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Today in Royal History | January 30

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The 21st Birthday of Prince Hashem bin Abdullah of Jordan

The Death of Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia in 1993

[Yugoslavian Emerald Tiara | Girandole Earrings | Pearl Earrings]

The 55th Birthday of Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur

The 58th Birthday of King Felipe VI of Spain

[The Spanish Royal Orders]

The 64th Birthday of King Abdullah II of Jordan

[The Jordanian Royal Orders]

The Birth of Sybil Sassoon, Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1894

[French Crown Sapphire Parure | Emerald Necklace | Cartier Buckle Brooch]

Royal Events OTD

Dinner at Amalienborg Palace in 2025

King of Malaysia’s Departure Ceremony in 2024 

French State Visit to Sweden in 2024

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Sweden in 2018

The Order of the Golden Fleece Ceremony at the Royal Palace of Madrid in 2018

The Wedding Gala of Archduke Karl von Habsburg and Baroness Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza in 1993

The Funeral of King Olav V of Norway in 1991

[Royal Guests]

Royal Guests at the Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill

The Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965

The Royal Family at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane in 1952

Royal Events Today

Royal Guests at the Funeral of King Olav V of Norway

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