Today in Royal History | May 10

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The 5th Birthday of Prince Charles of Luxembourg

The 47th Birthday of Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

[Moroccan Royal Tiaras]

Wedding

The Wedding of Archduke Otto von Habsburg and Princess Regina of Saxe-Mainingen in 1951

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The State Opening of Parliament in 2022

Prince Charles of Luxembourg’s First Birthday in 2021

Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels | 10 May 2022

Birth of Prince Charles of Luxembourg in 2020

King Harald and Queen Sonja’s 80th Birthday Gala | Lunch in 2017

The Japanese State Visit to Norway in 2005

The Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1984

The British State Visit to Japan in 1975

The Liberation Gala at Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in 1945

Banquet at the American Embassy in London in 1939

Presentation Court at Buckingham Palace in 1937

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Today in Royal History | May 9

Feature

The Birth of Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna/Princess Kira of Prussia in 1909

[Prussian Meander Tiara | Prussian Clover Coronet | Ruby Parure]

The Birth of Empress Zita of Austria in 1892

[Diamond Tiara | Jet Tiara | Habsburg Crown Pearls | Order of the Starry Cross]

The Birth of Empress Shōken of Japan in 1849

[Meiji Scroll Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of the Duke of Hohenberg and Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg in 1956

The Wedding of the Maharaja of Jaipur and Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar in 1940

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Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in 2023

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in Greece in 2018

King Harald and Queen Sonja’s 80th Birthday Banquet in 2017

The Prince and Princess of Wales in Japan in 1986

Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1974

The Maharaja and Maharani of Jaipur’s Silver Anniversary in 1965

The Accession of Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1949

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VE Day 80th Anniversary Concert

The Prince and Princess of Wales and Duke and the Duchess of Edinburgh joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla for the VE Day 80th Anniversary Concert on Horse Guards Parade in London on May 8th, following the Parade at Buckingham Palace and Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day which marked the end of the Second World War in Europe.

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Today in Royal History | May 8

Feature

The 22nd Birthday of Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan of Morocco

The 66th 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 Bandeau | Diamond Fringe Tiara | Diamond BandeauSapphire Pendant | Diamond Crown Brooch | 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 American State Visit Spain in 1985

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

Feature

The 36th 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

Royal Events OTD

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 British State Visit to Japan in 1975

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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Today in Royal History | May 6

Feature

The 6th 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 ParureSapphire and Pearl Brooch]

The 80th Birthday of Baroness Kirstine von Blixen-Finecke

[Diamond Tiara]

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 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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