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Today in Royal History | November 8

Feature

The Death of Lady Moyra Campbell in 2020

[Diamond Star Tiara]

The 22nd Birthday of Lady Louise Windsor

[Cartier Diamond Suite]

The Birth of Lady Ursula d’Abo in 1916

[Rutland Tiara]

The Birth of Emanuela de Dampierre, Duchess of Segovia in 1913

[Queen Maria Cristina’s Sapphire Necklace | Queen Maria Cristina’s Floral Tiara]

The Death of Queen Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo of Spain, Duchess of Aosta in 1876

[Duchess of Aosta’s Musy Pearl Tiara]

The Birth of Queen Désirée of Sweden in 1777

[Danish Ruby Parure | Ears of Wheat Tiara | Lava Parure]

Wedding

The Wedding of the Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and Princess Anastasia of Prussia in 1965

Royal Events OTD

Rikkoshi no Reimei Ceremony at the Imperial Palace of Tokyo in 2020

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary in Rome in 2018

Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in India in 2017

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in Canada in 2016 | Day 2

Prince and Princess of Wales in Hong Kong in 1989 

King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit’s Tour of Europe in 1960

The State Opening of Parliament in 1938

Royal Events Today

Cartier Diamond Suite

Lava Parure

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