Ahead of the upcoming Christie’s Auction on November 15th, check out the royal box at the Coronation of King George VI, Westminster Abbey, London, May 12, 1937: Front row: (second from left) the Duchess of Kent, wearing her pair of diamond earrings sold at Christie’s in 2000; (fourth from right) Queen Mary; Queen Elizabeth (then Princess Elizabeth); Princess Margaret; The Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, wearing the sapphire and diamond parure sold at Christie’s in 1960 and 1970. Second row, left to right: Princess Helena Victoria, wearing the diamond tiara sold at Christie’s in 1974; (third from left) Lady Patricia Ramsay, wearing her two diamond rivières and the diamond bow brooch sold at Christie’s in 1974. Third row: (third from left) Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, wearing the amethyst and diamond necklace sold at Christie’s in 1946.
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So sad to see families part with important pieces of their history!
Everyone has financial problems at some point in their life but I suspect the damn death taxes are the main culprit in the above picture.
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