British Royals

As Kate sparkles in Queen Victoria's tiara, the other royal women chose familiar favourites

While the Princess of Wales stole the show in Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet tiara at Wednesday evening’s State Banquet, the other women of the British Royal Family stuck with their go-to tiaras for the glittering event. QUEEN CAMILLA – GIRLS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND TIARA Queen Camilla’s tiara KensingtonRoyal / X / Fair Use The tiara most closely associated with Queen…
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Queen Camilla chooses one of the most historic royal jewels for German State Visit

Queen Camilla has chosen one of the most prestigious brooches in the royal collection for the start of the German State Visit and hinted as a starring role in the prestigious event for Queen Victoria. The gem in question is a giant sapphire and diamond brooch that once belonged to Victoria. It was given to her by her beloved husband, Prince Albert. Albert was born in Germany, in Coburg, and…
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The Duke of Kent’s little known grandson just stole the spotlight at one of the most prestigious events in Paris with the help of a princess

The Duke of Kent’s grandson, Albert Windsor, was the star of one of the most prestigious nights of the year in Paris as he acted as cavalier to a princess with links to another famous royal dynasty. Albert, 19, headed to the Bal de Debutantes in the City of Light with Princess Eulalia of Orleans-Borbon and their links to some of the most celebrated reigning houses in history made them the…
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REVEALED: How the Duchess of Kent sold her clothes each year to fund new ones

The late Duchess of Kent approached her wardrobe with an discipline that would not be out of place in a Paris atelier. According to her daughter, Lady Helen Taylor, Katharine’s love of clothes was matched only by her insistence on renewal: at the close of each season, everything went. Rather than archive gowns, box up dresses or rotate outfits in the modern royal manner, the duchess sold the…
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