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Today in Royal History | December 6

Feature

The 41st Birthday of Princess Sofia of Sweden

[Wedding Tiara | Napoleonic Amethyst Parure | Swedish Cut Steel Bandeau | Six-Button Tiara | Four-Button Tiara | Swedish Diamond Floral Earrings]

The Death of Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough in 1964

[Boucheron Tiara | Pearl Necklace | Marlborough Tiara]

The Birth of Duchess Alexandrine of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1820

[Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Emerald Necklace Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria and Count Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum in 2008

The Wedding of Prince Takamado of Japan in 1984

Royal Events OTD

Queen Camilla’s Christmas Party at Clarence House in 2023

Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2022

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Royal Train Tour in 2020

Anglo-Danish Society Dinner in London in 2019

Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephenie is expecting a Baby in 2019

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary in Latvia in 2018

Spanish Constitution 40th Anniversary in 2018

Royal Variety Performance 2016

Royal Gala Performance of Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ in 1950

Danish Reception at Victoria & Albert Museum in 1948

Royal Events Today

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