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It must be observed that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark wears national dress as no other European monarch can. Only Elizabeth II in the Balmoral tartan might rival her for the fashionable crown
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Over the long years the picture has been restored more than once, and by our day all the insects, originally natives of the Illyrian Provinces, have been replaced by insects born, lived and died on Russian soil. One might say that this curious heraldic trinket has, in the end, become
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Incidentally, Princess Romanova's tiara is by the house of Chaumet and is called Lacy. Before Victoria Romanovna it had belonged to no one. 438 diamonds were used in making the tiara, including stones of five and two carats. Before Bettarini, a Chaumet tiara had been worn by, for
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Quite possibly the best view of the magnificent gold embroidery with the heraldic eagle on the train of the wedding dress of Victoria Romanovna, now Romanova. It is the work of the atelier of Sergio Marcone; the design, it is said, is by Elina Samarina
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There is one more Princess Romanova in the world. Delighted for the newlyweds! I also rather like how the girls in kokoshniks and the lads in what looks like the uniform (?) of municipal employees appear against the backdrop of the freshly minted Romanov husband and wife (correct me if I
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The wedding of Prince George Mikhailovich Romanov and Rebecca Bettarini brought together in Saint Petersburg the aristocracy and members of royal families from all over Europe and not only from Europe. It is the first wedding of descendants of the Romanov dynasty on Russian soil in more than 120 years.
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The Nobility Assembly reports that it is troubled by invitations sent out in the names of the couple, in which Prince Rostislav Romanov is styled Son Altesse Impériale (His Imperial Highness). The nobles are sounding the alarm: the prince possesses no such title! The letter of 6 September runs roughly
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Not Yet Married, and the Mother-in-Law Is Already Settling into Your Forebears' Two-Room Flat. Rebecca Bettarini, also known as Victoria Romanovna, the bride of our partially recognised claimant to the headship of the Russian Imperial House, George Mikhailovich Romanov, with her mother Carla Cacciatore Bettarini outside