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A spectacular unicorn brooch once owned by one of Queen Elizabeth II’s longest-serving ladies-in-waiting is heading to auction in London with an estimate of up to £30,000. The extraordinary jewel belonged to Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy, Dowager Countess of Airlie, who served Queen Elizabeth II as a Lady of the Bedchamber for almost five decades. But while the brooch’s royal…

King Charles has continued the long-standing tradition of spending part of every August at the Castle of Mey, the remote Caithness retreat loved by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. But alongside its royal history, the castle is also home to one of Scotland’s most enduring ghost stories. For generations, visitors and staff have spoken of “The Green Lady”, a…

The Princess of Wales pulled a jewel suprise when she wore one of the most valuable tiaras in the royal collection but it’s a mystery gem to most people and for a very good reason. The gem in question hasn’t been seen in public for over twenty years and that’s because it had become so heavily associated with a queen who wasn’t meant to have it that no one else really…

There are some names that just scream royal – George, Edward, Elizabeth, Anne. Kings and queens have a tendency to keep it in the family when it comes to christening their offspring and so a certain quota of names have become associated with royalty. Alphonso isn’t one of them but for over a decade, it was actually the name of England’s heir to the throne and one of the most…