
Today in Belgium, King Philippe’s mother, Queen Paola, celebrates her birthday. In her honor, let’s take a closer look today at one of her glamorous gala appearances from the early ’60s, including an inventive “tiara” moment.
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Today in Belgium, King Philippe’s mother, Queen Paola, celebrates her birthday. In her honor, let’s take a closer look today at one of her glamorous gala appearances from the early ’60s, including an inventive “tiara” moment.

The Swedish royal family gathered in Stockholm on Tuesday for the annual opening of the Riksdag, the nation’s parliament, with the Bernadotte ladies wearing jewels that paid tribute to the ceremony’s glittering past.

King Charles III spent the third anniversary of his mother’s death and his accession privately at Balmoral yesterday, but on Sunday, he attended a church service nearby with Queen Camilla.