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A picture perfect royal jewel that uses a stone not often seen on modern tiaras

It’s a rarity in royal jewellery boxes – a tiara covered in amethysts. And it’s a favourite of a royal family whose gems are renowned for their unusual designs. The amethyst tiara of the Norwegian royal family is a convertible piece and one of the newest pieces in this regal collection. It remains a bit of a mystery, as we do not know which jeweller made it or why it was…
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A royal rarity - an emerald engagement ring

It’s rare to see a royal engagement ring featuring an emerald. The striking stone features in very few of these most romantic pieces of jewellery but it has had a starring role in some of the most talked about royal gems that sealed truly famous love stories. Queen…
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The royal girlfriend who came down the ski slope a bride

In another life, they’d be the King and Queen of the Hellenes. He was the Crown Prince of a deposed monarchy and she was the heiress who stole his heart on a blind date. Three years later, their wedding would be one of the biggest royal gatherings in Europe. Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and Marie-Chantal Miller, a British-American heiress, met in 1992 at the 40th birthday party of Philip…
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The difficult history of meetings between the British Monarch and the Pope

King Charles and Queen Camilla will make a State Visit to the Holy See in April. It is an historic moment as the Supreme Governor of the Church of England meets the Pontiff. For centuries, following Henry VIII’s break with Rome, the idea of a British monarch and a Pope meeting was impossible. But that all changed in the 20th century, as meetings – at first private, began to take…
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The accession of Queen Elizabeth II

The historic reign of Queen Elizabeth II saw many milestones. But perhaps one is the most important – not just of her reign but of modern British history. It is the moment of her accession. On February 6th 1952, in the early hours, King George VI died in his sleep at Sandringham. No one knows the exact time he passed away. He was found, by a valet, at around 7.30 that morning and a…
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