Today in Royal History | March 26

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The 38th Birthday of the Marchioness of Bath

[Bath Tiara]

The 42nd Birthday of Crown Prince Leka II of Albania

The 75th Birthday of Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania

[Greek Key Tiara | Cartier Essex Tiara | Diamond Suite | Fleur-de-Lys Brooch | Queen Anne’s Sapphire Parure | Romanian Royal Orders]

The Birth of Prince Karl of Hesse in 1937

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł in 1966

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The Spanish State Visit to Argentina in 2019

The British State Banquet at Raghadan Palace in 1986

The Wedding Ball of Prince Karl of Hesse and Countess Yvonne Szapary von Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapár in 1966

The Queen in Australia in 1963

The Greek Monarchy Centenary Gala at the Royal Palace of Athens in 1963

The Swedish State Visit to Denmark in 1952

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Today in Royal History | March 25

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The Birth of Lindy, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava in 1941

[The Dufferin and Ava Shamrock Tiara]

The Birth of Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia in 1921

[The Yugoslavian Emerald Tiara | Girandole Earrings | Pearl Earrings]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Josef-Emmanuel of Liechtenstein in 2022

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The Norwegian State Visit to Japan in 2001

The Saudi Return Banquet at Claridges Hotel in 1988

The Queen in Mauritius in 1972

Greek Independence Day in 1960

The British State Visit to the Netherlands in 1958

Greek Independence Day in 1955

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Queen Mary’s Diamond Sautoir

Today marks the Anniversary of the Death of Queen Mary, who passed away on this day in 1953! The Teck Princess who lived through the reigns of six monarchs and was the Queen Consort for twenty-five years, as well as a Queen Mother to two Kings and the Queen Grandmother to Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Mary assembled much of the British Royal Family’s massive Jewellery Collection, so we are featuring Queen Mary’s Diamond Sautoir today!

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Today in Royal History | March 24

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The 42nd birthday of Princess Elisabeth of Thurn und Taxis

[Thurn und Taxis Ruby Tiara | Thurn und Taxis Emerald Tiara]

The 84th Birthday of Princess Diane of Orléans, Duchess of Württemberg

[Württemberg Ruby Tiara | Württemberg Diamond Tiara | The Württemberg Royal Tiaras]

The Death of Queen Mary in 1953

[Queen Mary’s Crown | Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara | Vladimir Tiara | Delhi Durbar Tiara | Cambridge Emerald Parure | Lover’s Knot Tiara | Fringe Tiara | Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara | Teck Turquoise TiaraCambridge Sapphire Parure | Iveagh Tiara | Amethyst Tiara | Ladies of England Tiara | Surrey Fringe Tiara | Queen Mary’s Diamond SautoirThe Jewels of Queen Mary]

The Death of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna of Russia in 1927

[Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna’s Aquamarine Brooch]

The Death of Queen Marie-Amélie of the French in 1866

[Orléans Sapphire Parure | Pearl and Sapphire Parure | Diamond Parure]

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in The Bahamas in 2022

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma | 24 March 2021

The Funeral of King Umberto II of Italy in 1983

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