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April Sparkle: Diana's Diamonds

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5th April 2021
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Prince Charles and the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. During her lifetime, the Princess had an extensive jewellery collection. Both of jewels she owned as a member of the British Royal Family and as a private individual.The jewels range from presents from foreign royalty, jewels on loan from Her Majesty, wedding presents, jewels…
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April Sparkle: Britain's Best Diamonds Part II

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5th April 2021
Now let’s take a look at five more of the British Royal Family’s best diamonds!Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara[getty src=”1209005095″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”ca”]In 1913, Queen Mary dismantled several tiaras in order to have this, the Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara created. Based on a similar tiara worn by her…
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April Sparkle: Norway's Best Diamonds

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4th April 2021
Today, let’s look at some of the Norwegian Royal Family’s best diamond jewellery!Diamond Daisy Bandeau[getty src=”154430473″ width=”421″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”]Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore the Diamond Daisy Bandeau on her wedding day, 25 August 2001, a small diamond bandeau tiara featuring a row of diamonds fashioned into…
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FeaturesInsightMonaco

April Sparkle: Monaco's Best Diamonds

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4th April 2021
The birthstone of April, the diamond, is perhaps the most celebrated of all sparkling stones. Throughout the month, Royal Central is looking at some of the best known pieces dominated by diamonds in European jewellery collections. Today, let’s take a look at some of…
European RoyalsFeaturesInsightSpain

April Sparkle: Spain's Best Diamonds

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3rd April 2021
Today, let’s take a look back at some of the Spanish Royal Family’s best diamonds. Spoiler alert: there’s a lot of fleur-de-lys motifs!Asturias Fleur-de-Lys Tiara[getty src=”469848416″ width=”403″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”]Queen Letizia received this tiara as a fifth anniversary present from her husband, King Felipe, but…
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