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Diana Princess of Wales

Diana’s revenge dress up for auction

Saturday, 12 September 2026, 12:59 Moniek Bloks 0
The so-called revenge dress worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, is going up for auction with Sotheby’s. Diana wore the dress on 29 June 1994 at a Vanity Fair fundraising dinner at the Serpentine Gallery. Christina Stambolian designed the figure-hugging, strapless black silk evening dress. It is known as the revenge dress because it was [read more]
Exhibitions

Empress Zita’s hidden jewels go on display

Saturday, 5 September 2026, 7:59 Moniek Bloks 0
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) will host an exhibition featuring prestigious Habsburg jewels. The exhibition, titled Hidden Treasure: A Century of Mystery, will reveal a story with strong connections to Québec. Empress Zita of Austria (born Zita of Bourbon-Parma) found refuge in Québec in October 1940. She and her husband, Emperor Charles I, had [read more]
Egypt

Queen Nazli’s diamond necklace stolen from museum

Friday, 28 August 2026, 8:14 Moniek Bloks 0
Queen Nazli of Egypt’s diamond necklace has been stolen from a museum in Vienna. The necklace was on display in a jewellery exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK). It was made by Van Cleef & Arpels and contains 673 diamonds weighing more than 200 carats. Around 300 pieces of Van Cleef & Arpels [read more]
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Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein to allow women to succeed to the throne

Saturday, 15 August 2026, 12:22 Moniek Bloks 0
The Principality of Liechtenstein has changed its House Law to allow women to succeed to the throne. The Principality of Liechtenstein previously arranged its succession according to male primogeniture, meaning that women could not succeed to the throne. In 2004, Prince Hans-Adam II publicly responded to criticism from a UN committee, which had voiced its [read more]
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Queen Elizabeth II’s private rooms at Palace of Holyroodhouse to open to the public

Monday, 9 March 2026, 13:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Queen Elizabeth II’s private rooms at Palace of Holyroodhouse are to open to the public for the first time to mark the centenary of her birth. The rooms will be part of a tour with small groups. Guides will help visitors discover how Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip used them during her reign. The tours [read more]
Exhibitions

Queen Elizabeth II’s christening robe goes on display

Tuesday, 3 March 2026, 9:18 Moniek Bloks 0
Queen Elizabeth II’s christening robe will go on display next month as part of the centenary exhibition Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style at Buckingham Palace. The christening robe has been worn by 62 royal babies in total, and was first worn by Queen Victoria’s eldest child, Victoria, Princess Royal, later Empress Frederick. It [read more]

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