Jewels of the British & European Nobility

[jcbcode99]

Scooter, I can only tell you that I am, simply put, obsessed with jewels! These pictures come from a virtual treasure trove and I am thrilled to share the link with you. You will find many, many, many delights on this page. With every click there is something new and beautiful--and in many cases, a great deal of the history associated with the piece. It's a site maintained by a genius named Ursula. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
Site to jewels collections of Great Britain and Ireland:
Mountbatten Battenberg Juwelen

[rubies]

Stupid question, do non ruling royals still own alot of these jewels? I'm just learning about history and where jewels go when someone dies, marries, divorces, goes broke! It is so interesting, and I too am a jewelry crazed nut!!

[Warren]

Lady Katie Percy, daughter of the Duke of Northumberland, was married yesterday at the family's Alnwick Castle.

A Northumberland Diamond Tiara

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-> pic courtesy of Nellie at the RJOTWMB

[MRSJ]

Pretty- is it suppose to be crooked or is her hairstyle knocking it to one side a bit?

[jonc93]

Originally Posted by MRSJ

Pretty- is it suppose to be crooked or is her hairstyle knocking it to one side a bit?

I think she entrusted her regular hair stylist instead of a professional to place the tiara, and then that's why it looks crooked it looks as if it's about to fall of her head! One thing I always noticed nobles barely wear their tiaras correctly. always with ill suited hair styles, such as this one.

[scooter]

It must be very hard to secure the tiara in place with the hair down and loose. She should at lease have pulled the front off the face which would give you something to anchor to.

[Katrianna]

The bride's hairstyle aside, the tiara is beautiful. Does anyone know anymore about it?

[auntie]

funny, my brother's bride also had her tiara tipped to the side, maybe it's the fashion now?

[scooter]

On purpose, Auntie? Or just after several toasts?

[Princejohnny25]

Its seems typical english noblity style to me. The whole "I don't want to look like I tried to hard so I'll just plop this tiara on" style. Gorgeous piece though.

[auntie]

Originally Posted by scooter

On purpose, Auntie? Or just after several toasts?

On purpose! and she is as British as an English Rose

[georgiea]

It is too bad about the tiara. It is beautiful. But the diamond necklace is breathtaking.

[PrincessKaimi]

I rarely see crooked tiara pictures, and of course, I rarely see actual British women wearing tiaras.

Do they really wear them purposefully crooked? When did this begin? I'd be horrified if my tiara looked crooked. Katie Percy, it seems to me, simply wore the wrong hairstyle, made it very hard to affix the tiara, and the tiara doesn't fit her well.

It would have looked better more on the crown of her head, and, of course, centered.

Oh well.

[noldorlord]

Originally Posted by kimebear

The Westminster Myrtle Leaves tiara by Faberge: Faberge Tiara Myrtenkranz | Myrtle-Leaves and berries as a Diadem Duke of Westminster

I love this Tiara it suits Lady Tamara well.

Originally Posted by Elsa M.

A better shot of the Cadaval tiara, from Hola: http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/4306/tiaraqi8.jpg

It is lovely! perfect for weddings

[Woodrow]

Are these rings still available?

Or anything else that was owned by Jennfier Paterson?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by BeatrixFan

And to begin, two noble trinkets from an unlikely source.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/5434/ringsme0.png

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8404/rings2vd8.png

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8748/rings3ax9.png

These rings both belonged to the late Jennifer Paterson of Two Fat Ladies fame but she'd acquired them from none other than a Duchess of Westminster. I've no idea which but Clarissa Dickson-Wright says in her biography that when asked to remove her rings whilst cooking, Jennifer proudly declared, "These belonged to the Duchess of Westminster and I have no intention of leaving them anywhere near TV types". The first one seems to be quite a nice sapphire, the second is a row of emeralds with a gold band.

[noldorlord]

Jennifer proudly declared, "These belonged to the Duchess of Westminster and I have no intention of leaving them anywhere near TV types".

And rightly so!!

[Josefine]

could anyone tel me more about this tiara
Mette Ahlefeldt-Laurvig

[IloveCP]

I have never seen this tiara!

The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor: Readers' Top 15 Tiaras: #8. The Portland Sapphire Tiara

I really love the sapphire's with the diamonds and the pearls.I wish this was worn today!

[NGalitzine]

^^^^
The Portland was not a royal piece, it belonged to the family of the Dukes of Portland.

[Marc23]

Can anyone tell me more about a tiara from the recent Bagration wedding?Who is the lady on the right wearing it?

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...ZNOzRPehR29Vsw

Didn't know where to post this question about Bagration jewels...