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All Three French “Pretenders” Present for the Funeral of Grand Duke Jean

HIH Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon, HRH The Count of Paris, and don Luis Alfonso de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú attended the funeral of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg yesterday at Notre-Dame in Luxembourg City. The Prince Napoléon and his fiancée Countess Olympia Arco The Prince Napoléon was accompanied by his fiancée Countess Olympia of Arco-Zinneberg. Prince Jean-Christophe…

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Prince Rostislav and Princess Foteini Romanovsky To Religiously Wed On Sunday

Rostislav and Foteini. On Sunday, 12 September, Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich Romanovsky and his wife Princess Foteini Romanovsky will celebrate their religious marriage at the Saint Alexandre Nevsky Cathedral in Paris.  The engagement announcement of Rostislav Romanoff, Prince Romanovsky, and Foteini Georganta. Announcement (c) The Telegraph of 25 September 2019. The civil wedding. In 2011, Rostislav…

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Romanov Items On Auction Next Month in Paris!

A portrait of Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia by Julie Grandhomme-Nozal, 1936. Offered by Coutau-Bégarie.  On 9 July, the Etude Coutau-Bégarie auction house in Paris is offering a number of royal works as part of its Modern Art/Russian Art sale. Among the pieces to be found are many Romanov items. This writer was particularly attracted to…

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Prince Emmanuel of Belgium Celebrates His Fourteenth Birthday

Prince Emmanuel of BelgiumPhotograph (c) Belgian Royal Family Today, HRH Prince Emmanuel of Belgium marks his 14th birthday. Embed from Getty Images Prince Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie of Belgium was born on 4 October 2005 at Anderlecht, Belgium, as the third child and second son of King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde (née d’Udekem d’Acoz). Emmanuel…

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Grand Duke George of Russia Recovering From Surgery

The following communiqué has been released by the Russian Imperial Chancellery:   2022-03-21 Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich underwent surgery On Sunday, March 20, 2022, H.I.H.  Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich was hospitalized and urgently operated on due to an abdominal hernia. The operation was successful.  In the following days, His Imperial Highness will be discharged from…

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King Constantine II of the Hellenes (1940-2023)

  King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie, with their grandson Constantine, at the wedding of their son Philippos.  Today, 10 January, King Constantine II of Greece died at Hygeia Hospital in Marousi, a suburb of Athens. The king was eighty-two years-old. Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Frederica with their children Princess Sophia and Prince Constantine. The…

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Sister Alix of the Silent Workers of the Cross (Archduchess Marie Adelheid; 1933-2021)

Sister Alix. Photo (c) Corriere della Sera (Brescia). At 6:30am on Sunday, 10 October, Sister Alix of the Silent Workers of the Cross died at Poliambulanza after a serious illness. Sister Alix was eighty-eight years old. Born on 28 July 1933 at Schloß Persenbeug, Archduchess Marie Adelheid Theodora Antonia Bartholomea Leopolda Amalia Mathilde Markus d’Aviano Huberta Josepha…

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