British Royals

What Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret wore the day their dad was crowned

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17th April 2023
It’s been nearly 86 years since the one of the most important days of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret’s life, the day their dad, King George VI was crowned. The ceremony would cement Elizabeth’s place as the future queen and she would go on to become the longest reigning Monarch in British history. But on that May day in 1937, she was an excited youngster with a big day ahead…
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Royal Jeweller Garrard at centre of new Kensington Palace exhibition

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18th November 2021
In a new exhibition at Kensington Palace, the popular royal jeweller Garrard is taking centre stage in a new display in the palace’s jewel room. The exhibit is set to explore the relationship between the famed jeweller and the British Royal Family over time. Garrard has been the choice jeweller for generations of British kings and queens, and for 160 years it was the holder of the coveted…
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Princess Elizabeth and the Summer of 1938

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5th July 2018
In 1938, 80 summers ago, twelve-year-old Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister, Margaret, looked forward excitedly to their annual holiday in Scotland during August and September. Only the recent death of their beloved maternal grandmother, the Countess of Strathmore, would mar their visit to Glamis Castle, still occupied for part of the year by their grandfather, the…
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