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Diana Ross first found success in the 1960s as a member of ultimate girl group The Supremes, she then achieved ever greater heights as a solo artist. She had 12 No.1 singles with The Supremes, including "Baby Love," "Come See About Me," and Stop! In the Name of Love." Her solo hits include "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," Love Hangover" and "Endless Love" with Lionel Richie.

Ross was a trailblazer as a female African-American singer crossing over to success as a movie star with the films "Lady Sings The Blues" (earning an Oscar nomination) and "Mahogany." She was the epitome of glamor and set the standard for

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The Queen Mother originally received it as a gift from her husband three weeks before he became King George VI in 1936. She then gave it to Queen Elizabeth, as an 18th birthday gift. The Mirror prices it between US$1 million and US$1.7 million.

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The Duchess of Cambridge wore this tiara, featuring 739 brilliant cut diamonds and 149 baguette diamonds, for her 2011 nuptials to Prince William.

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Queen Elizabeth inherited the tiara from Queen Mary in 1953 and when Meghan borrowed the item – consisting of 11 flexible sections pierced with interlaced ovals – it’s thought to be the first time it had been seen since it appeared on Princess Margaret in 1965. It was priced at the time to be worth US$2.8 million by The Mirror.

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The Duchess of Sussex’s veil at her May 2018 wedding to Prince Harry was held in place by an English diamond and platinum bandeau made in 1932 to accommodate the detachable centre brooch. The County of Lincoln gifted the brooch – made up of 10 brilliant diamonds – to the then-Princess Mary in 1893 when she married Prince George, Duke of York.

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Zara wore a tiara borrowed from her mother Princess Anne’s collection for her July 2011 wedding to English rugby legend Mike Tindall. Also known as the Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara, the item – featuring a brilliant cut diamond surrounded by a diamond laurel wreath – is believed to have been created by Cartier in the early 1900s and features the Greek key design with two honeysuckle elements.
It originally belonged to her grandfather Prince Philip’s mother Alice (a royal of Greece and Denmark) and was a gift to Queen Elizabeth on her wedding day. She then passed it down to Anne in 1972 before her engagement to Mark Phillips. Expert estimates start at US$1.4 million … up to four times that.

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The queen’s daughter Princess Anne (mother of Zara Philips) also borrowed it for her wedding to Mark Phillips in 1973 but it was part of the queen mother’s collection until 2002 when Queen Elizabeth inherited it. It was priced at an eye-watering US$9 million … by Honey.com.

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Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s daughter Princess Beatrice wore the Queen Mary Fringe Tiara (also dubbed the Russian Fringe Tiara) when she married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in July 2020. It’s made up of 47 diamond bars separated by metal spikes, and was originally commissioned from Garrard by the queen’s grandmother, Queen Mary, in 1919.
Queen Elizabeth also wore Queen Mary’s tiara on her wedding day in November 1947. The item, which can be worn as a necklace too, broke on the queen’s wedding day, but it was rushed to the court jeweller’s workroom under police es**rt and repaired in time for the nuptials.

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The Boucheron creation was made for the queen mother’s friend Margaret Greville in 1919 and fashioned after the “kokoshnik” style popularised in the Imperial Russian Court. It was passed onto the queen mother when Greville died in 1942 and Queen Elizabeth inherited it when her mother died in 2002. The Mirror estimates it could be worth up to US$13.8 million today.

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Princess Eugenie wore the 93.7-carat Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara for her October 2018 wedding to Jack Brooksbank. It includes a brilliant and rose cut diamonds pavé set in platinum, with six emeralds on either side – and Meghan Markle reportedly wanted to wear it on her wedding day months earlier.

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“I remember my grandmother being the first person out at Balmoral [the queen’s private residence in Scotland] to come running across the lawn in her kilt. She came charging over and gave us the most almighty telling off, and that sort of stuck in my mind from that moment on.”

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Despite his recent tell-all interviews, Prince Harry is well known to hold a dislike for the press, and has had run ins with members of the media on more than a few occasions. After a visit to a hospital in Malawi, the Duke of Sussex was returning to his vehicle when he was asked a question by a Sky News reporter.

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When Pippa Middleton got married in 2017, her nephew, Prince George, was a page boy in the ceremony. The four-year-old ended up misbehaving, emptying one of the flower baskets on the floor and fiddling with Pippa’s dress, according to People magazine. Mother Kate jumped in quickly to give little George what appeared to be a firm talking to, which resulted in a few tears from the youngster.

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She’s undergone a hat style evolution.

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She chose a brown cowboy hat with braid detail to wear to the Gatcombe Park Festival of British Eventing in 2005.

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Now, she has her own place in art history. The director of the National Portrait Gallery showed Middleton her portrait.

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Middleton’s degree is in art history while Prince William studied geography and graduated at the same ceremony. The pair met during their first year at the university and started dating in 2002.

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Prince Charles gifted Diana with an Art Deco-style emerald bracelet when they wed, plus emerald and diamond drop earrings for her 22nd birthday. Diana didn’t like emeralds but wore them often to match emerald pieces loaned to her by the queen and gifts from leaders of other countries. The set has not been worn by Kate Middleton or Meghan Markle yet so could also be locked away for Charlotte one day.

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Charlotte may have some competition from her cousin Lilibet for this bracelet that Charles gave to Diana when they tied the knot. Extra charms were added to mark special occasions, starting with a charm from their wedding venue, London’s St Paul’s Cathedral, on their one-year anniversary, as well as ballet shoes to represent Diana’s love of dance. When her sons were born, “W” and “H” charms were added.

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After her wedding to Charles, the Emir of Qatar gave Diana a set of pearl drop earrings containing a white flower made from diamonds. Diana wore these throughout her marriage, including when she was pregnant with Charlotte’s father Prince William, and after her divorce. In fact, just two months before she died, she was pictured wearing them during a private viewing at Christie’s.

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Diana’s triple-strand pearl choker, with a flower-shaped clasp, is another favourite piece handed down by the Spencer family that Charlotte may look forward to inheriting one day. Diana received the necklace for her 18th birthday – a tradition in the Spencer family as both of her sisters got similar necklaces. She wore it at Trooping the Colour in 1988 when she stood on the balcony of Buckingham Palace holding a young Prince Harry.

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Lady Diana Spencer wore this piece as her “something borrowed” on her July 29, 1981, wedding day, and also for the nuptials of her older sisters, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes.

Garrard, who is the royal family’s jeweller, designed the floral and scroll motif diamond tiara around a wedding gift that Lady Sarah Spencer gave to Diana’s grandmother Lady Cynthia Hamilton when she married Viscount Althorp in 1919. Diana was pictured wearing it at a Claridge’s banquet in 1988 and again when she saw the English National Ballet in Budapest in 1992.

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However certain items are believed to be set aside for Princess Charlotte, daughter of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Now aged five, she’s older than Diana’s other granddaughter – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s little girl, Lilibet. Here they are

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A Brunei royal family wedding was always going to be an extravagant one – and the bride’s outfit highly anticipated. Luckily, Princess Fadzilah didn’t disappoint, whether it was her vibrant red wedding dress and flamboyant crown, or all-white ensemble with tiara and matching necklace combo. Even the blue and grey outfits the happy couple wore during the reception were as show-stopping as the wedding itself!

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As much as we love to follow the antics of Princess Fadzilah, her siblings seem to lead just as fascinating lives. From Prince Mateen becoming the second Bruneian royal with a helicopter pilot’s license, to Princess Azemah representing Brunei in polo at the SEA Games, and the late Prince Azim rubbing shoulders with the likes of Michael and Janet Jackson.

Here’s why Princess Fadzilah’s siblings have caught our attention too.

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As we were kept on the edge of our seats waiting for photos from Princess Fadzilah’s big day, we took the opportunity to marvel at the details of previous weddings of Bruneian royals. Whether it was Prince Malik’s wedding in 2015 – which was dubbed “one of the most lavish weddings on the planet”, and during which both the bride and groom were dripping in jewels from head to toe – or Princess Majeedah’s wedding at the sultan’s residence attended by 2,000 guests, these royals sure know how to splurge.

Behold – three Bruneian royal weddings that gave new meaning to the word lavish.

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As the fourth daughter of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah – the world’s second-longest reigning monarch – and his now ex-wife Mariam Abdul Aziz, Princess Fadzilah was born into one of the world’s wealthiest families. Aside from her status as a princess, she often campaigns for charities and better health care, and is even the captain of Brunei’s national netball team. What can’t this princess do?