Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World
May’s birthstone is the delicious green emerald, and all week, our Sparkling Spotlight will shine on some particularly nice examples of royal jewelry set with emeralds. Today, here’s a closer look at the Greek royal emeralds as worn by Queen Anne-Marie in January 2012 at her sister’s Ruby Jubilee in Copenhagen.
One hundred fifty-four years ago this week, Princess Victoria Mary of Teck was born at Kensington Palace. Nicknamed “May” after her birth month, Mary would ultimately become Queen Mary of the United Kingdom. We’re going to celebrate one of the greatest British royal jewelry lovers of all time this week, starting off with an intriguing missing tiara from her collection: her Sapphire Sunray Bandeau.
The Queen’s collection owes a significant amount of its sparkle to the generosity of Dame Margaret Greville, a friend of the Queen Mother who bequeathed her a treasure trove of jewels. Through gifts and inheritance, many of these pieces now belong to the Queen. Today’s post focuses one jewels from the bequest that are modern and innovative: the Greville Chandelier Earrings.