The woman a king abdicated for a priceless jewel collection. The British Empire once ruled over 25% of the entire world. Its wealth was unimaginable. But there was one woman whose personal worth made the empire looks small. And today we’re looking at the jewelry she wore to prove it. This collection…
In the summer of 1999, William went back to Althorp, the house where his mother had grown up. He had been there before. For the funeral, for the burial. This time, something had changed. This time, in a room at the end of the east corridor, he found something his mother had…
As the story goes, at a high society party in New York, someone asked Princess Margaret how the Queen was doing. She replied, “Which one? My sister, my mother, or my husband?” That’s the Margaret they leave out of the documentaries. Sharp, wry, entirely at ease with the architecture of her own…
On June 13th, 2006, Christie’s King Street Sale Room in London opened its morning session with lot 4718180. The auctioneer’s description was precise. A diamond tiara fashioned in 11 separable elements, old cut and cushion-shaped diamond clusters alternating with scrolled cartouche motifs, set in silver and gold, made by the House of…
March 30th, 2002. Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park. 3:15 in the afternoon. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was found dead in her bed at the age of 101, 7 weeks after her younger daughter, Princess Margaret, and almost exactly 50 years after her husband, King George VI. She had outlived him for half…
At its peak, Standard Oil controlled over 90% of the oil refining capacity in the United States. The name Rockefeller became synonymous with wealth so extreme it crossed into mythology. But the money did not reach everyone equally. For the women born into it, the daughters, the granddaughters, the great granddaughters of…
Marilyn Monroe wore some of the most famous diamonds in history, but they were never truly hers. Despite the glamour and fame, those iconic jewels came with strict rules, and once the spotlight faded, they were taken away. So, why was Marilyn never allowed to keep them? Number 10. The Niagara diamond…
What happens when the man who was closest to the world’s most beloved figure at the time of her death finally reveals the secret that he had been holding back for 20 years. To be more precise, in this video, we will tell you about the firefighter who heard Princess Diana’s final…
In the movies, saloon brothels look like fun and true love. In sheriffs and doctors’ records, it’s a different story. ; ; Forced debts, fights, bad booze, infections, and women keeping the town’s business running while being thrown away. A lot of people looked the other way because the money paid for the streets, the…
Martin Borman was one of the more sinister members of Hitler’s inner circle, but an immensely powerful member nonetheless. His role as Hitler’s gatekeeper by 1945, the man everyone had to go through to gain access to the ailing furer, was the height of his power, particularly those last weeks in battered Berlin in the…
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