Prince William and his wife Catherine will sail with Queen Elizabeth II on her royal barge as it leads a huge flotilla down London’s River Thames for her diamond jubilee, officials said Thursday. The young royals, credited with breathing new life into a monarchy previously seen as out of touch and…
A glittering lunch for the world’s sovereigns to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was marked Thursday by a withdrawal, protests and sharp criticism of the guest list. Spain’s Queen Sophia has pulled out of Friday’s event at Windsor Castle, west of London, amid tensions…
The vision is to “reclaim the Thames” by staging a spectacular not witnessed on its waters since Charles II introduced his Queen, Catherine of Braganza, with the most extravagant of pageants in 1662.
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A centuries-old diamond passed down through generations of European royalty fetched nine million Swiss francs ($9.7 million) at auction in Geneva on Tuesday. The 35-carat “Beau Sancy” diamond was worn by Marie de Medici, Queen consort of Henry IV, at her coronation in 1610. Five bidders spanning three…
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