In 1897, Queen Victoria celebrated 60 years on the throne with her diamond jubilee. All of the United Kingdom celebrated, and Escoffier himself developed cherries jubilee in honor of the momentous ...
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The monarch set fashion trends during her time, and the flower holder became a sought-after accessory in Victorian society ...
KARACHI: The diamond jubilee celebration of the Catholics Archdiocese of Karachi was held at the St Patrick’s Cathedral under the leadership of Archbishop Benny Mario Travas here on Sunday.
The 245.35-carat ‘Jubilee diamond’, twice the size of the Kohinoor, was purchased in the early 1900s by Sir Dorabji Tata, the elder son of Jamsetji Tata, for his wife Lady Meherbai.
Instead of a bottle, she has created a gorgeous diamond locket, inside of which is a plain gold bar—and it’s up to the buyer to engrave it as they wish, creating their own everlasting version ...
The Queen received Indian servants to mark her Golden Jubilee year. She promoted one, Abdul Karim, to become her personal teacher or ‘Munshi’. Karim instructed Victoria in Urdu and Indian ...
A picnic cottage enjoyed by Queen Victoria during her visits to Balmoral has been restored to its former glory by the National Trust for Scotland. The cottage was built by Queen Victoria's ...
Back in the day was when we would struggle to finish a bottle of wine, the two of us," she continued, jokingly adding, "We don't seem to have any problem with that now." Victoria then recalled how ...