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Princess Anne's $150K brooch at Royal Ascot wasn't originally a brooch at all - find out the fascinating history of the 1930s treasure

Princess Anne wore the aquamarine pinecone brooch, taken from a historic tiara

Anne, The Princess Royal made a stunning appearance at Royal Ascot earlier this week where she re-wore an outfit she originally wore in the 1970s. However, it wasn’t just her ensemble that proved the Princess Royal knew how to give vintage pieces their time to shine. On her jacket, she wore a $150K brooch that was actually repurposed from a tiara gifted to her late grandmother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (known by most as the Queen Mother).

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