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Today in Royal History | April 22

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The Death of Princess Anna of Battenberg in 1971

The Death of Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti in 1930

[Mellerio Shell Tiara | Emerald Tiara | Pearl Bracelet]

The Death of Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1922

[Mecklenburg-Schwerin Amethyst Tiara]

The Birth of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten in 1906

The Birth of Princess Margaret of Prussia, Landgravine of Hesse in 1872

[Hesse Emerald Tiara | Hesse Fleur-de-Lys Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of Countess Viola Arrivabene and Charlie Siem in 2023

The Civil Wedding of Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg in 2023

The Wedding of Prince Heinrich of Bavaria in 2017

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Spanish Royal Family launch Submarine in 2021

The Princely Family of Liechtenstein at the Vatican in 2017

The Baptism of Prince Liam of Nassau in 2017

The Swedish State Visit to The Netherlands in 2009

The Swedish State Visit to Japan in 2007

The Spanish State Visit to Britain in 1986

The Prince and Princess of Wales in Italy in 1985

The Danish State Visit to Italy in 1964

The Queen Mother at the Vatican in 1959

Gala Performance in Windsor in 1939

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Today in Royal History | April 21

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The 17th Birthday of Princess Isabella of Denmark

[Pearl and Diamond Brooch | Amethyst Earrings]

The Death of Duchess of Guise in 1961

[Orléans Sapphire Parure | Pearl and Sapphire Parure]

The Birth of Queen Elizabeth II in 1926

[Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara | Vladimir Tiara | Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara | Belgian Sapphire Tiara | Burmese Ruby Tiara | Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara | Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara | Cambridge Emerald Parure | Coronation Necklace | George VI Festoon Necklace | Godman Emerald Necklace | Three-Strand Pearl Necklace | The Jewels of Queen Elizabeth II]

Wedding

The Wedding of Baron Glenconner and Lady Anne Coke in 1956

The Wedding of Princess Katherine of Greece in 1947

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Queen Elizabeth II’s 97th Birthday

Easter Service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in 2019 |Easter Mass in Palma de Mallorca

Spring Garden Party at Akasaka Imperial Gardens in 2017

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at BBC Radio 1 in 2017

The Queen’s 60th Birthday Concert in 1986 | 90th Birthday | 92nd Birthday Concert in 2018

The Funeral of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway in 1954

The Anglo-Danish Society Dinner in London in 1950

The Proclamation of King Frederik IX of Denmark in 1947

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Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna’s Boucheron Pearl Coronet

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Today marks the 130th Anniversary of the Engagement of Tsar Nicholas II and Princess Alix of Hesse, who got engaged on this day in 1894, during the Wedding of her brother, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse, and his cousin, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among the spectacular Engagement Gifts received by the Hessian princess from the future Tsar was this Boucheron Pearl Coronet!

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Princess Beatrice’s Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch

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Today marks the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha and Edinburgh, Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Galliera who was born on this day in 1884! Baby Bee was the youngest daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, and while not as famed as her elder sisters, Queen Marie of Romania and Grand Duchess Victoria Melita, this Infanta of Spain by marriage lived a turbulent yet very interesting life, dedicated to her family and to social causes, and to mark the day, were are featuring her Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch!

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Today in Royal History | April 20

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The Death of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia in 1960

The 72nd Birthday of the Prince von Hohenzollern

The Death of King Christian X of Denmark in 1947

The Birth of Princess Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera in 1884

[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna’s Fringe Tiara | Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch]

Wedding

The Wedding of the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Margarita of Greece in 1931

The Wedding of the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1896

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The Norwegian State Banquet at the Château de Laeken in 2003

The Prince and Princess of Wales in Milan in 1986

The Proclamation of King Frederik IX of Denmark in 1947

The Engagement of Tsar Nicholas II and Princess Alix of Hesse in 1894

[Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna’s Boucheron Pearl Coronet]

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Mountbatten Aquamarine Suite

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Happy Birthday to Lady Pamela Hicks, who turns 95 today! The younger daughter of Earl Mountbatten, first cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh and the late Queen’s bridesmaid and lady-in-waiting, who married a influential interior designer, Lady Pamela has had a fascinating life, and after featuring the Pearl and Diamond Tiara she reportedly still owns as well as the Mountbatten Tiara and the Mountbatten Art Deco Diamond Necklace, which she doesn’t, today we are taking a look at another lovely jewel: the Mountbatten Aquamarine Suite!

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Today in Royal History | April 19

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The 8th Birthday of Prince Alexander of Sweden

The 95th Birthday of Lady Pamela Hicks

[Mountbatten Tiara | Pearl and Diamond Tiara | Art Deco Diamond Necklace | Mountbatten Aquamarine Suite | Diamond Necklace | Diamond Floral Necklace | Diamond Bow Brooch]

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Rainer of Monaco and Grace Kelly in 1956

The Wedding of Lord Andrew Cavendish and the Hon. Deborah Mitford in 1941

The Wedding of Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1894

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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | The Queen’s Commonwealth Dinner at Buckingham Palace in 2018

The Royal Tour of India and Bhutan in 2016

Ball at the Royal Palace of Brussels in 1958

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