Princess Alice’s Aquamarine Tiara

Today marks the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Princess Alice of Greece, who was born at Windsor Castle on this day in 1885! The deaf Battenberg Princess who married a Greek Prince before sheltering a Jewish Family from the Nazis, becoming a nun and the Queen’s mother-in-law, Princess Andrew possessed some spectacular jewels, which was headed by this Aquamarine Tiara and Parure!

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Royal Guests at the Wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark

Eight Kings and Eleven Queens led the Royal Guests and Relatives from around the world at the Wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark in Athens on this day in 1964, 60 years ago, amidst weeks of festivities in Copenhagen and Athens, which began with a Gala in Copenhagen, a Farewell Dinner at Fredensborg Palace, a Dinner in Athens, and the spectacular Wedding Ball at the Royal Palace of Athens.

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