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Today in Royal History | December 19

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The Birth of Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Hanover in 1925

[Hanoverian Diamond Necklace Tiara | Hanoverian Topaz Parure]

Royal Events OTD

State Opening of Parliament in 2019

Princess Olga Romanoff on Skavlan in 2017

Christmas at Zarzuela Palace in 1969

The Engagement of Princess Desiree of Sweden and Baron Nicolas Silfverschiöld in 1963

Queen in Tonga in 1953

Royal Navy Ball in Malta in 1950

Royal Events Today

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