A royal revolution in Paris as queens and princesses conquer the City of Light
It’s not had a monarchy for over 200 years and as it welcomed the world for the Olympics, France reminded everyone of that with a rather alarming depiction of its…
The tiara rescued from a revolution for a starring role in an historic reign
There are a few pieces of jewellery that became completely symbolic of the historic reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The tiara known as the Grand Duchess Vladimirovna remained one of…
The Palais-Royal: from a prince of the church to revolution
While we often associate the French royals with the Palace of Versailles and the Louvre Palace, they owned far more than that over the centuries. The Palais-Royal in Paris began…