The history of wearing pearls when in mourning can be traced to #queenvictoria who wore them when her beloved #princealbert died. The long strands she wore were said to represent tears. Since then Royal women have worn pearls to funerals and memorial services. They can of course be worn as every day jewellery too as #hmthequeen did.
Born on this day in history
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15 May 1981
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Zara Phillips
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Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall MBE (née Phillips; born 15 May 1981) is a member of the British royal family, an equestrian & Olympian. She is the daughter of Princess Anne & her first husband Mark Phillips & the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II.
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▪️ Tindall won the Eventing World Championship in Aachen in 2006. The same year she was voted 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year by the British television viewing public (an award her mother won in 1971). She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours for her services to equestrianism.
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▪️ In 2012, she carried an Olympic flame at Cheltenham Racecourse on her horse Toytown. As a member of the Great Britain Eventing Team, she won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, presented to her by her mother.
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At birth, she was sixth in line of succession to the British throne. She is now 18th in line.
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Visit @bornthisdayinhistory to find out who else was born on 15 May.
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Day 3 at the Royal Ascot. 👑🎩 Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice arrived together with the Pricess Royal, Anne and her husband #theroyalfamily #themonarch #Thewindsors #princessEugenie #princessBeatrice #dukeofyork #Duchessofyork #princessAnne #Zaraphillips #Miketindall #royalhorses #framkidettori
Managed to get a video of #zaratindall #zaraphillips before she fell (😭) #burghleyhorsetrials #burghleyhorsetrials2017 #burghleyhouse #burghleypark #stamford #horse #crosscountry (at Burghley Horse Trials Limited)
Zara Tindall (née Phillips) . . Zara is the daughter of Princess Anne & Mark Phillips & the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. . She is a successful British equestrian & Olympian. . ◼ Zara won the Eventing World Championship in Aachen in 2006. The same year she was voted 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year by the British viewing public (an award her mother won in 1971). . ◼ She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours for her services to equestrianism. . ◼ In 2012, she carried an Olympic flame at Cheltenham Racecourse on her horse Toytown. . . . #RoyalFamily #zaraphillips #TeamGB #Eventing #britisheventing #olympics #royal #Royalty #BuckinghamPalace #windsorcastle #Kensingtonpalace #katemiddleton #royalwedding #britishroyalfamily #royals #Britain #horsephotography #britishroyalty #britishroyals #crown #BritishMonarchy #godsavethequeen #Windsor #regina #princeharry #greatbritain #duchessofcambridge #princessdiana #zaratindall #monarchy (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Btdp9aFl3iS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=96rajjkoad28
Strictly Come Dancing ‘reach out to ROYAL Family members’ to join this year’s line-up Tag: #entertainment, #celebrities, #ctp_video, #autoplay_video, #strictlycomedancing, #strictly, #strictlycomedancing2019, #strictlycomedancinglineup, #royalfamily, #sarahferguson, #zaraphillips