Jewels of the British Nobility 2: Aug. 2023 -

[Marengo]

The heir is still unmarried I believe? If we are to see the tiara in the near future it may be when and if he marries. At his brother's wedding his sister-in-law wore the Oettingen tiara.

 

[Curryong]

Yes Earl (George) Percy is still unmarried. I believe his brother Max’s bride was a member of the Oettingen noble family, which is why she wore that tiara.

 

[Marengo]

Indeed, she is, the youngest daughter of the Fürst of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg.
Perhaps she and her husband will be invited at a future German SV to the UK. The Queen sometimes invited members of the nobility who have a connection to the country (Charlotte Wellesley attended the Colombian SV to the UK for example). If we are lucky we may see the wonderful Northumberland tiara there.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Lady Melissa Percy wore the Northumberland Foliate Tiara for her wedding to Thomas van Straubenzee in 2013

Northumberland Tiara

Today marks the 10th Anniversary of the Death of Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, who passed away at the age of 90 on this day in 2012! The daughter of the Duke of Buccleuch who was a WR…

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Its certainly a magnificent tiara and also queenly!

 

[The Royal Watcher]

As revealed by Vincent Meylan and Carol Woolton, the Anglesey Diamond Négligé is going on Auction at Sotheby’s in Geneva in November.

An heirloom of the Marquesses of Anglesey for over a century and a half, it is believed that the Négligé may be a part of the legendary Collier de La Reine at the heart of the ‘Affair of the Diamond Necklace’ and the subsequent French Revolution.

Anglesey Diamond Négligé

The Anglesey Diamond Négligé is going on Auction at Sotheby’s in Geneva in November. The Négligé may be a part of the legendary Collier de La Reine from the ‘Affair of the Diamond Necklace’ and the subsequent French Revolution

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