From time immemorial, gloves of all kinds have been associated with royalty and the aristocracy, and are still worn today by nobles - especially noblewomen of all ranks - on just about any formal occasion. In this gallery, we look at the ways in which opera gloves and other long gloves have been worn by well-known female royal personages of our time.

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