Today, Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, issued a rather cryptic video message via social media. His message was also carried on the Italian television channel Mediaset at 9pm. View this post on Instagram Sta arrivando il momento. È per me un dovere, ma anche un grande onore, annunciarvi l’imminente ritorno della Famiglia Reale….
Maxar closeup satellite imagery shows the ash covered homes and buildings on January 18, 2022, after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption on January 14th , 2022 in Tongatapu, Tonga.Photo (c) Maxar via Getty Images. On Thursday, 20 January, the Honourable Frederica Tuita shared a gripping account on her social media of her experience during the…
Embed from Getty Images In the 1980s, Prince Edouard and Princess Françoise Lobkowicz twice suffered the loss that no parent ever wants to experience. They had to bury two of four children within a four year span. Violence and illness claimed the lives of their first and second sons. Edouard(1960-1984) On 18 October 1960,…
Princess Margarita of Romania Must Bring Unity to Her Family or Face Failure as the Head of the Royal House. By Seth B. Leonard [Note: The opinions expressed in this post are those of the author alone.] Embed from Getty Images On 7 November 2017, King Michael of Romania lay dying…
Centennial of the Death of Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna Sr. Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna of Russia (1854-1920) Born at Schloß Ludwigslust on May 14, 1854, as the daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823-1883) and his first wife, the former Princess Auguste Reuß. In August 1874, Marie married Grand Duke…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It has been announced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting a baby girl. The second child and first daughter of the Sussexes will be eighth in the line of succession to the British throne. Prince Harry of Wales, later Duke of Sussex, is the second son…
Prince Charles-Emmanuel. Today, Prince Charles-Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma celebrates his sixtieth birthday! Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel and Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma on their wedding day. Born on 3 June 1961 at Paris, Prince Charles-Emmanuel Marie Joseph Jacques Hély of Bourbon-Parma was the fifth child and second son of Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) and Princess Yolande de…
At the funeral of Princess Woizlawa-Feodora Reuß (née Mecklenburg-Schwerin; 1918-2019), there was an interesting family reunion that took place. Present at the celebration of the life of the princess were a number of relatives: Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg, and sisters Duchess Donata and Duchess Edwina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In addition, there was in attendance Frieda zu…
The young prince. Today, Hereditary Prince Nicodemus zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg turns twenty years-old. Hereditary Prince Carl Friedrich zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and Baroness Stephanie von Brenken on their wedding day, 1998. Photo (c) Seeger-Press. Born on 2 August 2001 at Oslo, Norway, Prince Nicodemus Hieronymus Alois Georg Hubertus Mario Hugo Eusebius Maria zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the second child and first son…
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh. Picture (c) National Portrait Gallery, London. The following are the contents of a letter written by the Princess Mary, daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte, to Lady Harcourt in 1816. The princess elaborates on how she has decided to wed her first cousin, the Duke of…