Anne Bowes-Lyon was born on 4 December 1917 as the second child of The Honourable John Bowes-Lyon and Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis in Washington in the United States. Her father was stationed at the British Embassy in Washington after having been wounded in action. Her elder sister had died in infancy before her birth. Three younger sisters [read more]
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When Mary Donaldson married the future King Frederik X of Denmark, she wore a diamond tiara, which had been a gift from her new parents-in-law. Embed from Getty Images The tiara has a diamond heart and fleur-de-lis motifs, and as it was a gift, it is Mary’s personal property. Unfortunately, we do not know where [read more]
Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga would hardly know her mother as she tragically passed away on 24 April 1902 at the age of just 23. Little Sālote was just two years old. Queen Lavinia Veiongo Fotu had gone to visit Princess ʻOfakivavaʻu, who had once been considered as a bride for Queen Lavinia’s husband, [read more]
There are over 100 tombs in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Many of these are located underneath the Basilica in the crypt, and as you may have guessed, the majority of these tombs are of popes. However, there are also four royal women buried among them. Matilda, Countess of Tuscany The first royal woman [read more]
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