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A stunning jewel that Queen Elizabeth II loved is now on show in a blockbuster exhibition

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23rd April 2025
The Victoria and Albert Museum has just opened a blockbuster exhibition, Cartier, exploring the beloved French jeweller. While the exhibition includes countless historic pieces, one particular item was a sentimental favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth II.  The Williamson Brooch is a stunning diamond brooch fashioned after a jonquil flower. The stem is set with baguette diamonds, the leaves…
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European Royals

The kings and queens who completed historic firsts and lasts for Pope Francis

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21st April 2025
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis passed away on 21 April 2025 at the age of 88. The South American Pontiff was considered a modernising figure by many. As Pope, Francis met many monarchs, both Catholic and non-Catholic.  His last meeting with royalty came just days before his death. Pope Francis held a private audience with King Charles and Queen Camilla on April 9 2025 when they…
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British Royals

Queen Elizabeth II went full grandmother when her historic meeting with Pope Francis was taken over by Prince George

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12th April 2025
Queen Elizabeth II made an historic visit to the Vatican just months after Pope Francis was elected but this meeting between the Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the Head of the Catholic Church ended up with another royal taking a starring role. Enter Prince George. The prince wasn’t yet one when his great grandmother visited the first South American Pope at the Holy See. But as…
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British Royals

The time Queen Elizabeth II stopped a cheeky cigarette break at an historic royal wedding

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4th April 2025
They were two of the guests of honour at one of the most historic of royal weddings but they were still stopped in their tracks as they attempted to pop outside for a quick smoke. Tom Parker Bowles and his sister, Laura, were in the middle of the celebrations marking the marriage of their mother, Queen Camilla, to Charles III when they decided they wouldn’t mind a cheeky cigarette…
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