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Sarah Duchess of York

Taking a look at Sarah Ferguson

Sarah Margaret Ferguson was born on 15 October 1959 as the daughter of Ronald Ferguson and Susan Wright. She has an older sister named Jane. Embed from Getty Images Following her parents’ divorce in 1974, her father remarried to Susan Deptford and had further three children. Her mother remarried to Héctor Barrantes. The divorce was [read more]
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Book News Week 42

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 42 – 14 October – 20 October 2024 The Life and Death of Mary, Queen of Scots  Hardcover – 15 October 2024 (UK) A Ruler’s Consort in Early Modern Germany: Aemilia Juliana of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Women and Gender in the Early Modern World)  Paperback – 14 October 2024 (UK & [read more]
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Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands

The Ruby Peacock Tiara

The Ruby Peacock Tiara was made in 1897 by Schürmann, reportedly from pieces from the collections of Sophie of Württemberg, the first wife of King William III of the Netherlands. The central element of the tiara is detachable and can thus be worn separately. Queen Wilhelmina gave this tiara to her granddaughter, Princess Irene, and [read more]