The Queen chose the ‘Australian wattle brooch’ on trip to Surrey yesterday

Queen of diplomatic dressing! Her Majesty chose a diamond floral brooch given to her by Australia’s prime minister during 1954 Coronation tour to mark centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force Her Majesty wore the Australian wattle brooch yesterday in Runnymede, Surrey Paid tribute to Royal Australian Air Force in first royal engagement in five months … Read more

The Queen wears timeless Duchess of Cambridge Pearl Brooch during video call

The Queen opted for a timeless piece of jewellery passed down from her grandmother as she thanked NHS volunteers earlier this week.   Her Majesty, 94, wore the Cambridge pearl pendant brooch on Tuesday as she made her first public appearance since her husband Prince Phillip, 99, left hospital in the joint video call with the … Read more

Queen will wear brooch she wore on her honeymoon in touching tribute to ill Philip

The Queen is wearing the same brooch she wore on her honeymoon in a touching tribute to Prince Philip as she addresses the nation for Commonwealth Day. The monarch is praising the global response to coronavirus this evening, just hours before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah Winfrey interview is aired in the US. As … Read more

The Queen keeps Prince Philip close to her heart with engagement brooch

The Queen keeps Prince Philip close to her heart: Monarch wears dazzling diamond flower brooch from their 1947 engagement as her husband spends his 11th day in hospital The Queen made a historic intervention in the Covid-19 vaccination drive For the video call, the monarch, 94, wore her dazzling diamond clematis brooch She sported the … Read more

Queen dons the Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch for annual Christmas broadcast

The Queen donned the Courtauld Thomson Scallop-Shell Brooch which belonged to the Queen Mother while a framed photograph of Prince Philip could be seen placed on her desk during her annual Christmas broadcast at Windsor Castle.   The monarch, 94, opted for the Mother’s Shell Brooch, which, as the name suggests, takes the shape of a shell made … Read more

The Queen wears wedding gift Golden Trellis brooch for video call

The Queen wore a rarely seen diamond and ruby brooch she received as a wedding gift for a call with Commonwealth leaders days after her anniversary with husband Prince Philip. The monarch, 94, donned the glittering Golden Trellis brooch for a video appearance with the Commonwealth Points of Light award earlier this week. The centrepiece … Read more

Meghan Markle felt Princess Michael of Kent’s controversial ‘blackamoor’ brooch was ‘a message’

The Duchess of Sussex felt Princess Michael of Kent’s controversial ‘blackamoor’ brooch ‘sent a message’ after the royal wore the jewel to the Queen’s Christmas lunch, according to new biography Finding Freedom. Princess Michael of Kent, 75, came under fire in for wearing the jewellery to the Queen’s event at Buckingham Palace in 2017, which … Read more

Iron Age ring and Medieval brooch discovered in Shropshire declared ‘treasure’ by coroner

Iron Age gold ring and Medieval silver brooch featuring two flag-bearing centaurs discovered by metal detectorists in Shropshire are declared ‘treasure’ in first inquest held over video link The items were found by detectorists Mark Lambert and Christopher Mussell The brooch — which features two centaurs — dates back to 1200–1300 AD From 400–200 BC, the ring meanwhile … Read more