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Today in Royal History | April 14

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The Birth of Princess Marie of Liechtenstein in 1940

[Habsburg Fringe Tiara | Kinsky Tiara | Diamond Earrings | Sapphire Parure | Liechtenstein Royal Tiaras]

The Birth of Princess Beatrice in 1857

[Strawberry Leaf Tiara | Sunray Fringe Tiara | Diamond Star Tiara | Diamond Pampilles]

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Sovereign’s Parade at Sandhurst in 2023

The Christening of Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of Denmark in 2011

The Duke and Duchess of Kent at Guildhall Banquet in 1984

The Spanish State Visit to Norway in 1982

The Afghanistan State Visit to Japan in 1969

Princess Elizabeth at the Vatican in 1951

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Today in Royal History | April 13

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The Birth of Archduchess Rosemary of Austria, Princess of Tuscany in 1904

[Empress Marie-Louise’s Topaz Parure]

The Birth of Catherine de’ Medici in 1519

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Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco in Florence in 2023

Royals at the Burnham Market Horse Trials in 2019

The Engagement of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Sybilla Weiller in 1994

The Norwegian State Visit to Britain in 1988

The Dutch State Visit to Britain in 1972

The Christening of Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 1969

The Royal Family at the Badminton Horse Trials in 1962

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Today in Royal History | April 11

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The Death of Empress Auguste Viktoria of Germany in 1921

[Prussian Diamond Scroll Tiara | Prussian Clover Coronet | Emerald Laurel Wreath Tiara | Ruby Parure | Prussian Aquamarine Earrings]

The Death of Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld in 2017

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The French State Visit to The Netherlands in 2023

The Duchess of Gloucester and Mike Tindall on Parkinson’s Awareness Month in 2021

The Anglo-Danish Dinner at the Dorchester Hotel in 1962

The Iranian State Visit to the United States in 1962

The Engagement of Princess Margaret in 1960

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Today in Royal History | April 10

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The 17th Birthday of Princess Ariane of the Netherlands

The 51st Birthday of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein, Baroness von Lattorff

[Kinsky Tiara]

The 62nd Birthday of the Duchess of Oldenburg

[Oldenburg Star Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Haya of Jordan and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai in 2004

The Wedding of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan in 1959

[Japanese Diamond Scroll Tiara]

The Wedding of Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg and Count Karl Josef Henckel von Donnersmarck in 1958

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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko’s 60th Anniversary in 2019

RAF Sunset Ceremony in 2008

The Jordanian State Visit to Norway in 2000

The Norwegian Banquet at the Guildhall in 1988

King Ananda Mahidol’s Cremation in 1950

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Queen Isabella II’s Mellerio Diamond Star Tiara

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Today marks the anniversary of the death of Queen Isabel II of Spain, who passed away on this day in 1904! The eldest surviving child of King Fernando VII and his wife and niece, Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, she became Queen of Spain at the early age of 3, with a reign as “queen of sad fates” marked by a great political turmoil that ended in a Parisian exile in 1868, after a Glorious Revolution, but to mark this anniversary, we are taking a look at the Queen’s Mellerio Diamond Stars.

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