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The sparkling royal jewel inspired by flowering gum

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4th October 2024
There are very few opal tiaras in royal collections. In the twentieth century, opals fell out of favour and many royals replaced the opals in their tiaras for other stones. There are some remaining opal pieces though, such as the Australian Opal Spray Brooch.The then-Princess Elizabeth received this brooch as a gift for her 1947 wedding to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, from the Returned…
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The late Queen's stunning tourmaline brooch

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2nd October 2024
October has two birthstones, pink tourmaline and opal. Although neither are common stones in royal jewellery vaults, Queen Elizabeth II received a stunning pink tourmaline brooch with a strong Canadian collection.In 2013, the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Vaughn Solomon Schofield, presented Queen Elizabeth with a pink tourmaline brooch when she was at Buckingham Palace in…
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The Grand Duchess who forewent a special privilege at a papal meeting

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27th September 2024
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg received Pope Francis when he visited Luxembourg on Thursday. The Grand Duchess made an interesting fashion choice when meeting His Holiness.There are only seven women in the world who have been granted the privilège du blanc, or the privilege of wearing white, when meeting the Pope. The seven women are the Catholic female…
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The princess who described the build up to her royal wedding as ''terrible''

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22nd September 2024
Princess Astrid of Belgium has spoken of the obstacles ahead of her wedding and how the health of several members of her royal family suffered in the days before she married.Astrid, daughter of King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium, married Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este on September 22nd 1984 but as they prepared to mark their ruby anniversary, the bride talked about her concerns…
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