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Today in Royal History | December 9

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The 62nd Birthday of Empress Masako of Japan

[Meiji Scroll Tiara | Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara | Japanese Pearl Sunburst Tiara | Diamond Scroll Tiara | Japanese Imperial Tiaras | Chrysanthemum Earrings | Pearl Necklace]

The Birth of Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn in 1919

[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn Diamond Flower Tiara | The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn Tiaras]

Royal Events OTD

Queen Mathilde receives German Sustainability Award in 2017

The Royal Variety Performance in 2010

Prince and Princess of Wales at E.T. Premiere in 1982

Royal Events Today

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