Just a few days after Valentine’s Day last year, Queen Camilla wore a pair of stunning Fabergé earrings at a Buckingham Palace reception to celebrate the National Theatre. There was speculation that t

Not so long ago, brooches were seen as a bit twee, even fuddy-duddy, says Jennifer Tonkin, co-head of the jewellery department at Bonhams UK. ‘Brooches were fashionable for centuries. Even up until th

Silver, red or even black, marriage gowns of the past were seldom white, until Queen Victoria opted for the hue of purity in 1840, discovers Matthew Dennison

Corinne Whillock, sustainable jeweller and founder of Lulu & Boo

When designer and former singer-songwriter Pearl Lowe swapped a dreamy rural idyll for compact city living, she didn’t sacrifice one iota of her signature look, layering florals and vintage pieces with an irreverent rock ’n’ roll sensibility

A new exhibition lifts the veil on Queen Elizabeth II’s lifelong campaign to project power and to protect the Royal Family through sartorial cyphers. Ahead of its opening, Justine Picardie decodes the military messaging of her wartime garb, and reveals the influence of the enigmatic spymaster who crafted some of her most meaningful attire