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May 5, 2023

Australia’s Newest National Park Is Home to 550 Million-Year-Old Fossils: Take a Look

Located among the Flinders Ranges’ mountains and canyons, some 300 miles from Adelaide, Nilpena Ediacara National Park may be South Australia’s newest national park, but it’s housing a crucial part of the planet’s prehistoric history. The protected area is home to fossils dating back between 542 million to 560 million years ago.  The park spanning, […]

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“Historic Masterpiece”: Floral Embroidery Made for Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation Gown to Be Sold at Auction (Photos)

Floral embroidery made for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation gown, the dress she wore during her crowning in 1953, will be offered this month at an auction. The framed, multicolored needle and thread embroidery sample is estimated to sell for upward of $2,400 at Hansons Auctioneers’ Monarchs and Majesty Auction on May 16 — 10 days

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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh wave at the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, after Elizabeth's coronation, 2nd June 1953. With them are their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne, and the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002, right). On the left are the maids of honour (left to right) Lady Moyra Hamilton (later Campbell), Lady Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, Lady Anne Coke, later Lady Glenconner, Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton and Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart.
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