Civil Wedding in Moscow of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and Victoria Romanovna

The Romanov civil wedding in Moscow. Photo (c) David Nivière. Today at 2:00pm, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff (née Rebecca Virginia Bettarini) were civilly married at the Khamovniki Town Hall in Moscow. The grand duke is the only child of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia and Prince Franz Wilhelm of…

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Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein Turns Fifty!

Today HSH Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein celebrates his fiftieth birthday. The prince was born on 16 May 1969 at St Gallen, Switzerland, and named Maximilian Nikolaus Maria; he is the second son of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein (b.1945) and Countess Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (b.1940), who married in 1967. Maximilian followed elder brother Hereditary Prince…

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Thyra, Duchesse d’Harcourt (1930-2021)

La duchesse d’Harcourt.Portrait (c) Carme Arisa. Thyra de Zayas, Duchesse d’Harcourt, died on 8 November 2021. She was ninety-one years-old.      Alfonso de Zayas. Juliette d’Harcourt. Born on 31 August 1930 at Palma de Mallorca, Maria Teresa “Thyra” de Zayas y d’Harcourt was the daughter of don Alfonso de Zayas y Bobadilla (1896-1970), Marques de…

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex: Rogue Royals?

Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’6RooWCljRAlB-7N9H6NxOA’,sig:’Tr5XfGid-Wb6o8OH4EV2naXbsVBq2JwPhwoKWqB0Vj8=’,w:’457px’,h:’594px’,items:’1053237790′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); On Wednesday, 8 January, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they intend to step back as “senior royals” in 2020. However, the royal couple will remain as working members of the Royal Family. The duke, who is the second son of…

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The Silver Wedding Anniversary of Prince Konstantin and Princess Maria of Bulgaria

Today the Prince and Princess of Vidin celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. Queen Mother Giovanna of the Bulgarians with her grandson Crown Prince Kardam Doña María Zurita de Borbón, Don Carlos Zurita y Delgado, Infanta Margarita of Spain, Don Alfonso Zurita de Borbón Princess Clotilde d’Orléans and Monsieur Edouard Crépy The Prince of Asturias and Queen…

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