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Vintage Royals: Olympian Monarchs

10.26.2015 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

1896: King George I and Queen Olga of the Hellenes accompany the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom) at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens. George and Alexandra, who walk in front, were siblings; both were children of King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark

Jewels on Film: Belgian Monarchs at Covent Garden (1963)

10.25.2015 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

Footage of King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium arriving with Queen Elizabeth II and the British royals at Covent Garden during the 1963 Belgian state visit

Vintage Royals: Eddy’s Two Loves

10.22.2015 by The Court Jeweller // Leave a Comment

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1908: Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom took this photograph of the Duchess of Aosta (née Princess Hélène of Orléans) and the Princess of Wales (née Princess Mary of Teck). Both women had romances with Alexandra’s eldest son, the late Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, known as “Eddy.” He fell in love with Hélène but was prevented from marrying her because she was a Catholic; before his sudden death, he was engaged to marry Mary. She instead married his younger brother, George

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