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What tiara will Princess Amalia make her debut in?

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15th June 2022
With an invitation to Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway’s 18th birthday gala dinner, it’s very likely that we will see the Dutch heir to the throne in her first official tiara. But which one will she choose? She certainly has an excellent collection to pick from!Her mother’s first tiara moment was a few months before her wedding to the then Prince of Orange. She attended…
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Adelaide, the queen who met her king in a hotel

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14th June 2022
On a summer’s day in 1818, a young German princess walked into one of the most famous hotels in London to meet a man twice her age. Just a year earlier, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen and her suitor, William, Duke of Clarence, would never have considered chatting let alone…
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History and chivalry combine in the Order of the Garter

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13th June 2022
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is considered to be one of the most prestigious chivalric orders in the world.Founded in 1348 by King Edward III, who was “so inspired by the tales of King Arthur and the chivalry of the Knights of the Round Table”, the Order of the Garter was a group of honourable knights.A legend persists that Edward III was dancing with a woman when her garter fell…
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Who is Princess Madeleine of Sweden?

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10th June 2022
As she marks her 40th birthday today, learn more about the youngest child of King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden:She was born Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine on 10 June 1982 at Drottningholm Palace in Drottningholm, Sweden, as the youngest of King Carl XVI…
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Stars from across the decades out in force to close Jubilee celebrations

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5th June 2022
The Platinum Pageant was the closing event of the historic four-day weekend that celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth. One of the main features was a caravan of seven buses, each representing a decade of Her Majesty’s reign.The buses hosted people that were dubbed “national treasures” – celebrities that have marked the cultural history of the United Kingdom…
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Platinum Jubilee: The Queen's Brooches, New and Old

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3rd June 2022
Symbolism abounds this week during the Platinum Jubilee. The jewellery on display is no exception and no one does messaging through jewels better than the Queen herself.For Trooping the Colour, a ceremony steeping in tradition, Queen Elizabeth led the way by wearing her…