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A New Tiara-Wearer Has Arrived!

05.02.2015 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby girl this morning! She’s the first Cambridge princess to be born since Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge — AKA Queen Mary’s mother. She shares a May birthday and a May birthstone with Queen Mary as well. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to see her exercise her natural right to wear the Cambridge emeralds! 🙂

Okay, magpies — get guessing on the name! I’m going to register my vote here for: HRH Princess Alexandra Elizabeth Mary Frances of Cambridge!

The Fabergé Myrtle Wreath Tiara

05.02.2015 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Edward van Cutsem and Lady Tamera Grosvenor leave Chester Cathedral after their wedding on November 6, 2004 (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

When the eldest daughter of one of the richest men in Britain gets married, not just any tiara purchased from the local jeweler will do. Indeed, when Lady Tamara Grosvenor, daughter of the Duke of Westminster, married Edward van Cutsem in 2004—at a wedding that was so prominent even Queen Elizabeth II numbered among the guests—she settled for nothing less than a delicate wreath tiara crafted by Fabergé.

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Anniversary Jewels: William and Kate

04.29.2015 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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Today marks four years since many of us were up at the crack of dawn, wearing our most festive pajamas and toasting to the royal wedding in London. As William and Kate celebrate — and anticipate their much-awaited second baby — here’s a roundup of some of our posts on the jewelry from William and Kate’s big day!