The royal family has no shortage of exquisite jewels. Due in part to the reach of the British Empire, monarchs have amassed caches of gemstones from around the world, along withother treasures. Some are placed in ceremonial objects like theCrown Jewels; others are worked into more wearable acc...
The U.K. Government — not the royal family — owns both Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, which make up a large portion of the $12 billion Crown Estate. The Government gained official ownership of the castle after the Queen’s 3rd great-grandfather, George III, transferred virtually all...
III in 1738. This can be seen below in the portrait of the christening of the future King Edward VII. The Lily Font is part of the Crown Jewels and is kept at the Jewel House at the Tower of London when not in use. The original Private Chapel at Windsor Castle, lithograph ...
Yes, that’s right. The queen has more than one crown. Actually, she has quite a few. But they only make up a small proportion of the priceless collection of gems, gold, and silver that makes up the crown jewels. Each one comes with a fascinating, impressive, and sometimes very amusin...
The Crown Estate — also referred to as Monarchy PLC — is the corporation that controls all of the lands and holdings of the British monarch, whoever it may be. Believe it or not, the royal family themselves only have a limited amount of control over the Crown Estate. Most of it is ...
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown. (2020) 2 Bradford, Sarah. Elizabeth: A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen. (1996) Readers: For more on the Royal Family, click here. Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on ...
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There had been a clash between the royal couples following the death of the Queen’s aunt the Princess of Thurn and Taxis, the Duchess of Cumberland insisting that Louise had no right to inherit jewels which she felt should go to the Princess’ immediate family instead. Now jewels were ...
Historic Royal Palaces Lastly, if you find the traditional Yuletide aesthetic too jolly, you might be intrigued by a Christmas visit to theTower of London, which is more oftenassociated with executions, black ravens and shiny baubles of a different kind – the Crown Jewels. ...