The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire

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Thank you to all who joined Part I of 'The Cartiers and the British Royal Family'

Well, that was majestic! Thank you to all who joined Part I of 'The Cartiers and the British Royal Family' live session yesterday. It was such fun to explore the stories behind some of the phenomenal jewels in the Royal Collection with Caroline de Guitaut.

Francesca Cartier BrickellFebruary 5, 2021crownjewels, dukeofwindsor, royalcollection

Pearls for your Debutante Daughter

When Jacques Cartier moved his family across the Atlantic to England in the 1920s, he found himself, for a jeweller, in the right place at the right time. “All of society seemed to be en fête,” the Duke of Windsor would recall of the postwar years.

Francesca Cartier BrickellJanuary 29, 2021dukeofwindsor, duchessofargyll, royaljewels, naturalpearls