Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
In the 1970s, Queen Elizabeth II added a major new tiara to her collection. As our survey of her fashion and jewelry through the decades continues today, we look at one of her first big appearances in the ruby and diamond tiara, during a state visit to Denmark in 1979.
Our journey through the fashion decades of Queen Elizabeth II brings us to 1961, when she and the Duke of Edinburgh made a formal visit to the Vatican, calling on Pope John XXIII in full gala attire.
Our look at the fashion and jewels of the late Queen Elizabeth II over the decades brings us today to 1955, when she wore her grandmother’s tiara and a sweeping ballgown for an historic dinner at Downing Street.
I’m heading off today on my trip to London to attend the press preview for the major new Royal Collection Trust exhibition on the life and style of the late Queen. Because I’ll be traveling for some time, I’ve scheduled an interesting series of articles for all of you, appropriately on some fascinating jewelry and fashion moments in the life of Elizabeth II. Let’s begin today near the beginning: during Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s official visit to Paris in 1948.