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Princess Paola’s Dazzling Diamond Tiara to Welcome to Queen Elizabeth II to Belgium

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The Queen of the United Kingdom and the King of the Belgians, with the Princess of Liege, attend a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Brussels on May 9, 1966 (Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy)
The Queen of the United Kingdom and the King of the Belgians, with the Princess of Liege, attend a state banquet at the Royal Palace in Brussels on May 9, 1966 (Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy)

Today, Queen Paola of Belgium, wife of King Albert II and mother of King Philippe, celebrates her 87th birthday. In her honor, we’re hopping in our tiara time machine and heading back six decades, to one of the sparkling gala appearances that Paola made during the days when she was Princess of Liège.

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Olympic Opening Ceremony Sparkle from the Royals in Paris

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The Prince and Princess of Monaco attend the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024 (Christophe Petit Tesson/PA Images/Alamy)
The Prince and Princess of Monaco attend the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024 (Christophe Petit Tesson/PA Images/Alamy)

The Olympic sparkle continued in Paris on Friday, as royals from across Europe attended the grand opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Games along the Seine in Paris.

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Royal Sparkle for a Glittering Olympic Gala at the Louvre in Paris

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The Prince and Princess of Monaco are greeted by Thomas and Claudia Bach as they arrive for a gala dinner hosted by the International Olympic Committee and the French Presidency at the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 25, 2024 (Jeanne Accorsini/Abaca Press/Alamy)
The Prince and Princess of Monaco are greeted by Thomas and Claudia Bach as they arrive for a gala dinner hosted by the International Olympic Committee and the French Presidency at the Louvre Museum in Paris on July 25, 2024 (Jeanne Accorsini/Abaca Press/Alamy)

Luminaries from around the globe have converged on Paris, where the 2024 Summer Olympic Games kicked off on Friday with a sparkling opening ceremony on the Seine. On the eve of that celebration, many familiar royal faces were in attendance at a glittering gala at the Louvre Museum.

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