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Today in Royal History | October 20

Feature

The 74th Birthday of the Princess of Oettingen-Spielberg

[Oettingen-Spielberg Tiara | Diamond Necklace]

The 91st Birthday of Empress Michiko of Japan

[Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara | Meiji Scroll Tiara | Diamond Honeysuckle Tiara | Diamond Scroll Tiara | Pearl Sunburst TiaraEmpress Michiko’s Diamond Necklace | Imperial Diamond RivièresChrysanthemum Earrings | Diamond Pendant | Japanese Imperial Tiaras]

Wedding

Wedding of Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Count Maximilien d’Andigné in 2018

The Wedding of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy in 2012

The Wedding of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau in 2005

Wedding of Lord Romsey in 1979

Wedding of the Marquess of Hamilton in 1966

Wedding of Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1932

Royal Events OTD

Princess of Asturias Awards 2023

Bal Du Centenaire – Prince Rainer III in Monte-Carlo in 2023

Princess of Asturias Awards 2017

Royal Guests at the Wedding of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy

Queen opens the Sydney Opera House in 1973

Royal Film Premiere at Dominion Theatre in 1969

The Anglo-Danish Society Dinner in London in 1966

The Christening of Prince Richard of Gloucester in 1944

Royal Events Today

Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara

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