The Poltimore Tiara was bought by Queen Elizabeth II's younger sister Princess Margaret in 1959 for £5,500, which in today's money is almost 130,000. Margaret wore this tiara at her wedding to Antony Armstrong-Jones, incidentally the author of her legendary photo session. After the princess's death the crown was sold at Christie's for $1.7 million
In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the
Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least
