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Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (June 2, 1953) holding the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross in her right hand the Orb in her left, in an embroidered and beaded dress by Norman Hartnell, a crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, with the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace, and the Imperial State Crown. The backdrop depicts the interior of Westminster Abbey; photograph by Cecil Beaton. (British royals)

5 Fascinating British Coronation Objects

Russian grand duchess Anastasia; undated photograph. (Anastasiya Nikolayevna, Tsar Nicholas II)

Did Duchess Anastasia Survive Her Family’s Execution?

$Reflections in a diamond. (gem; cut gemstone; optics; refraction)$

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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece

Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks

Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Shoebill. A Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex), aka 'Whalehead' standing in shallow marsh. Resides in tropical East Africa. A very large bird related to the storks. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill.

Funky Feathers: 10 Bizarre Birds

Orlov diamond: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 03, 2023
	Invalidated site: Diamond-Legend.info - The Black Orlov Diamond.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Jan 17, 2018
	Added new Web site: BBC News - Orlov Diamond.	Kanchan Gupta	Jan 24, 2008
	Added new Web site: Diamond-Legend.info - The Black Orlov Diamond.	Kanchan Gupta	Jan 24, 2008
	Added new Web site: The Natural History Museum - The Black Orlov joins Diamonds.	Kanchan Gupta	Jan 24, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998