Shimada Alice-Chan in St.Gloriana's Uniform

Every man wants a Darjeeling in the streets, and a Rosehip in the sheets.

Sunderland's Royal Jewel Vault (27/∞) ♛

↬ The Westminster Aquamarines

The Sunderlandian royal family has several magnificent parures of aquamarine jewellery. One of these collections, the Westminster Aquamarines, features some of the royal family’s oldest and most iconic jewels; uncovering their history takes us back nearly two hundred years. In 1830s, Sunderland was a lone constitutional monarchy in North America, bordered by the United States in the northeast and Mexico to the southwest. The early 19th century had seen the country’s steady expansion westward thanks to territorial acquisitions from the Spanish and British. This period of territorial and economic growth, however, was cut short by the early death of Sunderland’s Hereditary Prince in 1835. Hereditary Prince Frederick James was just shy of thirty, the only son of King Louis III and his beloved first wife, Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom. Freddie was also the only legitimate male-line grandson of King Louis II, as a result, his death complicated Sunderland’s succession. The question of who would succeed Louis III ignited a fierce rivalry among the King’s younger brothers, as they scrambled to marry and produce an heir to the throne. The Duke of Lennox and St. George, the King’s first brother and heir presumptive, married an obscure German princess. The Duke of Glencairn, the King’s second brother, married the daughter of a wealthy British statesman. But it was the King’s fifth brother, Prince Augustus, the Duke of Westminster, who looked for a bride closer to home. Lady Martha Whitley was twenty years younger than her husband-to-be, a descendant of the Prussian nobility that migrated to Sunderland following the election of Prince Heinrich of Prussia as King Louis I of Sunderland, Martha hailed from one of Sunderland’s oldest aristocratic families. Unlike some of her foreign, and significantly younger, sisters-in-law Martha was shrewd and held a deep familiarity of Sunderland's court life, this was reflected in her impressive jewelry collection. On her wedding day, Martha was gifted a small box of aquamarine pendants of various shapes and sizes. As Martha’s prominence at court grew, the aquamarines became known as the Duchess of Westminster’s Aquamarines. Over the years, the Duchess incorporated the aquamarines into a few pieces of jewelry including a necklace and a pair of earrings. The tensions surrounding Sunderland’s succession died down when the British-born Prince George of Glencairn became king in 1860. By then Westminsters had three children, Prince Louis, who became Duke of Westminster following his father’s death in 1877; Prince Thomas, and Princess Elizabeth Anne. The family was popular with nobility and the public alike, but they weren’t without their scandals. After Prince Louis enraged King George by marrying without permission, his subsequent children were declared illegitimate and barred from inheritance. Finding a suitable wife for Prince Thomas, now heir to the Westminster Dukedom, became a top priority. In 1876, Prince Thomas met and fell in love with Princess Marie of Hanover, a male-line great-granddaughter of King George III and therefore a British princess. The couple married in 1880, but struggled to have children. In 1887, their only surviving child was born in the presence of Queen Alexandra. The little princess, given the lengthy name Alexandra Anne Martha Georgina Dagmar Gloriana Marie, would be known to history as Princess Anne of Westminster. Growing up, Anne was placed in the direct care of her Dear Granny Martha.

My grandmother was magnificent. She was kind but strict, with old-fashioned ideas about how a princess should be brought up. - Queen Anne of Sunderland, circa 1953

The Duchess of Westminster had high hopes for her only male-line granddaughter. Indeed, Anne’s maternal cousins were well-connected to the British and Danish royals, as well as the Imperial families of Russia and Germany. By the time Anne was twenty, she’d been taken on several trips to Europe, excursions she came to loathe. Anne’s anxiety worsened when she was rejected by several families. After her mother died in Austria, Anne returned from Europe “alone and feeling rather sorry for myself”. Back in Sunderland, Anne made friends with her second cousin once-removed, Prince George, the Duke of Woodbine and eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Danforth. Over the years, the pair’s friendship developed into a romance and in 1911, King George allowed the couple to marry. That same year, the Duchess of Westminster died, and Anne inherited the largest jewel collection in the royal vault, aquamarines included. Anne and George married in 1913. Anne, now Duchess of Woodbine, was one the most dynastically important ladies at court and she set to work reworking her grandmother’s jewels into spectacular works of art. For King George and Queen Alexandra’s 1920 Diamond Jubilee, Anne commissioned Garrard to work the aquamarines into a parure that included a necklace, a choker, two brooches, and a pair of earrings. The parure paired nicely with the aquamarine Georgiyevna Tiara, which entered the family in the early 1920s. To this day, the Georgiyevna aquamarines are often mistaken for those of the Westminster set, showing how ubiquitous they’ve become with the main-line royal family’s collection. When Anne became Queen in 1930, she wore the aquamarines. Despite her overflowing jewellery box, the aquamarines were evidently her favourite and became synonymous with her name and legacy. The Westminster aquamarines have remained iconic long after Queen Anne’s time. Queen Irene became another famous wearer of the suite, wearing the choker as both a necklace and a headband in the 1980s. Queen Anne was an important figure to Irene during the early years of her marriage, and she wears nearly all of the jewels her grandmother-in-law left to her. In the 2010s, Tatiana, then the Princess of Danforth was seen in bits and pieces of the suite, notably the choker, signalling that the jewels will be carried on into the next generation.

Queen Anne of Sunderland, wife of King George II, wears the Westminster aquamarines with the Georgiyevna tiara for a promotional image, circa 1930

Queen Irene of Sunderland, wearing a powder blue satin evening gown along with the Westminster aquamarine choker as a headband, attends a gala dinner on April 30, 1984 in Auckland, New Zealand

St. Gloriana + Maginot WW1 Version

Hi, I spent the last six days powering through the Gloriana Set, and ye gods I loved it!!! I am now eagerly starting the Darkwood Wand - my only grievance is that I didn't find you sooner! it had me laughing out loud sometimes and screaming other times, it was just a joy to read. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing stories <3

I am curious about something, what would have happened if Hermione's scar potion had gone wrong the first time? I was so relieved when it worked, but I was convinced for a moment there that it was going to crash and burn leaving little painting Snape to pick up the pieces!! Did you ever consider it, what might the scenario have looked like?

Have a wonderful day and again thank you brightening up the HP universe with your genius brain :))

Thank you so much! I'm so happy you liked the story.

Great question about Hermione's scar potion. That was a very dangerous, reckless thing for her to do, brewing that potion by herself with only a painting, especially since she was upset about Draco. Draco had every reason to be very angry at her for doing that.

One thing I try to do in my stories is show that Hermione is not perfect -- she will make mistakes, and brewing that potion was a big mistake. It could have gone terribly wrong and I'm happy you picked up on the tension there. If her potion had injured her, then yes, Snape would have had to sound the alarm and get her rushed to the infirmary, and possibly to St. Mungo's if it was super bad.

If Snape didn't trust Pomfrey to be able to help her, he probably would have tracked down Draco and coached him through treating Hermione. I actually played around with the last scenario a bit, but holy chicken, the story was already super long and I was trying to wrap things up.

Girls und Panzer - St. Gloriana Girls Academy

Made under the inspiration by the Cover art by "24-53"san ;-)

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La web oficial de las películas de Girls und Panzer das Finale ha lanzado un emocionante nuevo tráiler de su cuarta entrega. Este vídeo de un minuto y medio de duración se centra en los intensos enfrentamientos entre las escuelas Ōarai y Jaktkosota, así como Kuromorimine contra St. Gloriana. Los fanáticos pueden esperar con ansias […]

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she has the st. gloriana girls’ college regulation hairstyle

“Darjeeling, I don’t want to jump to any conclusions or say something stupid, so please tell me as directly as you can.” Kei asks her vulnerably, which makes Darjeeling caress her cheeks tenderly.

The moment Kei felt Darjeeling’s hands touch her skin, it was as if she was suddenly transported to a beautiful garden. Surrounded by flowers and a sunset that highlighted Darjeeling's beauty, the only people there were Darjeeling and her.

It was perfect.

“You, I love you Kei.” Darjeeling whispers, closing the distance between them and sealing her words with a kiss.

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I've fallen in love with this ship and will write as much as I can to get them together! For this series, I made a crossover between LWA and GuP! If you're curious, you can check it out here!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31793608/chapters/78703912

Fic is rated T.

And the art featured on the fic was done by the amazing @suntann

Thank you so much for doing this! <3

Question if St. Gloriana got a AVRE Churchill what kinda theme would the crew have?

What seems like extreme casualness, until they get moving, a which point they are an unstoppable force. Their casualness applies to all sorts of explosives. One of them has a painted-on chinstrap beard. Another always has her sleeves rolled up. Another has to be constantly reminded to do up the top buttons on her uniform. Let's give her a big bust and red-head red hair for maximum impact.

Girls und Panzer der Film - Darjeeling - Dream Tech - 1/8 - Panzer Jacket Ver. (Wave)

Looking very elegant!

OwO))