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May Jewels: Luxembourg's Best Emeralds

It’s the birthstone of May and about as striking a stone as you can find in any jewellery box. In the fifth month of the year, Royal Central is celebrating all things emerald. And today, we’re looking at the tiaras dominated by that stone which are owned by the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family. Chaumet Emerald Tiara The Chuamet Emerald Tiara is an Art Deco-style tiara made with…
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Royal History Mystery: The Flora Hastings Scandal

Today, we’re looking at a royal history mystery involving Queen Victoria and a controversy that swirled early in her reign. What was the Flora Hastings Scandal? A Royal Destiny Queen Victoria was poised for the throne from birth. By the time her uncle, William IV, became king in 1830, she was his only legitimate heir. She was the granddaughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte who…
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Royal History Mystery: the murder of a Tsar that wasn't discovered for half a century

As the only son of the Russian Empress Catherine the Great, Tsar Paul I succeeded his mother on her death in 1796. He would rule the Russian Empire for the next five years. Probably, he would had ruled the Russian Empire much longer than that. But Paul was murdered. And his death was planned by his own son – a fact first discovered by accident 50 years later. Tsar Paul was a pure despot.
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Royal History Mystery: George III's Secret Marriage?

George III is rather well-known as a British monarch – The King who lost America, the father of a very large family, the one who went mad. When people think of him, it either tends to be as the devoted family man he was in his early life or his quiet madness in later life. His marriage to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was an enduring one, lasting 57 years until her death in 1818 and…
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