Lady Gabriella Windsor and Mr Thomas Kingston Today, 3 May, Buckingham Palace issued the following statement: The wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Mr Thomas Kingston will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on Saturday 18th May 2019. The wedding will be attended by Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by Members of the…
Recently, Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma became engaged to Javier Valladares Urruela. Charlotte at the Bal des débutantes, 2011. Princess Charlotte is the daughter of Prince Charles Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma (b.1961) and his wife Constance de Ravinel (b.1970). Charlotte’s paternal grandparents are Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) and Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel (1928-2014). Charlotte’s…
The Wittelsbachs ruled over Bavaria and the Rhineland Palatinate for nearly 750 years, this fact made their dynasty one of Europe’s longes-ruling families. Theirs is a history of not only sublime exaltation, but also deep and sorrowful loss. They were patrons of the arts and letters, incredible builders, scientists, politicians, visionaries, and maddening personalities. This…
Embed from Getty Images On 6 February 1951, Princess Marie-Christine Daphné Astrid Elisabeth Léopoldine of Belgium as born at Laeken as the second child and eldest daughter of King Léopold III of the Belgians (1901-1983) and his second wife Mary Lilian Baels (1916-2002; created Princess de Réthy). As such, Marie-Christine (who sometimes goes by her…
Ahead of his first birthday tomorrow, three images of Prince Louis of Cambridge have been released by the Royal Family. The pictures were taken by his mother the Duchess of Cambridge at the family home in Norfolk. Prince Louis was born on 23 April 2018 at St Mary’s Hospital, London.
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HRH The Princess Margaret and her husband Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones On 6 May 1960, HRH The Princess Margaret married Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. The princess was escorted to the altar by her brother-in-law HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. At the link below, one can watch film of the royal wedding between the only sibling…
Fürst Johannes von Khevenhüller-Metsch Death notice. HSH Fürst Johannes “Hans” von Khevenhüller-Metsch died in Rome on 26 November 2020. Johannes was sixty-four years-old. The prince had suffered from the effects of COVID-19 for some time. Fürst Max von Khevenhüller-Metsch Count Maria Johannes Franz Xaver Lazarus Maximilian Felix Hubertus von Khevenhüller-Metsch was born on 20 November 1956 as the…
A Right Royal Conundrum. Photograph (c) Marko Todorović, Tanjug/Tanja Valič, Wikipedia/White House Press Office Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’fB8-spXzSN143p6OP3M97g’,sig:’bpSDNjMnHghlVg7XnHjN2bDpQpRiXSRlB00j4ljDOGQ=’,w:’396px’,h:’594px’,items:’817647106′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’5uJx2-z0ROxlTWpATJsgnw’,sig:’NEfJjKmAvEbLMd-Cv-E8S92j9be2C6caX9eOHLgcRfU=’,w:’397px’,h:’594px’,items:’71964359′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Over the past week, Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia (b.1936) and her youngest daughter Christina Oxenberg have been going back and forth through Balkan…
Prince Karl of Hesse (1937-2022), Nephew of the Duke of Edinburgh On 23 March 2022, Prince Karl of Hesse died in Munich. He was eighty-four years-old. The prince was a nephew of the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Princess Sophie of Greece and Prince Christoph of Hesse. Born on 26 March 1937 at…