The Strathmore Rose tiara was given to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (who later became George VI's Queen Consort, and then the Queen Mother) by her father, the Earl of Strathmore, as a wedding gift in 1923. It

This brooch was given to Queen Mary as a wedding gift from Tsar Nicholas II in 1893, when she married George V. (This was before any of them were on the throne). It was then inherited by Elizabeth II and

Queen Camilla was the first Queen Consort to be crowned since Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (wife of George VI and mother of Elizabeth II) in 1936. Here are some details of the embroiderary on her

Kokoshnik is the Russian word for "cockscombe". It was the tradition for Russian brides of the 18th and 19th century to wear a kokoshnik headress holding their veil in place on their wedding

This brooch is part of the Wuerttemberg jewels, which is being auctioned by Sotherbys. source It was made in 1928, and belonged to Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria. She gave it to one of her nephews in 1928.

These earrings were made by Cartier for Dame Margaret Greville. They started off as drop earrings. Then in 1922, as the Art Deco era was in full swing, twelve diamonds were added, with another ten diamonds

This tiara is in the "Kokoshnik" style - it's the Russian word for "cockscomb", and this style of tiara originated in Russia. Here is Princess Madeleine of Sweden wearing the Swedish

This unusual gold, pearl and cameo tiara was made by Napoleon Bonaparte for the Empress Josephine. Josephine's son from her first marriage inherited it, and gave it to his daughter Josefina, who married

This tiara started life as a necklace originally owned by the Empress Josephine (wife of Napoleon). The necklace consisted of fifteen very large amethysts, surrounded by diamonds set in silver. The Empress

The Württemberg Pearl Tiara was originally made in 1897 for Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. She had become Queen at the age of ten, and the tiara was made just before her eighteenth birthday, when

When the then Princess Alexandra married Albert, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in 1863, he gave her a wedding parure, which she wore on her wedding day. The tiara was gifted to her eldest

Here are Queen Rania of Jordan and her daughter-in-law Crown Princess Rajwa of Jordan wearing the same earrings: source They're Steve Webster 'Love Me, Love Me Not' drop earrings (which depict a flower

The Empress Josephine (wife of Napoleon), owned some unique cameo tiaras that were made specially for her. The cameos were ancient Roman engravings of Roman emperors dating back to 100 AD. The cameos were

A dress by Beaulah London called "Aahana", seems to have been bought by multiple royal ladies, some wearing the short-sleeved version, some wearing the long-sleeved style. Here's the dress: source

Victor Edelstein was a society designer who made a famous ‘Infanta’ style dress for the late Princess Diana (Infanta being the Spanish word for Princess). It was strapless and made of purple velvet, with

She was originally just the second wife. Princess Emma of Waldek and Pyrmont married the elderly King Willem III of the Netherlands two years after the death of his first wife, Queen Sophie. He was forty-one

At the wedding of Princess Rajwa to Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, she wore an unusual tiara: source On the sides of the tiara are Arab calligraphy writing picked out in diamonds, making part of the design

This is also known as Queen Mary's choker necklace, as it was given to Queen Mary in 1911 to wear at the Delhi Durbar. It was inherited by Queen Elizabeth II but she never wore it, as she didn't like chokers.

This is a Faberge egg given by Tsar Nicholas II to his mother Maria Feodorovna as an Easter gift in 1896. source The egg has six panels of transparent blue enamel laid over gold. Each panel has the monogram

The Privy Council is older than Parliament. It dates back to William the Conqueror, and was a council of advisors who helped him govern the state. It was nicknamed "privy council" because members