The Prince Yourievsky. Photograph (c) Michael Krasser Fotografie. Today, HSH Prince Yourievsky celebrates his sixtieth birthday! A photograph of Prince Alexander and Princess Ursula Yourievksy, the couple sitting in the centre of the picture, on their wedding day in 1957. Born on 8 December 1961 at St. Gallen, Switzerland, Prince Hans-Georg “George” Yourievsky was the…
Death of a Romanov Prince – Prince Oleg Konstantinovich’s Promising Life and Early Death “The coffin was lowered into the grave…… “Soon there was a burial mound above. It was quickly covered with wreaths, flowers and crowned with a plain wooden cross. Prince Oleg’s promising life was finished.” Death of a Romanov Prince…
Her Serene Highness Mademoiselle Louise-Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle d’Orléans was born on 3 April 1812 at Palmero as the eldest daughter and second child of Louise Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and his wife Princess Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. In 1830, Louise-Marie’s parents became the King and Queen of the French when the Orléans branch of…
Archbishop Anthony of Los Angeles prepares to baptise Grand Duke George, who is held by his grandfather Grand Duke Vladimir. Helen Kirby with her nephew and godson Grand Duke George. Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich, his cousin Prince Georg-Dietrich von Schoenaich-Carolath, and Princess Magdalena of Prussia. On 6 May 1981, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia…
Today Nicholas of Romania celebrates his thirty-fourth birthday! Embed from Getty Images Nicholas Michael de Roumanie Medforth-Mills was born on 1 April 1985 at Meyrin, Switzerland, as the eldest child and only son of Princess Helen of Romania (b.1950) and Dr Robin Medforth-Mills (1942-2002), who had married in 1983. Nicholas was baptised into the Romanian…
Earlier today, the British Royal Family released the following statement which let it be known that Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are expecting their first child: Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in early 2021. The Duke of York and…
This week we have been quite busy shipping out books to happy buyers…we have done everything we can to have a 24-hour turnaround from the moment your order is reported to us…and so far, we have managed to even ship books out on the same day of the order comes in, as long as the…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Christmas Day 2017 TRH The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have today (Monday, 6 May) welcomed the birth of their first child, a boy: he arrived at 5:26AM BST. Simultaneously, HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh welcomed their eighth great-grandchild. The newest royal baby is…
Duarte and Maria Francisca. Duarte and Isabel, the Duke and Duchess of Braganza, have announced the engagement of their only daughter a Infanta Maria Francisca to Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins in a communiqué this morning: Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Bragança are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Her Highness Infanta…
Dr. Mary Houck Photograph (c) The Blade Over many decades and until the present day, Dr. Mary E. Houck of Ohio has carved out a special and unique role as an American historian with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the imperial, royal, and noble houses of Europe – as well as those of every other continent!…