Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
This morning in London, the British royals joined the rest of the nation in honoring wartime sacrifices and contributions of generations past and present at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.
The British royals headed to the Royal Albert Hall this evening to attend the annual Festival of Remembrance, and the late Queen’s diamonds were among the jewelry pieces worn for the occasion.
It only seems fitting to wrap up a week in which we’ve marveled at some major jewels coming to auction with a true showstopper: an enormous sapphire that was worn by Empress Marie Feodorovna, the penultimate Romanov tsarina. Soon, the stone will be sold to the highest bidder by Sotheby’s.
The gala season in Norway continued this week with a special government dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo, featuring Queen Sonja wearing one of her most interesting (and divisive!) sets of royal jewelry.
Time for another foray into the catalogue of an upcoming jewelry sale in Geneva. This time we’re headed back to Phillips, who are selling a convertible Boucheron tiara that should look very familiar to all of you here!