What's in a Name?

It took1 month for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip to name Charles!

It took 2 weeks for Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson to name Beatrice!

         It took 1 week for Prince Charles and Princess Diana to 

                                                                             name William!

How long do you think it will take  the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to name their new Prince Cambridge?

Happy Anniversary!

Today Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate 65 years of marriage 

photo: guardian.co.uk

photo: telegraph.co.uk

10 Days of Tiara's - Part 9

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

A wedding present for Princess May of Teck (the future Queen Mary)
from the ‘Girls of Great Britain and Ireland

It could also be worn as a necklace.

Queen Mary gave the tiara to Princess Elizabeth as wedding presents.

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara is undoubtly Queen Elizabeth's favourite tiara.

10 Days of Tiara's - Part 8

The Kokoshnik Tiara

The Kokoshnik Tiara was made by Garrard.

Princess Alexandra received the tiara as a gift on her Silver Wedding Anniversary in 1888 from 365 peeresses of the United Kingdom.
Alexandra had requested that the tiara be in the fashionable design of a
Russian girl’s headdress, a kokoshnik.

The tiara consists of 61 platinum bars and 488 diamonds.

The Kokoshnik Tiara is one of Queen Elizabeth's favourite tiara.

10 Days of Tiara's - Part 7

The Hanoverian Tiara

The Hanoverian Tiara was made in 1919 for Queen Mary.

The tiara was made from a diamond necklace that Queen Victoria gave
Queen Mary as a wedding gift.

The tiara was Princess Elizabeth's "something borrowed" at her wedding.

It was also Princess Anne's "something borrowed".

10 Days of Tiara's - Part 6

The Cartier Halo Tiara

Made by Cartier in 1936.

Purchased by the future King George VI for his wife the future Queen Elizabeth.

Worn by Princess Margaret

and Princess Anne,
this tiara was given to Queen Elizabeth for her 18th birthday.

Queen Elizabeth loaned it to
Catharine Middleton for her wedding to Prince William.

Have you ever seen a picture of Queen Elizabeth wearing it?

Diamond Jubilee Thanksgiving Service

Today was the last of the 4 day celebration of
Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee.

A service of Thanksgiving was held at
St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

Her Majesty looked simply splendid in a mint green outfit by Angela Kelly.

Take a good look at the brooch. These are what the Queen calls "Granny's chips". These diamonds are the third and fourth parts of the Cullinan diamonds. This brooch has a combined diamond weight of 154 carats!

The Duchess of Cornwall wearing Bruce Oldfield.

The Duchess of Cambridge wearing Alexander McQueen

Do you think her earrings are a family heirloom?

L-R: The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry

Watch the carriage procession

And a wrap up tribute

Both video's from Telegraph.co.uk

Long live The Queen!

10 Days of Tiara's - Part 4

The Sapphire and Diamond Tiara

The sapphire tiara was made with a sapphire collar once owned by
Louise of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha purchased by the Queen in 1963.

The tiara was made in 1963 to match a sapphire suite originally made in 1850 given to Queen Elizabeth by her father King George VI on the occasion of her 1947 wedding.

So what did your dad give you when you married?

10 Days of Tiara's -Part 3

The Vladimir Tiara

Made in 1890 this tiara originally belonged to
The Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.




A British diplomat smuggled the tiara out of Russia during the Revolution in 1917.

Queen Elizabeth's grandmother Queen Mary bought this tiara in 1921 after the Grand Duchess died.

Queen Mary had the tiara adapted so that the hanging pearls could be exchanged with the Cambridge cabochon emeralds.

Augusta, the Duchess of Cambridge who was the grandmother of Queen Mary won the Emeralds in a charity lottery in 1818.

The emeralds were originally left to Queen Mary's brother, Prince Francis of Teck. He left the emeralds to his mistress. Ah, but Queen Mary had other ideas. Queen Mary bought back the Cambridge Emeralds. She had some of them set with diamond clasps to fit the tiara.

The tiara without the pearls and emeralds. Not nearly as impressive.

As a young child of the sixties going to school in Canada, this is the picture we looked at as we sang God Save the Queen every morning.

I like it best with the pearls. How about you?

10 Days of Tiaras - Part Two & Pink Saturday

The Burmese Ruby Tiara

The 96 rubies in this tiara were given as a gift from the Burmese people

Believing rubies to have prophylactic properties, the tiara was specially designed to protect the wearer against the 96 diseases the Burmese people believe can afflict the human body.

The diamonds are believed to have come from this Cartier-made tiara.

Since the Queen is 86 years of age and appears to be in wonderful health, maybe there is something to the power of rubies.

Joining Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday.

The Duchess of Cambridge, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles at a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace earlier this week.

Love how Kate and Charles always seem to be enjoying each others' company.

Happy Birthday!

 Ah, Your Majesty, why the sad face?  Did your family forget today is your birthday?

 Well I didn't.  Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth!  What pink outfit will you be wearing to celebrate?

 Nice but too pale.

 Again, nice but too dark.

 Lovely, but too formal.

 Alright!  Perfect!  Love the hat. Love the colour.  Love the jewels. 

 By the way, if you ever need someone to look after all that jewellery, you know, clean, inventory, guard and drool over it, I'm your girl!

Wishing you many happy returns!

Now get ready, because all the Pinkers who visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound will be coming 'round to wish you a happy birthday too!