Tiaras and Trinkets on Tuesdays (Jewellery worn by the Princess of Cataljone)

Our usual report on the Royal jewels is as always our favouirite and has been sorely missed over the few months that we haven't blogged. We are glad to post this article today.

Her Royal Highness Infanta Ezperanza, the Princess of Cataljone is the heir to the Hispanian throne. This position as second most prominent member in the Royal Family affords the Princess some amazing jewels to be worn as she represents her country at home and abroad. Let us take a look at the specific jewellery the Princess has worn since her debut in 2012.

The Cataljone Yellow Diamond and Fire Opal Parure is an entirely new set of jewellery made especially for the Princess in celebration of her 18th birthday. It has become a favourite of the Princess who has worn it often to important events. 

The valuable set of yellow Diamonds and rare Fire Opals link very closely to Hispania which is one of only two countries where the rare Opals are mined. Until the Princess becomes Queen, this set is earmarked to be her signature set. The photo above was especially taken for this featured post today. 

Every Royal Lady needs a tiara of neutral colour and for this purpose the Queen of Hispania opened the vaults of historic jewels for her daughter. As such Queen Maria has made the Aragon Diamond Tiara permanently available to her daughter. Now the Princess has a plain diamond tiara to wear when needed. 

The Aragon Diamond Tiara as seen here in a photo of the 10th Duke and Duchess of Aragon taken before the 96 Revolution, passed to the Crown Jewels of Hispania through the current Queen's mother who inherited it through her grandmother pictured in the photo above. 

Another part of the Hispanian Royal Collection that the Princess has had the privilege to wear is the famous Esperanza Ruby Parure. This beautiful set was spectacularly rocked by the Princess at the 2012 Christmas Ball in Arcwhite. This photo also displays a brand new ruby and diamond rivierre necklace that has seemingly been made to modernize the overall look of the set especially for the Princess' wear. 

The very stylish and beautiful young Princess of Cataljone is obviously one of the Royals to look out for as she never disappoints her fans and the future Queen is our hope for many return views of one of Europa's most dazzling Royal jewellery collections.

"To be or not to be" Thursday (Imperial and Royal Families 2 The House of Castelano y Alba)

Today we continue our series on the Imperial and Royal Dynastic Houses, presenting the Royal House of Castelano y Alba, ruling dynasty of  the Kingdom of Hispania.

The Crest of the Royal House of Hispania.

The House of Castelano has ruled over Hispania for many generations but in the mid 20th Century a Queen ascended to the throne. Queen Isabella II was only the second female to ever rule in her own right over the ancient kingdom. Upon her marriage to the Duke of Alba, the Royal House was renamed Castelano y Alba and it has been the official dynastic designation ever since. The current ruler, also a Queen, has not included her husband's name into the dynastic name since he is not the head of a Noble House. It is however declared that their descendants who are not in direct line of descent may use the surname Castelano y Alba y Rextondo in recognistion of his family name. The members of the Hispanian Royal House include the following:

Her Majesty Queen Maria of Hispania is the head of the Castelano y Alba Dynasty. She is married to Don Giuseppe De Rextondo but due to dynastic houses taking precedence over non-dynasts his name will not be carried by his daughter. Don Rextondo has no official role or Royal title and does not represent the Royal House in public. He greatly values his privacy and prefers to just be the Queens husband in privacy.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Cataljone, daughter of the Queen and heir to the Hispanian throne.

The Queen's mother the Dowager Princess of Cataljone. She has entirely retired from appearing in public and official events.

The sister of Queen Maria, Infanta Isabella Duchess of Toledo. 

The current King of Syldavia and his siblings are cousins of the Queen of Hispania. The Queen's father was the elder brother of the Countess Von Bismarck, mother of King Nikolas. As such the Noble House Von Bismarck is strictly speaking part of the Royal House of Castelano Y Alba.

Our analysis only includes children, siblings, grandchildren and cousins within the dynasty. As such for the discussion on  the extended Royal House of Castelanno y Alba we could have included all the members of the previously discussed Aldarian-Stewart line as they are all descended from the Hispanic Prince who married Queen Crystobel I of Scotney.

What's Up Wednesday (State Portrait of the Princess of Cataljone)

The first official event of 2013 is the from the Kingdom of Hispania who released the first ever State Portraits of the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hispania. Last year saw the coming-of-age birthday party of the Princess of Cataljone and she has been seen more regularly on the public Royal circuit. As such her country has felt it appropriate to acknowledge her officially by releasing a nationally recognised portrait in honour of her. Here follows that photo set. 

In keeping with official photos, this portrait shows the Royal Crest of Hispania and draws a line of continuity with the portrait of the last Prince and Princess of Cataljone in the background. 

The Princess also chose to reflect the present by wearing the  brand new set of jewellery given to her by her mother for her birthday in 2012. The valuable set of Yellow Diamonds and rare Fire Opals link very closely to Hispania which is one of only two countries where the rare gemstone is mined. The Princess also wears the Hispanian Order of the Triad with its three pronged badge and blue sash. She was inducted into this order of knighthood as another honour at her coming-of age. To show solidarity in the current economic crisis, the Princess decided to wear instead of a new gown, one of her mother's ball gowns albeit slightly modified with a new bold red ribbon detail. 

We hope to see a lot of the young heir to the throne in 2013 and look forward to seeing her future unfold. 

What's Up Wednesday (Debut of the Princess of Cataljone)

Last weekend saw the long awaited debut onto the world stage of the heir to the Hispanian throne. As we know the Queen of Hispania lived a veritable life of a recluse along with her daughter due to fears for their safety after the revolution. This has relaxed in the past five years but the security of the heir to the throne still took a high priority. She has been studying in the Switzer Confederation town of Muren at the Seeress's School for Girls and is due to graduate at the end of 2012. Her presence at the school was kept secret to the extreme that she even enroled under a pseudonym. Only the Seeress of Muren knew who she was and kept a close eye on the young princess.

For her 18th birthday her mother, the Queen of Hispania threw her a party to which her closest friends and the media were invited. This is the first official publicised event of the young Princess of Cataljone. Do not confuse her title with her grandmother who is referred to as the Dowager Princess of Cataljone.

Queen Maria asked her sister, Princess Isabella to act as host for the evening. She is seen at left as she greets her niece's guests for the evening dinner. The guests represented the cream of the young Royal set.

After a bit of catching up the guests are led to the table to await the arrival of the Queen and the Princess of  Cataljone. Royal protocol demands that the highest ranking or the guest of honour,  arrive last. In this case the mother and daughter count as both.

The guests of honour make their fanfared entrance.

Her Majesty Queen Maria I and Her Royal Highness the Princess of Cataljone.

The guests ready to sit down to dinner.

From left; Archduke Otto von Fulco De'Este, Donna Hernada y Aragon, the Princess of Cataljone, Prince Dillon of Swann, Mercedes Szanguscko and the Count von Bismarck. After dinner the Princess and her friends pose for a quick portrait and then they ditched their tiaras and went out dancing at a nightclub. We wish the Hispanian heir to the throne all the best and we hope to see much more of her in future.