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Today in Royal History | October 13

Feature

The Death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand in 2016

The 53rd Birthday of Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno

[Princess Irene’s Ruby Earrings]

The 53rd Birthday of Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi

The Death of Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia in 1928

[Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Pearl Wave Tiara | Pearl Drop Tiara | Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Bandeau | Russian Imperial Diamond Necklace | Sapphire Choker | Pearl BroochPearl Earrings | Russian Sapphire Cluster Brooch | Diamond Pendant | Diamond Bar BroochSapphire and Pearl Brooch | Sapphire Brooch]

The Birth of Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough in 1877

[Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Pearl Drop Tiara]

Wedding

The Wedding of the King of Bhutan in 2011

The Wedding of the Duchess of Alba in 1947

Royal Events OTD

The Danish State Visit to Norway in 1992

Queen in Beijing in 1986

Royal Family at the Badminton Horse Trials 1975

Gala at the Teatro Real in Madrid in 1966

The Danish State Visit to the United States in 1960

Princess Grace in Paris in 1959

The Ethiopian State Visit to Britain in 1954

Royal Events Today

Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Pearl Drop Tiara

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