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Known for her amazing fashion sense and dedicated humanitarian work, the late Princess Diana also enjoyed an impressive and iconic jewellery collection. It’s now being passed onto the new generation of royals. In her letter of wishes, the Princess wrote: “I would like you to allocate all my jewellery to the share to be held by my sons, so that their wives may, in due course, have it or use it. I leave the exact division of the jewellery to your discretion.” Royal analysts now hope that with the marriage of Harry and Meaghan, we will be able to see more of her famous pieces out in the public. Here are some of Princess Diana’s more famous items, and where we have seen them since. Asprey ring The aquamarine ring…

Walking down the vintage shops in London’s Brick Lane and you’ll see how retro fashion continues to inspire people everyday. It’s not new. people have been finding fashion inspiration from history throughout, well, history. In the 19th century, one of the most famous jewellers that defined European trends was Fortunato Pio Castellani. Born in 1794, Castellani began work as a master goldsmith in his father’s workshop before opening his own shop in Rome in 1814. Then, in the 1850s, he began attracting attention for being a leading figure in what was called the ‘classical revival’, the surging interest in old-style Grecian jewellery techniques. While jewellers up until that point often did not pay too much attention to history, doubting the relevance of long-gone fashions to the present-day, Castellani and his…

Fabergé eggs are admired around the world for their exquisite, jaw-dropping details. The Russian imperial-era decorative eggs have stunned many viewers, sparking their curiosity about how these beautiful objects came to be created. Here’s what you need to know about how they came about, who’s behind them, and where they are now. Beginnings The Fabergé eggs were created from 1855 to 1916 specifically for the Russian imperial family. Back then, the Fabergé company was run by Peter Carl Fabergé, a Russian jeweller who was quickly gaining attention for his skillful designs. The first ever Fabergé egg was created for Tsar Alexander III as an Easter gift to his wife, the Danish princess Maria Feodorovna, who was feeling homesick for her home country. Feodorovna was so happy about the present that…