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Royal Shakespeare Jewels at Windsor Castle

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla are shown a first and second folio of works by William Shakespeare by Gregory Doran, Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Baroness Vadera, Chair of the Royal Shakespeare Company during a reception at Windsor Castle to celebrate the work of William Shakespeare, on the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio on July 18, 2023 (Andrew Matthews - Pool/Getty Images)
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are shown a first and second folio of works by William Shakespeare by Gregory Doran, Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Baroness Vadera, Chair of the Royal Shakespeare Company during a reception at Windsor Castle to celebrate the work of William Shakespeare, on the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio on July 18, 2023 (Andrew Matthews – Pool/Getty Images)

On Tuesday, luminaries from the British acting world descended on Windsor Castle for a special royal celebration of Shakespeare’s First Folio.

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Princess Grace’s Glittering Tiara at the Battle of Versailles

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The Princess of Monaco attends a benefit gala at the Palace of Versailles to raise funds for the restoration of the historic palace, November 28, 1973 (AFP via Getty Images)
The Princess of Monaco attends a benefit gala at the Palace of Versailles to raise funds for the restoration of the historic palace, November 28, 1973 (AFP via Getty Images)

Today is #PalaceDay, a social media celebration of royal residences and museums throughout Europe. To join in, I’m featuring a tiara worn by a princess for a special gala at the Palace of Versailles in 1973—an event that was a landmark moment not only for the palace itself but for French and American fashion, too.

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