Today in Royal History | May 8

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The 21st Birthday of Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan of Morocco

The 65th Birthday of the Dowager Duchess of Westminster

[Bagration Spinel Tiara | Rosebery TiaraWestminster Myrtle Wreath Tiara | Diamond Fringe Tiara | Westminster Halo TiaraDiamond Necklace | The Duchess of Westminster’s Tiaras]

The Birth of Princess Elisabeth of Denmark in 1935

[Sapphire Tiara | Diamond BandeauSapphire Pendant | Diamond Meander | Emerald Bracelet]

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Queen of Malaysia presents Malaysian Heritage Crafts in 2023

VE Day 75th Anniversary in 2020

VE Day 50th Anniversary in 1995

The Danish State Visit to Britain in 1951

The Royal Family on VE Day in 1945

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Today in Royal History | May 7

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The 35th Birthday of Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein

The Death of Princess Hedwige of Bourbon-Parma in 1986

[Chaumet Bourbon-Parma Tiara]

The Birth of Countess Sonja Bernadotte in 1944

[Bernadotte Cufflink Tiara | Bernadotte Swag Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge and Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel in 1818

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Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle in 2023

Hold Still in 2021

The Closing of the Octave of Our Lady of Luxembourg in 2018

The Prince and Princess of Wales in Canada in 1986

Summit Dinner at Buckingham Palace in 1977

The Anglo-Danish Society’s Jubilee Dinner in 1974

Princess Margaret in Nice in 1966

The Luxembourg State Visit to the Vatican in 1965

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Prussian Sapphire Parure

Today marks the 70th Anniversary of the Death of Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia, who was passed away on this day in 1954! The daughter of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Anastasia , she married the last German Crown Prince and had a splendid jewellery collection, full of old family heirlooms and contemporary pieces, which included the Prussian Sapphire and Pearl Parure!

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Today in Royal History | May 6

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The 5th Birthday of Prince Archie of Sussex 

The Death of Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia in 1954

[Prussian Meander Tiara | Fabergé Tiara | Prussian Sapphire Parure | Prussian Ruby Parure]

The Birth of Archduchess Yolande of Austria in 1923

[Archduchess Yolande’s Diamond Tiara]

The Death of King Edward VII in 1910

Wedding

The Wedding of Princess Margaret in 1960

The Wedding of the Marquess of Hartington and Kathleen Kennedy in 1944

The Wedding of King Farouk of Egypt in 1951

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The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2023

[Royal Guests]

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor’s Second Birthday

The Heads of State Banquet at the Guildhall in 1995

The British State Visit to Norway in 1981

The Christening of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia in 1981

King George V’s Silver Jubilee in 1935

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Danish Royal Visits to Sweden