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Halloween is the time for tales of terror, and today I’m bringing back three pieces from the archives about royal jewelry that witnessed particularly harrowing history. Three granddaughters of Queen Victoria were the owners of these jewels, which were present for a royal wedding gone horribly wrong, a frightening shipwreck, and a jewelry heist that remains unsolved to this day. Brace yourselves—things are about to get scary!