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Today in Royal History | December 3

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The Death of Fortune FitzRoy, the Dowager Duchess of Grafton in 2021

[The Duchess of Grafton’s Tiara]

The 19th Birthday of Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

The Death of Prince Andrew of Greece in 1944

The Death of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll in 1939

[Pearl and Diamond Fringe Tiara | Diamond Daisy Brooches | Emerald Brooch]

The Death of Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom in 1935

[Princess Victoria’s Cartier Tiara | Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Tiara | Queen Maud’s Pearl Tiara]

The Birth of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry in 1878

[Londonderry Tiara | Londonderry Pearl Parure | Londonderry Diamond Stomacher | Marchioness of Londonderry’s Tiaras]

The Birth of Grand Duchess Louise of Baden in 1838

[Baden Palmette Tiara | Antique Corsage Tiara | Diamond Floral Tiara | Baden Emerald Necklace | Baden Diamond Rose Brooch]

Royal Events OTD

NATO 70th Anniversary Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2019

Prince Harry in Guyana in 2016

The Raj Ball in London in 1984

The Duchess of Kent at Versailles in 1972

The Queen Mother at the Vanbrugh Theatre in 1952

Royal Events Today

Londonderry Tiara

Londonderry Amethyst Parure

Londonderry Pearl Parure

Londonderry Turquoise Parure

Londonderry Diamond Stomacher

Londonderry Emerald Parure

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