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Today in Royal History | December 21

Feature

The Birth of Alexander Ramsay of Mar in 1919

The Birth of Queen Amelie of Greece in 1818

[Bavarian Lover’s Knot Tiara | Diamond ParureBavarian Amethyst Parure]

Wedding

The Wedding of the Shah of Iran and Farah Diba in 1959

The Wedding of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Princess Thyra of Denmark in 1878

Royal Events OTD

Christmas Concert at Royal Palace of Brussels in 2021

Queen arrives at Sandringham in 2017

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Engagement Portraits in 2017

The Christening of Prince Harry in 1984

The Christening of Prince Harry in 1984

Royal Family at the Bertram Mills Circus in 1960

Christmas at Sandringham in 1951

The Christmas Pantomime at Windsor Castle in 1942

Christmas Pantomime at Windsor Castle in 1941

Royal Events Today

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