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The Funeral of Prince Philip on 17 April 2021 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
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Queen Paola of Belgium in a matchless Chanel jacket with her first-born, now King Philippe of the Belgians, who turned 62 today
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A creepy fellow I would not let within several kilometres of my children. Let alone my wife.
A creepy fellow I would not let within several kilometres of my children. Let alone my wife. Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, her five children, their governess and Rasputin. Where was Nicholas II looking?
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One day in childhood there comes a moment when you play in the yard with your friends for the last time, until you are called indoors, but you do not yet know it
One day in childhood there comes a moment when you play in the yard with your friends for the last time, until you are called indoors, but you do not yet know it. Look closely at this photograph. The mood is much the same: the wedding of Princess Victoria Louise
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Future King Edward VIII and his cousin Louis Mountbatten in their youth
They were young, merry, discovering the world... The future King Edward VIII and his cousin, the future Viceroy of India, Louis Mountbatten: - imagine, after all this our nephews will marry - and will rule England - and will rule England - you idiot, stop it))))))
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The Route of Tsarevich Nicholas through Europe, Asia and Africa in 1890–1891 on a Map
The route of Tsesarevich Nicholas on his journey to the East in 1890-1891, through Europe, Asia and Africa, covering 51,000 versts. During this journey the heir laid the foundation for work on the construction of the Siberian railway
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There is no personal sacrifice I would not be ready to make in the interests of France: on 12 April 1814 Napoleon signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau, renouncing the throne for himself and his children and departing into exile on the island of Elba
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A curious resemblance between Princess Beatrix, the former Queen of the Netherlands, and Sara Alpysovna Nazarbayeva, the former First Lady of Kazakhstan
A curious resemblance between Princess Beatrix, the former Queen of the Netherlands, and Sara Alpysovna Nazarbayeva, the former First Lady of Kazakhstan. The ladies, incidentally, are almost of an age: Princess Beatrix is 84, Sara Nazarbayeva 81
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Klyuchevsky on palace coups and the nature of power in Russia after Peter I
Klyuchevsky on power in Russia after Peter I. Once again the prophetic genius of Vasily Osipovich is confirmed: he saw a great deal further than his own time
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Elizabeth II with her father, husband, son, sister and mother
Elizabeth II with her father, husband, son, sister and mother. In the course of her long life she bade farewell to everyone present in this photograph, Charles excepted
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Photograph of Queen Victoria in a donkey-drawn carriage in Dublin
Well, here we are! Queen Victoria in a donkey cart, Dublin