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The Express Lift Company Ltd. (then a subsidiary of the General Electric Company) The Queen: Lifts: Suppliers of Passenger Lifts: 1997: 1990: 1917 [209] Gallaher Group and subsidiaries: The Queen: Tobacco products: 1999: 1878: 1873 [210] [211] Harrods: The Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh: Department store: 2000: 1910: 1834 ...
The Virginia Company was an English trading company chartered by King James I on 10 April 1606 with the objective of colonizing the eastern coast of America. The coast was named Virginia , after Elizabeth I , and it stretched from present-day Maine to the Carolinas .
All English colonies were divided by the Crown via royal charters into one of three types of colony; proprietary colonies, charter colonies and Crown colonies. Under the proprietary system, individuals or companies (often joint-stock companies), known as proprietors, were granted commercial charters by the Crown to establish overseas colonies ...
American royalty may refer to American citizens who are members of royal families, through birth, naturalization or marriage; or American dynastic families that are given the epithet or moniker as American royalty.
Crafted for King George VI's coronation in 1937, the Imperial State Crown -- last seen atop Queen Elizabeth II's coffin during her funeral ceremonies -- is set with 2,868 diamonds, 17 sapphires ...
Crown of Finland: France Crown of Charlemagne: From 1271, used as a French coronation crown, destroyed in 1793 France Crown of tradition of the Queens: Destroyed in 1590 France Crown of Saint Louis: Destroyed in 1793 France Crown of the Queens of Jeanne d'Évreux Destroyed in 1793 France Funeral crown of Queen Anne of Austria: Destroyed in 1793 ...
The huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty
King Charles III's coronation on May 6, 2023 is expected to be a slight departure from the coronations of the past. Per Buckingham Palace, the service will "reflect the monarch’s role today and ...