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A major royal first has just been announced as Buckingham Palace prepares for a historic moment. It’s just been confirmed that the royal christening gown worn by 62 babies, including kings and queens, is going on show. It’s thought to be the first time this rare piece of royal history has been part of an exhibition. The dress, created in 1840 on the orders of Queen Victoria, is on…

While it does not make frequent appearances, there is one mysterious European tiara that features February’s birthstone. And it’s part of one of the most unusual royal collections of all, the one belonging to Luxembourg. The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg have a strong jewellery collection with several historic pieces in their vaults.  The family holds a mid-century bandeau…

The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor places the Crown in a position without modern comparison and presents, in both its constitutional and personal dimensions, one of the most exacting passages of the present reign. Royal commentator Alastair Bruce, speaking on Sky News, observed that the only historical precedent for such an event lies nearly five centuries distant.  “The only time a…