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With just weeks to go until King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to head to the US for a State Visit, final preparations are being made. The trip is expected to include a State Banquet, the only moment during the trip that The Queen could wear a tiara. However, two historic jewels are already out of the reckoning and one has symbolic ties to the UK’s relationship with President Donald…

Three of the most famous tiaras worn by Queen Elizabeth II in her lifetime are now on show in London and they add a very personal touch to the exhibition charting her life through her style. For the diadems include the one worn at her wedding and two that she helped design and which are now only to be used by queens. And the trio are made up of red, white and blue. First chance in twenty years…

Queen Camilla made some symbolic statements with her Easter Sunday outfit pick this year and among the most striking was the brooch she wore as she joined the Royal Family at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor for the morning service. The Queen added a favourite diamond jewel to the bright red coat she chose for the Easter Day event and it seems to have a particular meaning for her, given its…

They were one of the most talked about royal documents of the last years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II but they had already had a major impact on her own life. The Letters Patent of 1917 became global news as various members of her Royal Family hit the headlines for the wrong reasons and talk turned to taking away titles. However, the late Queen herself had found her own first title dictated…