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Three royal weddings, two princesses and just one dress - the sisters who shared a glittering gown

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24th November 2024
It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown that would end up being worn at three ceremonies. When Princess Desiree of Sweden married Baron Niclas Silfvershiold sixty years ago, she took wedding thrift to new levels by borrowing a dress that one of her sisters had worn already to her two wedding ceremonies. The bride, Princess Desiree, was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of…
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The Royal Family's dazzling aquamarines

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21st November 2024
Queen Camilla wore the Aquamarine Ribbon Tiara for the first time at the Diplomatic Reception. However, the British Royal Family has several impressive aquamarine jewels in their vaults.  The aquamarine tiara chosen by Queen Camilla has also been a favourite of the Duchess of Edinburgh(By Frankie Fouganthin – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons) Queen Elizabeth II first received a…
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The romantic story of Queen Elizabeth II's engagement ring

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19th November 2024
Queen Elizabeth II broke many records with her 70 year reign; however, she also holds another “record” in the Royal Family- the most romantic engagement ring.  Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten received a tiara from his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg (known as Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark after her wedding). It was a historic piece, a gift that Alice received from Tsar Nicholas…
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Prince William takes a spin on a motorbike but has one regret

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15th November 2024
The Prince of Wales was all excitement on during a university visit in Northern Ireland. Prince William was at Ulster University where he happily hopped on a motorbike.  Although the Princess of Wales has made it known that she is not a fan of William’s love of motorcycles, she will be happy to know that it was a stationary bike despite his suggestion that “someone needs to take this…
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