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Today in Royal History | December 18

Feature

The Death of Princess Takamatsu of Japan in 2004

[Mikimoto Diamond Tiara | Tiara]

The Birth of Prince William of Gloucester in 1941

[The Other Prince William]

The Birth of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1863

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza and Princess María de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in 1944

Royal Events OTD

Royal British Legion’s Together at Christmas Initiative in 2019

Imperial Family at Home in 1973

The Queen at the Bertram Mills Circus in 1955

The Royal Family at the Bertram Mills Circus in 1952

Queen in Fiji in 1953

Royal Events Today

Russian Crown Jewels on Auction at Sotheby’s

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