioned in 1858 by Queen Victoria using two insignia of the Order of the Garter and the hilt of a sword. The original series included 28 stones, and is estimated to be worth around 7 million Euros.

Camilla con collana di perle e grande smeraldo

Camilla indossa uno dei chocker di perle

Camilla con una delle spille della sua collezione

Due tra le preziose collane della collezione di Camilla

The jewels of Queen Elizabeth seen up close

Published on September 9, 2022

La regina Elisabetta indossa la tiara The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland

The farewell to Queen Elizabeth touch millions of people. But the queen leaves a legacy not only linked to her institutional figure, but also to her material. Starting with her jewels. And one of the events related to the queen’s jubilee, celebrated just two months before her death, concerns the display of her majesty jewels. The exhibition, organized by the Royal Collection Trust, is located in what used to be the Queen’s home, Buckingham Palace, London. Visitors can admire many of the Queen’s historic jewels, accompanied by original hand-finished images and prints taken by Dorothy Wilding (1893-1976), who has portrayed Elizabeth II on multiple occasions. The exhibition is titled The Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Accession and runs until October 2nd.

Jewelery is the most exciting item for aficionados. Also because there are not only jewels that have an exclusively historical value, as well as being precious. Many of the jewels on display, on the other hand, are among the favorites of the queen, who has worn them several times on official occasions and for the portraits of her that have become icons of her. For example, the Diamond Diadem tiara and The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara.

La tiara The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland. La regina fece riattaccare la parte superiore e la fascia nel 1969 e da allora la tiara è diventata uno dei suoi gioielli più riconoscibili

The Diamond Diadem was created on the occasion of the coronation of George IV in 1821. It is a jewel made with 1,333 brilliant-cut diamonds and a band with two rows of pearls. Two diamonds are set in the shape of a rose, a thistle and two shamrocks: they are the national symbols of England, Scotland and Ireland. The diadem was inherited in 1837 by Queen Victoria and, among other things, appears on the first stamp ever created, the legendary Penny Black. The diadem went to Queen Alexandra, then to Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and then to Elizabeth II, who wore it on the day of her coronation and for the opening of parliament from the first year of her reign.

Il Diamond Diadem. È incastonato con 1.333 diamanti taglio brillante e 169 perle. Il diadema è stato originariamente creato per l'incoronazione di Giorgio IV nel 1821 — Il Diamond Diadem. È incastonato con 1.333 diamanti taglio brillante e 169 perle. Il diadema è stato originariamente creato per l’incoronazione di Giorgio IV nel 1821

The Vladimir diadem, on the other hand, is so called because it was made for the Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia and sold by her daughter to Queen Mary in 1921. Inherited from the current queen in 1953, the diadem was worn with its original pearl drops. . But there are also jewels that are visible in public for the first time, such as the Dorset bow brooch and a pair of diamond bracelets.

Diadema Vladimir. Realizzato per la Granduchessa Vladimir di Russia, questo diadema è stato venduto da sua figlia alla regina Mary nel 1921. Ereditato dalla regina nel 1953, il diadema è stato indossato con le sue gocce di perle originali

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, on the other hand, has been owned by the queen since 1947, as a wedding gift from her grandmother, Queen Mary. Among the jewels there is also the Nizam of Hyderabad necklace in platinum with 300 diamonds: it was donated to Princess Elizabeth by the Nizam of Hyderabad (governor of the Kingdom, title of the native sovereigns of the Indian state of Hyderabad) as a wedding gift in 1947. Elizabeth II he wore it was often worn for official engagements and formal portraits.

Collana Nizam of Hyderabad in platino con 300 diamanti

Bracciale di Cartier in platino, diamanti e zaffiri

Collana Delhi Durbar. È composta con nove smeraldi originariamente di proprietà della nonna della regina, Mary. Il diamante ovale da 8,8 carati è stato tagliato dal diamante Cullinan, il più grande mai trovato — Collana Delhi Durbar. È composta con nove smeraldi
originariamente di proprietà della nonna della regina, Mary. Il diamante ovale da 8,8 carati è stato tagliato dal diamante Cullinan, il più grande mai trovato

Garrard, collana regina del Sudafrica, 1947

Garrard, bracciale della regina del Sudafrica

La regina Elisabetta II ritratta da Dorothy Wilding

La regina Elisabetta II indossa il Diamond Diadem e la collana Nizam of Hyderabad

Spilla con diamanti dono della contea del Dorset alla regina Mary nel 1893. È stata donata alla principessa Elisabetta come regalo di nozze nel 1947

Bulgari high jewelery for Elizabeth’s jubilee

Published on May 15, 2022

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La tiara è anche un gioiello trasformabile, che può diventare una collana

It’s time for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. London has decided to celebrate the anniversary, from 2 to 5 June, with events and celebrations. And the queen, passionate about jewelry (she can boast an exceptional collection) is also a source of inspiration for designers. Bulgari, for example, announced the Jubilee Emerald Garden tiara, inspired by the Queen of England. Along with the tiara, a high-end jewelery watch was announced. The set of two unique pieces was created, says the Maison, in over 1,500 hours of work: it is the result of the skill of a master goldsmith in collaboration with a group of five artisans, two of which dedicated exclusively to the manual setting of gems.

The set consists of emeralds and diamonds mounted in a platinum frame. And platinum, in fact, is the Queen’s Jubilee. The jewelry design is inspired by a floral bouquet. In the center is a 63.44-carat Zambian emerald. But not only. The gem is engraved with a lotus flower. The tiara is also a transformable piece of jewelry, which can become a necklace.

The Divas’ Dream watch is made of white gold, set with eight Zambian emeralds (approx.18.40 carats), round brilliant diamonds and pavé diamonds set on the case and bracelet. The dial has snow-set diamonds (approx.11.40 carats). Making the clock was also complex: it involved five craftsmen, for a total of a thousand hours of work. In this case the emeralds were cut into a fan shape.

Lo smeraldo di 63.44 carati dello Zambia inciso con un fiore di loto

L'orologio Divas' Dream è realizzato in oro bianco, con otto smeraldi dello Zambia — L’orologio Divas’ Dream è realizzato in oro bianco, con otto smeraldi dello Zambia

The rings of the British royals

Published on February 15, 2022

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L'anello di fidanzamento di Meghan Markle

Engagement rings of the protagonists of the British royal family. Those of Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, Camilla and … ♦ ︎

The many fans of chronicles from the British royal family are preparing for a new wedding. After those of Prince Harry and Maghen Markle there were those of Eugenie, second child of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, with Jack Brooksbank, then those of Beatrice of York with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Or of nobles linked in some way to the royal family, such as Lady Gabriella Windsor, daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, who married Thomas Kingston.

Lady Gabriella Windsor con Thomas Kingston

The father of the bride, Prince Michael of Kent, is the son of George, Duke of Kent and Navy of Greece. He is also the nephew of King George V, who reigned from 1910 until January 20, 1936. He is therefore the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. In short, it is always part of the royal family, as evidenced by the fact that Lady Gabriella got married in the same place where the weddings of Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenia were celebrated (Kate Middleton and William instead said yes in the Abbey of Westminster).

As always, attention is also paid to everything around events of this type. For example, to the jewels that noble brides wear. Often the jewels worn by members of the royal family, in fact, reveal bonds and hierarchies, as well as being particularly valuable objects. In particular, the rings worn by girlfriends and brides of the British royal family all have a story to tell.

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge

Kate Middleton presented herself in public with the ring of engagement that belonged to Princess Diana: a way to emphasize also a leading role and an unconditional entry into the royal family. The ring has a 12 karat Ceylon oval blue sapphire and is surrounded by 14 diamonds. The gift was a symbolic act and also a decision on which Prince William has meditated: before offering it to the future bride it seems that he kept the ring in his pocket for three weeks while on vacation with Kate in Kenya. In short, it is certainly not an impulsive one.

Kate Middleton con l'anello appartenuto a Diana — Kate Middleton con l’anello appartenuto a Diana

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex

Meghan’s engagement ring was designed by Prince Harry personally. The ring is of the trilogy type, with three diamonds: the center stone, larger, comes from Botswana, where the couple had spent their holidays together. Not secondary aspect: the other two diamonds belonged to the Princess Diana jewelry collection. Also in this case, in short, there is a clear connection with the family history.

Anello di Meghan — L’anello di fidanzamento di Meghan Markle

Queen Elizabeth II

Like his nephew Harry, Prince Philip, husband of Elizabeth II, who passed away in 2021, also designed the engagement ring. This is a square diamond ring of approximately 3 carats, made for her more than 70 years ago. This is not an exceptional link, but for a reason: austerity after the Second War advised against excessive ostentation of wealth. The diamond had previously been set in a tiara that belonged to Philip’s mother.

L'anello di fidanzamento della regina Elisabetta II — L’anello di fidanzamento della regina Elisabetta II

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

The second wife of Prince Charles (from February 2005), received a ring with five carat diamonds. In this case it is a family ring: it was built in 1920 and belonged to the Queen Mother. The central diamond is square cut and is surrounded by six baguette-cut diamonds.

L'anello di fidanzamento di Camilla — L’anello di fidanzamento di Camilla

Zara Phillips

Zara (Anne Elizabeth) Phillips, married to Mike Tindall, is the daughter of Princess Anne, sister of the Queen, and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. She is therefore the second granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth. For engagement Zara received a diamond solitaire ring set by Mike Tindall on a platinum band studded with small diamonds.

Princess Eugenia

Sarah Ferguson’s daughter sported a ring with sapphire padparadscha, one of the rarest varieties of stone. It is an oval sapphire surrounded by diamonds and set on a Welsh gold ring, perhaps a gift from the queen. Among other things, the ring resembles that of Eugenie’s mother, Sarah Ferguson, when she became engaged to Prince Andrew in 1986.

L'anello della principessa Eugenia — L’anello della principessa Eugenia

Sarah Ferguson

The engagement ring of the Duchess of York was a Burmese ruby surrounded by diamonds, designed by Prince Andrew. Which, however, has confessed to having been helped by jewelers in charge of making the ring.

Princess Diana

In 1981 Lady Diana’s engagement ring was the first tear to the royal protocol: it was chosen, in fact, from the catalog of Garrad, a London jeweler. The tradition, in fact, foresaw that members of the royal family did not wear jewels that could be bought by any citizen (obviously rich enough to be able to afford it).

La principessa Diana con l'anello di fidanzamento — La principessa Diana con l’anello di fidanzamento

The most loved jewels from the British royals

Published on December 31, 2021

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William porge l'anello di Wartski a Kate Middleton

British royal jewels always attract curiosity. Here are the Windsor’s most loved jewels ♦

Prince William last year gave his wife, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, a pair of sapphire and diamond earrings. And this after having donated as a engagement ring a large sapphire, surrounded by diamonds. It would not be surprising, if it were not for those jewels that belonged to Lady Diana, William’s mother. For some devotees to the former princess who died in tragic circumstances in Paris it was a desecration. But they are extreme positions: it is obvious that the jewels that belonged to the mother are destined for the wife. Better to wear a princess than a museum, right? What is certain is that in the treasury of the royals of Great Britain there is no shortage of curiosities, as the Royalcenter.co.uk website lists.

Read also: Harry’s ring for Meghan

Matrimonio preziosissimo — Matrimonio con orecchini di zaffiri e diamanti, e la tiara storica di famiglia

The miniature crown of Queen Victoria

After Prince Albert’s death in 1861, Queen Victoria wore a crown that was not “too ostentatious” on rare public occasions. For this she commissioned a small crown perched above a white veil. Made by London-based jeweler Garrard, the crown measures just 3.5 inches (8.9 centimeters) and is 4 inches tall, but is set with 1,200 diamonds (white, because Victoria associated colorful jewelry with happiness). Thanks to her light weight, the mini crown has been preferred over any other for the last 30 years of her life. Victoria’s crown was then worn by Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII.

The brooch of Prince Albert

Another jewel favored by Queen Victoria was a brooch with sapphire and diamond. In past years it has been worn many times since the passing of Queen Mother. The brooch, a large oblong sapphire surrounded by 12 round diamonds, was donated by Prince Albert to Queen Victoria the day before their wedding in 1840. Victoria appreciated it very much, so much to wear it on her wedding day, pinned to the front of her wedding dress. He brought it constantly until Albert was alive, but rarely during his forty years of widowhood. In his will, Vittoria ordered the pin to be part of the Crown Jewels, run by a trust and available to all future British queens. Alexandra, for example, wore the brooch for her coronation in 1902, and Queen Mary (wife of King George V) often wore the brooch during the day. It was also a favorite of the Queen Mother. And the queen Elisabetta often sported an almost identical pin.

Spilla con zaffiro e diamante appartenuta alla regina Vittoria

The engagement ring of the Duchess of Cambridge

The best known sapphire of the Windsor is, however, what is found in the engagement ring of the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. As mentioned at the beginning, the ring was given by Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. On the Sunday that preceded the announcement of their engagement the couple had dinner with the Queen at Windsor Castle. The ring was chosen by Diana in a tray of jewelry that had been sent from London. The large oval sapphire was chosen immediately, together in a cluster of 14 brilliant cut diamonds. When Diana died in 1997, Prince William asked to have the ring. In 2010, in Kenya, he gave it to Kate, who has been wearing the ring ever since.

Cartier’s tiara

This tiara is well known since it was lent by the Queen to the Duchess of Cambridge, who wore it on her wedding day, in 2011. But even though the tiara was never worn in public by the Queen, she was often carried by her mother when she was the duchess of York. It was given to Princess Elizabeth for her eighteenth birthday in 1944, and since then the diadem has been lent to Princess Margaret and Princess Anne.

The Princess Zara’s diadem

Royal watchers know the importance of the diadem worn by Zara Phillips at her wedding to Mike Tindall. Zara is the daughter of Princess Anna (herself Elizabeth’s only daughter) and her ex-husband Mark Phillips. Jewelery design is commonly known as “Greek pattern”. It incorporates a wreath of leaves and swirls on both sides and it was her mother-in-law’s wedding gift. The Queen never wore it in public and gave it to Princess Anne in 1972. She then lent it to her daughter in 2011.

Zara Phillips con diadema il giorno del matrimonio

Mary Cambridge’s tiara

Queen Mary had this diadem, produced by Garrard in 1914. The jewel was made just by one of her designs, with pearls and diamonds that were already in possession of the queen, and is a copy of a property of her grandmother, the duchess of Cambridge. It was originally made with pearls in an upright position. When the queen died in 1953, she left the tiara to her daughter Elizabeth, who then gave her as a wedding present to Diana in 1981. At the death of the princess, the tiara was returned to the Queen and she was no longer worn since then.

Diana con la tiara appartenuta alla Regina Mary, moglie di Giorgio V

The Queen Mother’s brooch

When King George VI and Queen visited Canada in 1939, he was presented with this large diamond in a maple-leaf brooch, a national symbol of Canada. Then, Princess Elizabeth, on tour in Canada for the first time with Prince Philip in 1951, borrowed the brooch to wear during the trip. Since then it has been worn on every Queen’s or Queen’s Mother’s visit to Canada. The Queen lent the pin to the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge, both who wore it during their travels to Canada in 2009 and 2011.

La regina Elisabetta con la spilla a forma di foglia di acero immortalata su un francobollo

Queen Mary’s Bandeau Tiara

The Queen Mary Bandeau tiara was worn by Meghan Markle on her wedding day. The center stone of the tiara is detachable and becomes a ten diamond brooch that Queen Mary received as a gift from Lincoln County in 1893, when she married then Prince George, Duke of York. Forty years later, in 1932, the diamond and platinum band tiara was made specifically to house the brooch. The jewel is composed of ovals intertwined with a diamond pavé and large and small brilliant cut diamonds. Queen Mary bequeathed the tiara to Queen Elizabeth when she died in 1953.

Meghan Markle con la tiara Diamond Bandeau

The precious Italy by Niquesa

Published on December 26, 2020

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Anello con diamanti taglio brillante, labradorite grigia, granati, tsavoriti, topazi blu e zaffiri arancioni

Italy played by Niquesa combines a passion for art and skill of goldsmith: precious and colored jewels that are found in Florence or London ♦

An Italian couple in love with Italy. And a goldsmith, he also Italian, who continues a tradition for three generations. With this background was born Niquesa, Maison of high-end jewelry. The founders are Luigi and Elisabetta de Simone Niquesa, who do not have a history of family in jewelry tradition. Luigi is a businessman, while Elizabeth has studied literature, art history and music.

Ability to read financial statements with the attitude to the arts, became the jewelery company after meeting Ruggero Rocchetti, who along with his brothers Roberta and Ricky has a jewelry store in Rome, in via Tomacelli. In 2013, therefore, it was born Niquesa Fine Jewellery, with Elizabeth at the helm as creative director. The ability to create collections is instead entrusted to Rocchetti. The jewelry is colorful, elaborate and refined: you can find in Florence, from Luisaviaroma, or in the studio of Niquesa London, in Belgravia. Giulia Netrese

Anello in oro rosa con spinello rosso, diamanti e zaffiri rosa

Anello in oro rosa, rubino di 2,11 carati, diamanti, zaffiri rosa, gialli e arancione

Pendente in. oro giallo 18 carati, amazzonite, i-diamanti bianchi, rubini, zaffiri blu

Orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati con diamanti champagne e bianchi

Collana in oro bianco 18 carati, rubini per circa 24 carati e diamanti

Orecchini in oro bianco 18 carati, zaffiri colorati e diamanti bianchi

The strange story of the tiara worn by Beatrice

Published on July 26, 2020

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La principessa Beatrice con lo sposo Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, indossa la Queen Mary's Fringe Tiara

Most of the comments in the newspapers and on the web about the wedding of Princess Beatrice with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi centered on the Norman Hartnell dress. Few, however, have underlined the choice to wear a tiara that has a long and surprising history. So, it is worth telling the story of the tiara worn by Princess Beatrice, daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and second son of Queen Elizabeth.

The tiara that Beatrice wore is special: suffice it to say that it was in the hair of Queen Elizabeth on the day of her wedding with Philip, Prince of Edinburgh in 1947. It is the Queen Mary Fringe, who is over one hundred years old. The tiara, in fact, was made by the London jeweler Garrard on commission from Queen Mary in 1919. But it has an even older origin because it is made with diamonds of a necklace that Queen Victoria had given to Queen Mary in 1893 on the occasion of his marriage to what would become George V, and then he was the granddaughter of the tenant of Buckingham Palace.

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One step back. The diamond necklace, which became tiara, was originally owned by George III and his wife, Queen Charlotte. Precisely for this reason the tiara is also called as a diadem of George III or Hanover, in the past the noble title of the royal family, which has German origins. But it was a necklace with an exotic shape and, above all, in a kokoshnik style: a word that indicates a traditional headdress of Russian women. The necklace, in fact, was convertible and could also be worn on the hair as a diadem.

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The tiara, therefore, was worn by Queen Mary for her wedding and then by Queen Elizabeth for her wedding with Philip Mountbatten. But with a little drama: while Elizabeth was getting dressed for the ceremony, the mechanism that keeps the shape of the frame of the tiara was blocked. A problem solved, with some anxiety, after the jewel was hurriedly brought to the jeweler’s laboratory. Despite this, the central fringe of the tiara remained slightly tilted, as evidenced by the photos taken on the occasion.

La regina Elisabetta il giorno del suo matrimonio

The story of the tiara is not over. It was still worn, in fact, by Princess Anne in 1973, on the occasion of her marriage to Mark Phillips. Queen Elizabeth later inherited the tiara in 2020 when Queen Mother died and wore it in a Diamond Jubilee Portrait, an image taken in the Blue Room at Buckingham Palace by Julian Calder for the Governor General of New Zealand in 2011. And now it was Beatrice’s turn. Who will be next to wear the jewel?

La Queen Mary's Fringe Tiara — La Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara

What a surprise Eugenie’s tiara

Published on October 12, 2018

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The long story of the tiara chosen by Princess Eugenie for the wedding ♦ ︎

Everyone looked her, the tiara. The marriage between Princess Eugenie, second-born of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, with Jack Brooksbank, manager of a company of spirits, has attracted the glances on the dress, but also on the jewels worn by the young bride.

The tiara whic she wore is owned by Queen Elizabeth, who lent her to the niece for the occasion.

But it’s not just any tiara: it has a story. It is, in fact, the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara, created by Boucheron in 1919.

It is made of platinum and rose cut diamonds, with an enormous 93.70 carat emerald in the center, plus six other smaller emeralds on the sides.

This jewel was part of the so-called Greville legacy, a special collection of jewelry left to Queen Mother by Margaret Greville. She was the wife of a politician, Ronald Greville, was part of the good London society as and she was a intimate friend of Queen Mary. When the Queen Mother died in 2002, Elizabeth inherited the tiara in addition to other jewels.
The choice of this tiara surprised the experts of the royal family, who had predicted that the choice would fall on the diadem of York, made by Garrard for the wedding day of Sarah Ferguson, in 1986.

Un'immagine degli anni Venti della tiara Greville — Un’immagine degli anni Venti della tiara Greville

The queen’s pearls to Meghan

Published on June 25, 2018

Meghan Markle con gli orecchini di perle regalati dalla regina

Queen Elizabeth gives a pair of pearl earrings to Meghan Markle ♦ ︎

The jewels of Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex, continue to intrigue. In her first official release with Queen Elizabeth, for the inauguration of a bridge over the Mersey River in Widnes, Cheshire, Meghan wore a pair of earrings that has not escaped the attention of Buckingham Palace fans.
Someone has immediately attributed the earrings in gold, small diamonds and pearls, to Birks, the Canadian Maison favored by Harry’s wife (we talked about it here). In reality, the earrings bear witness to the Queen’s strong sympathy for Meghan, also recorded by the smiles during the event: it is, in fact, a gift that comes directly from the royal collection. Indeed, according to some it is the same earrings worn by the queen on the occasion of the wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. In short, it is not about whatever earrings, but about a jewel tied to important occasions. What time, at 92, the queen has yielded to Meghan. Rudy Serra

La regina d'Inghilterra con la duchessa del Sussex — La regina d’Inghilterra con la duchessa del Sussex

Meghan Markle con gli orecchini di perle

La regina Elisabetta indossa gli orecchini con perle al matrimonio tra William e Kate Middleton

La regina Elisabetta indossa gli orecchini con perle

Harry’s ring for Meghan

Published on November 27, 2017

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The engagement ring from Prince Harry to Meghan. And the jewels of the British royal family ♦ ︎
It is official: Prince Harry, 32, will marry Meghan Markle, 36 years old. Wedding sets for the spring of 2018. The couple, as they have told all the media, is not traditional. Divorced she, with her ancestors for nothing of blue blood, while he is sixth in the scale of possible future kings of England, and he is younger. After the wedding of Kate Middleton and William, therefore, the lights are ready to illuminate the next princely marriage. With many questions. For example, which jewelry Meghan Markle will be able to compete with Kate? The game has just started. Cambridge’s Duchess, when he was engaged to William, received a sapphire ring, made by London’s jeweler Garrard, who belonged to the groom’s mother, Diana. Meghan, on the other hand, to her first official Harry promised wedding release, showed a ring made using a diamond from Botswana (where the couple was on vacation) accompanied by two other diamonds from Diana’s personal collection. In short, this is something that connects the future Harry Windsor with the groom’s mother.

Real estate
In short, that is the official engagement ring. In family patrimony, however, in the future Harry could find other jewels. Another family ring, for example, belongs to Princess Margaret, who has a ruby surrounded by diamonds in the center, made by Anthony Armstrong-Jones. There are, of course, many other alternatives in real estate. The Queen Mother, who died in 2002, had two engagement rings. The first was a large gold sapphire, later replaced by a pearl surrounded by diamonds in the 1950s.
Windsor’s rings
With a jump back in time, one could remember another wedding between a real British and an American womand, Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. The king immediately after abdicating gave Wallis (even her divorced) an emerald ring of 19.77 carats. The jewel engraved the words “We are now 27 X 36”, referring to October 27, 1936, the date Wallis obtained his second divorce. The ring belonging to Wallis Simpson was however sold in 1987 for 1, 8 million pounds to a Japanese businessman.
Queen Elizabeth often wears an impressive square cut diamond designed by Prince Phillip. The diamond comes from his mother’s tiara: it is difficult to surrender to Meghan. Yet another ring that is not available is that which belongs to Camilla, wife of Charles, father of Harry. It is an Art Deco ring that formerly belonged to Queen Mother.
Meghan’s jewels
Like Kate Middleton, however, Meghan Markle also loves wearing too precious jewels. For example, in recent years he often wore jewels to a young Australian designer, Natalie Marie, based in Sydney. Natalie sent that to a few months ago was a mere actress some jewels and Meghan posted them on her Instagram account many times with thanksgiving. Margherita Donato

Natalie Marie, anello in oro rosa con diamanti e una morganite rosa

Meghan Merkle con i gioielli di Natalie Marie (da Instagram)

Anello regalato da Edoardo VIII a Wallis Simpson (riproduzione)

La regina madre con l'anello con perla — La regina madre con l’anello con perla

L'anello di fidanzamento di Camilla Parker Bowles — L’anello di fidanzamento di Camilla Parker Bowles

Kate’s earrings are a clue?

Published on November 3, 2015

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The jewelry worn by Kate Middleton, ever attracting attention. In some circumstances, then, this jewelry have special meaning. A few days ago, for example, the Duchess of Cambridge was to the charity gala held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London with flowered dress by Erdem. But, above all, with “historic” earrings. The jewelry, in fact, belonged to the queen mother, who has worn them even shortly before his death, in 2002. And, of course, as well as being noted for their preciousness, this earrings seem also launching a signal to the world, and the media in particular: Kate seems more and more a “queen in pectore.” These earrings, in fact, were inherited by Queen Elizabeth to her mother’s death and she no has ever worn it publicly. They are pending and compounds from diamonds and two large sapphires. The blue, on the other hand, is one of the favorite colors of Kate. Federico Graglia

Kate Middleton con gli orecchini di diamanti e zaffiri

La regina madre con gli orecchini di diamanti e zaffiri