On 25 May 1553, a double royal wedding took place. The young King Edward VI of England was dying, and although he had tried to leave the throne to Lady Jane’s male heirs, Lady Jane simply didn’t have enough time to produce one. Lady Jane and her sisters Mary and Katherine were first cousins once [read more]
On 24 May 2008, Prince Joachim of Denmark married the French-born Marie Cavallier. It was his second marriage; the first to Alexandra Manley had ended in divorce in 2005. He had two sons from his first marriage. The engagement between Joachim and Marie was announced on 3 October 2007. The official statement read, “Her Majesty [read more]
Princess Yunying was the younger sister of Puyi, the Last Emperor of China. She was the eldest and favourite daughter of Prince Zaifeng, the Prince of Chun. Because she was his favourite, Prince Zaifeng had grand dreams for her. She married Empress Wanrong’s younger brother, Gobulo Runliang. Her life came to a sudden end at [read more]
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On 19 May 2018, Rachel Meghan Markle married Prince Harry of Wales, and they subsequently became The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Embed from Getty Images Their engagement was announced on 27 November 2017, with Clarence House writing, “The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms. Meghan Markle.” [read more]
Queen Victoria’s bracelet is “composed of five square foliage-pattern sections, partly pave-set, the larger brilliants in open-back collets; with later extension.” The bracelet was probably delivered to Queen Victoria in 1838 if it is the “bracelet band of 5 rows” mentioned in the records. It was part of several pieces she had made from inherited [read more]
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