The newlyweds. On Saturday, 3 July 2021, Prince D. Pedro Alberto de Orleans e Bragança (b.1988) married Alessandra Haegler Fragoso Pires (b.1994) at the Imperial Church of Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro in Rio de Janeiro. The presiding priest was Prince Alessandro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the son of Prince Casimiro and Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. The couple’s…
Today, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, celebrated her eighteenth birthday at the Royal Palace in Brussels. The future Belgian queen was joined by her parents, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, as well as by her siblings; Elisabeth’s grandparents King Albert II and Queen Paola were also…
2021-01-01 New Year’s and Christmas Greetings from the Head of the House of Romanoff Dear Countrymen! Dear Friends, I wish you all a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas! The traditional greeting we give each on New Year’s for good health takes on a special meaning this year. In the year that has just ended,…
His Grace the 11th Duke of Roxburghe. Guy and Virginia, Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, with their children. On 18 February 1981, Charles Robert George Innes-Kerr, Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, was born at Edinburgh to Guy and Jane, the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe. Charles’ parents, Guy Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe (1954-2019)…
Tsar Simeon and Princess Marie Louise. Photo (c) Paraskeva Georgieva. Last Friday, on 13 January, Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria celebrated her ninetieth birthday in the capital of her homeland, Sofia. She arrived for the event together with her sons Prince Karl-Boris and Prince Hermann zu Leiningen, her daughter Princess Alexandra von Kohary with her husband…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their son Archie. At the time of this picture, the Duchess was expecting their daughter Lili. Photograph (c) Misan Harriman. On Friday, 4 June, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their second child, a daughter. Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on 4 June 2021 at Santa…
Left to right: Princess Monika of Hannover, Fürst Emich of Leiningen, Princess Alexandra of Hannover, Prince Andreas of Leiningen, Fürstin Eilika of Leiningen, and Prince Ernst August of Hannover. Today, the Fürst and Fürstin of Leiningen celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary. On 11 October 1981, Prince Andreas of Leiningen married Princess Alexandra of Hannover in…
Schneider-Press/Frank Rol/SIPA/Newscom. The youngest guest at the weekend religious nuptials of Emanuele Musini and Princess Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein was likely the bride’s first cousin once removed: Princess Anastasia of Bourbon-Parma. Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma and his wife Archduchess Gabriella of Austria attended the wedding on Saturday, 4 September, in Vienna along with their infant daughter,…
The Belgian Royal House today released an image of King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium with their three children, eleven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild (with another on the way). Only Prince Joachim of Belgium, the second son and third child of Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz, was missing. The photograph was taken last week…
Michel of Bourbon-Parma: Last of the Royal Swashbucklers By Charles Stewart 8 July 2018 The death of Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) on 7 July severs the last link binding several of Europe’s royal families in history and kinship. The late Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma. ©Eurohistory He led a fascinating life,…