On 10 July 1952 at Beloeil, Archduchess Alexandra Maria Anna Philippa Othonia of Austria was born as the second child and first daughter of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918-2007) and Archduchess Yolande (b.1923; née Princess de Ligne), who wed in 1950. Archduchess Alexandra had an older brother and two younger siblings: Archduke Rudolph (b.1950;…
Lord Frederick Wellesley. Lord Frederick Wellesley pictured behind Prince Jean Christophe Napoléon. Lord Frederick Wellesley. On 25 February 2021, Nicholas Lambert placed the following announcement in The Telegraph announcing the engagement of his daughter: The engagement is announced between Captain Frederick Wellesley, The Blues and Royals, younger son of the Duke and Duchess of Wellington,…
The Unione Monarchica Italiana has condemned the unilateral move of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, in his announcement today that he will be abolishing the Salic law that governs the Royal House of Savoy. Unfortunately for the Prince of Naples, the majority of Italian monarchists support his cousin Prince Amedeo, Duke of Savoy, as Head…
David Flint Wood and India Hicks. The engagement between India Amanda Caroline Hicks and David Flint Wood, both of Harbour Island, Bahamas, has been announced in The Telegraph. The wedding of Lady Pamela Mountbatten and Mr David Hicks, 1960. India Hicks is the daughter of Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten (b.1929; daughter of Earl Mountbatten…
Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’AyV_H7odT295ZjrmK85ZvQ’,sig:’vvSORd7mx5seXKjH_PwXVvcZMEaoieQ_EpgfsnIWtJo=’,w:’594px’,h:’591px’,items:’540952954′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Folks, despite the opportune timing, this is not an April Fools’ joke! From ITV: “Last weekend, Fergie [Sarah Ferguson] joined her former husband after he completed a number of official royal visits overseas. The couple stayed in Bahrain on a private visit but they were official…
In June 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Parma were photographed with their three children on the beach of Scheveningen by Jeroen van der Meyde. Prince Carlos and Princess Annemarie, who celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary this year, are shown with their daughters, Princess Luisa and Princess Cecilia, and their son, Prince Carlos. The…
Prince Andreas of Liechtenstein in London, 1998. Photo © Desmond O’Neill Features. Today, Prince Andreas of Liechtenstein celebrates his seventieth birthday! Born on 25 February 1952 at Vienna, Prince Andreas Duarte Emanuel Ulrich Benedikt Josef Maria Karl Rafael Ignatius Mathias Paulus of Liechtenstein was the second child and son of Prince Karl Alfred…
The newlyweds.Photograph courtesy of Schloß Sayn. Photograph courtesy of Schloß Sayn. Photograph courtesy of Schloß Sayn. On 8 August 2020, Princess Sofia zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b.1986) and Archia Akhavan-Kharazian (b.1990) were married at the Filialkirche Sankt Lorenz near Mondsee in the Salzkammergut, Austria. The Dean of Frankfurt, Johannes zu Eltz, a first cousin once removed of the…
Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Today, Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies celebrates her seventieth birthday. The wedding of Prince Ferdinando of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Chantal de Chevron-Villette Embed from Getty Images On 16 June 1950, Princess Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was born at Saint-Raphaël, Var, France. The princess was the first…
The princess in 2018. Today, Princess Ingrid of Waldeck and Pyrmont celebrates her ninetieth birthday! Born on 2 September 1931 at Munich, Ingrid was the third child and daughter of Fürst Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896-1967) and Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg (1903-2001), who wed in 1922. The princess had four siblings: Princess Margarethe (1923-2003),…