📌Regensburg, Germany 🧾A perfectly preserved medieval city on the Danube, known for its colorful old town, stone bridges, and timeless charm. Walking its streets feels like stepping back into history. | Valentin Williams

Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis stepped into history when she wore the famed Diadem of Empress Eugénie on her 1980 wedding day in Regensburg. The jewel, crafted circa 1853 in Paris for Eugénie, glittered with pearls tied to the French Crown Jewels. After the fall of the Second Empire, the Third Republic sold the treasure in the 1887 dispersal in Paris. Albert, the 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, purchased it in 1890 as a wedding gift for Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, bringing