Princess Anna Luise of Anhalt, 1973. Born at Schloß Ballenstedt on 26 March 1933, Princess Anna-Luise Marie Friederike Elisabeth Alice of Anhalt was the second child and daughter of Duke Joachim Ernst of Anhalt (1901-1947) and his second wife Editha Marwitz (1905-1986), who married in 1929. Duke Joachim Ernst of Anhalt Duchess Edda of Anhalt The Ducal Children:…
The Bourbon-Parma/Austria nuptials HRH Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma and HI&RH Archduchess Gabriella of Austria were married today at Schloß Tratzberg in Jenbach, Austria. Archduchess Gabriella wore the Grand Duchess Adelaide Tiara. Father Paul Habsburg (b.1968; né Archduke of Austria; son of Archduke Michael of Austria and Archduchess Christina [née Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenburg]), a cousin of the bride,…
William, Viscount Stormont. Photograph (c) Robert Ormerod. Charlotte Clune.Photograph from LinkedIn. On 20 February 2021, the engagement was announced between William Murray, Lord Stormont (b.1 November 1988) and Charlotte Clune (b.December 1989). William Philip David Mungo Murray, Viscount Stormont, is the eldest son of Alexander Murray, 9th Earl of Mansfield, 8th Earl of Mansfield…
Alina-Maria with Michael, Karina, and Nicholas with Maria Alexandra. Last Saturday, 18 June, Prince Michael of Romania was baptised at the Coronation Cathedral (Catedrala Încoronării) in Alba Iulia. The cathedral was built between 1921-1922; it was the setting for the coronation of Michael’s great-great-great grandparents King Ferdinand and Queen Maria of Romania as monarchs…
Genevieve Arnault in 1962. On 22 June 1937, Genevieve Arnault was born at Paris as the only child of Henri Arnault (1902-?), a chemist, and his wife Leonie Ness (1915-1990), an actress turned businesswoman. The family did not fare particularly well during World War II. When the Germans overtook France, Mr Arnault was eventually arrested…
Alick Dru and Lady Tatiana Mountbatten at Royal Ascot, June 2021.Photo (c) Getty Images / Kirsten Sinclair. Through her social media, Lady Tatiana Mountbatten recently announced her engagement to Alexander Dru. The engagement announcement in The Telegraph, 8 January. The official announcement of the engagement was placed in The Telegraph by Tatiana’s mother, Lady Spencer of…
As you can watch at the link above, the Duke of York gave an interview to Emily Maitlis about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and the allegations against him. It was broadcast on BBC Newsnight this evening. The duke denied any knowledge of anything untoward regarding Epstein, and the duke denied that he himself had…
The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg on the occasion of the the Baptism of Prince Charles.Photograph (c) Cour Grand-Ducale Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images On Saturday, 19 September, Prince Charles of Luxembourg was baptised at the Abbey Saint Maurice in Clervaux. The prince is…
Prince Andrew at his home in 2015.Photo (c) Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / San Francisco Chronicle. On 28 November 2021, Andrew Andreevich Romanoff, Prince Romanovsky, died at the age of ninety-eight. Andrew was the longest-lived male-line descendant of the Romanov dynasty. He was the last surviving great-nephew of the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II….
The Duke of Calabria with his godson Prince Raphaël. On 30 April 2022, Prince Raphaël Léopold Pedro François Marie d’Orléans was baptised at Mallorca. The little prince, who was born on 4 September 2021, is the third child of Prince François and Princess Theresa, Count and Countess of Dreux. Prince Raphaël received as his godparents:…