In November 1918, the first major disaster of Queen Sālote’s reign happened – the Spanish flu. The ship Talune from the Union Steam Ship Company had arrived in Nuku’alofa on 12 November 1918, and quarantine regulations had not been properly enforced. It had also stopped at Fiji, Western Sāmoa, Vava’u and Ha’apai before arriving in [read more]
Princess Sālote’s mother, Lavinia, died in 1902 when Sālote was just two years old. Her parents’ marriage had been quite controversial as King George had originally been meant to marry Princess ʻOfakivavaʻu, but he had chosen Lavinia instead. With Lavinia dead and in order to appease those who had been offended by his first marriage, [read more]
Empress Pan was the empress consort to Emperor Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu dynasty. She was once a slave but had risen to empress.[1] She was famous for her beauty and was often referred to as a “goddess.”[2] However, Empress Pan was also known for her jealousy and cruelty.[3] It was because of her cruelty [read more]
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We covered girl/girl twins earlier. Royal twins have happened several times in history. Here are some examples of girl/boy twins. Archduchess Hermine & Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary Archduchess Hermine and her twin brother, Stephen, were born on 14 September 1817 as the children of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary and Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. [read more]
The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg’s Chaumet Choker Tiara came into the possession of the Grand Ducal family of Luxembourg sometime in the early 1980s. During those first years of the 1980s, the tiara was worn by Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte, her daughter-in-law, Maria Teresa and her daughter, Princess Margaretha. It can be worn with or without [read more]
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