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Group photo of European princes and Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich in Denmark

When you truly love one another, borders become no more than lines on the political map of the world. The proof is a group photograph of European princes at an aristocratic gathering in Denmark. From left to right: Carl of Sweden, Christian of Denmark (the future King of Denmark and

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Princess Margaret, aged 27, the Queen's younger sister, on the cover of Tatler

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"Jewish communities everywhere have offered up their prayers for His late Majesty, and they will now offer up their sincere prayers for Her Majesty the Queen as she takes upon herself the heavy burden of ruling the countries of the British Commonwealth"

Close-up painted portrait of an elderly woman with white curled hair, a diamond crown and blue clothing, in expressive brushstrokes.

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Portrait of Elizabeth II by Lucian Freud from the early 2000s

Elizabeth II through the eyes of Lucian Freud, 2000–2001. Can such a dreadful portrait really please anyone?

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Elizabeth II held a tea party at Sandringham on the eve of the 70th anniversary of her reign

The Queen hosted a tea party in the ballroom of Sandringham House on the eve of her Platinum Jubilee. On 6 February Elizabeth II will become the first British monarch to reign for 70 years. The Queen traditionally spends the anniversary of her accession at Sandringham, where her father King

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Princess Anne, Prince Charles and the Dogs

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Grace Kelly, aged twenty-six, on her wedding day in April 1956

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"Look, Gran, I'm renouncing all my hereditary privileges." "Yes, I see."

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Marie Antoinette's knitting needles are kept at the Conciergerie museum in Paris

Marie Antoinette's knitting needles in the Conciergerie museum, a former prison in the very heart of Paris. Marie Antoinette was fond of various kinds of needlework, knitting among them. It is known that, while in confinement, the Queen of France tried to carry on with her knitting in

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Napoleon's travelling carriages after Waterloo and the replica bought by Lord Byron

Since we are speaking of the good life today, here is an episode on the love of travelling in comfort. When Napoleon retreated after the defeat at Waterloo, before the headlong onslaught of the Prussian army, he was obliged to abandon his carriage, drawn by six horses, at the little

A young man in a pink jacket and white shirt sits among flowers in a garden on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia.

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Prince Nikolai of Denmark on the cover of the February–March issue of Vogue Scandinavia

Prince Nikolai of Denmark on the cover of the February–March issue of Vogue Scandinavia. The issue is devoted to the experience of growing up in monarchical regions

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Queen Victoria dies at Osborne House in 1901 after a 63-year reign

SHE PASSED AWAY IN PEACE. On 22 January 1901, at the age of 81, Queen Victoria died. It happened at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Until 2015, Victoria's 63-year reign was the longest in British history; now the record belongs to Elizabeth II, who this