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Diana, Princess of Wales’ iconic Swan Lake necklace goes on sale for £9.5 million

Saturday, 4 February 2017, 13:04 Moniek Bloks 0

She wore the necklace just once, but the Swan Lake necklace is one of her most iconic pieces. Diana, Princess of Wales wore the necklace to the English National Ballet on 3 June 1997, a mere two months before her death. The necklace is speculated to be worth £9.5 million. She never got a chance [read more]

Last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots on display for six hours

Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 17:02 Moniek Bloks 1

The last letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots before her execution is being put for public display by the National Library of Scotland. She wrote the letter just six hours before her execution on 8 February 1587. The letter has not been on display since 2009, and for preservation reasons, it will only be [read more]

Princess Grace’s childhood home will reopen to the public

Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 15:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Grace of Monaco’s childhood home will be reopening to the public in the near future. Her son, Prince Albert II of Monaco, who purchased his late mother’s home in Philadelphia last year spoke to People Magazine about the property. The property isn’t set to become “exclusively a museum.” Prince Albert plans to hold “different [read more]

Diana, Princess of Wales Statue to be unveiled at Kensington Palace

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 10:35 Moniek Bloks 0

Kensington Palace has released a statement on behalf of the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry that a statue of their late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales will be erected on the grounds of Kensington Palace. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry said: “It has been twenty years since our mother’s death and the [read more]

Unidentified coffin in Hohenzollern crypt could contain the bones of Prussian Queen

Thursday, 19 January 2017, 16:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Casket number 39 was unidentified and thought to be empty. During restorations works in the crypt the casket was opened, and surprisingly bones were found. Could they belong to Prussian Queen Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern? She was buried in the crypt 220 years ago in a simple wooden coffin with silver handles. The Second World [read more]

Church to announce results of the examinations of “Yekaterinburg remains” in second quarter of 2017

Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 18:25 Moniek Bloks 0

The Russian Orthodox church has announced that the results of the DNA-examinations of the “Yekaterinburg remains”, or better said the remains of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and his family will be announced in the second quarter of 2017. “Very intensive work is going on. The genetic expertise has been held in the best world’s [read more]