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Today in Royal History | December 13

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The Death of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia in 1958

[Emerald Tiara | Cartier Sapphire Tiara | Fabergé Diamond Chain | Imperial Diamond Necklace]

The 79th Birthday of Princess Maria da Glória, Duchess of Segorbe

[Duchess of Medinaceli’s Emerald Pendant | Orléans-Braganza Diamond Tiara Diamond Necklace]

The Birth of Prince Shāh Karim al-Husayni, the Aga Khan IV in 1936

The Birth of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent in 1906

[Cambridge Sapphire Parure | Kent Festoon Tiara | Kent City of London Fringe Tiara | Pearl Bandeau Tiara | Diamond Girandole Earrings | Diamond Circle Earrings | Vladimir Pearl Earrings | Diamond Bow Brooch | Empress Maria Feodrovna’s Sapphire Brooch | Art Deco Brooch | Cartier Sapphire Clips | Diamond Daisy Brooches | Cartier Flower Brooch | Emerald Brooch | Pearl Earrings | Vladimir Fringe Tiara | The Jewels of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent]

The Birth of Helen, Duchess of Northumberland in 1886

[The Duchess of Northumberland’s Tiaras | Northumberland Tiara]

Royal Events OTD

Sovereign’s Parade at Sandhurst in 2019

‘Dance of the Decades’ at Buckingham Palace in 1990

The Wedding Ball of King Baudouin and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón at the Royal Palace of Brussles in 1960

[Royal Guests]

The Spanish Opening of Parliament in 1923

Royal Events Today

Royal Guests at the Wedding Ball of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón

Cambridge Sapphire Parure

Kent Festoon Tiara

Kent City of London Fringe Tiara 

Kent Pearl Bandeau

Greek Ruby Parure

Vladimir Fringe Tiara

Diamond Bandeau Tiara

Princess Marina’s Diamond Girandole Earrings

Diamond Circle Earrings

Vladimir Pearl Earrings

Princess Marina’s Diamond Bow Brooch 

Princess Louise’s Diamond Daisy Brooches 

Empress Maria Feodrovna’s Sapphire Brooch

Duchess of Kent’s Art Deco Brooch

 

Princess Marina’s Black Pearl Brooch

Duchess of Kent’s Pearl Earrings

Princess Marina’s Cartier Sapphire Clips

Princess Louise’s Emerald Brooch

Princess Marina’s Cartier Flower Brooch

Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna’s Emerald Brooch

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