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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Former Prime Minister’s “Sweet Moment” Backfired When His Baby Nearly Broke Queen Elizabeth’s Priceless Jewels

Queen Elizabeth making a shocked face wearing a gray hat and pearls.

From sparkling tiaras to historic diamond earrings, the Royal Family has access to a priceless collection of jewelry. Queen Elizabeth was especially fond of brooches, and in his new biography of the late monarch, Robert Hardman revealed a hilarious story about one such pearl piece.

In Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. Her Story, the royal biographer wrote that Queen Elizabeth wasn’t fond of people who were overly familiar and would give them “The Look.” Former British prime minister David Cameron once experienced a nearly disastrous incident with the late monarch, as Hardman recalled in the book.

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