Embed from Getty Images In the 1980s, Prince Edouard and Princess Françoise Lobkowicz twice suffered the loss that no parent ever wants to experience. They had to bury two of four children within a four year span. Violence and illness claimed the lives of their first and second sons. Edouard(1960-1984) On 18 October 1960,…
At the end of January 1905, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia granted a rare interview to a foreign reporter about the situation in Russia. The uncle of Tsar Nicholas II, fifty-seven year-old Grand Duke Vladimir, the Military Governor of Saint Petersburg, spoke candidly about the events of 22 January 1905 (O.S. 9 January), which…
Duchess Helene with three of her Brazilian cousins, 1950s. Photograph (c) Casa Imperial do Brasil. Today, 18 May, Markgräfin Helene Pallavicini will be buried at Altshausen, where she passed away on 22 April at the age of ninety-one. Helene, known as “Mausi” in her family, was born a Duchess of Württemberg and was the older sister…
Prince Alexander of Saxe-Coburg and GothaPhotograph (c) Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Today, Prince Alexander of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha celebrates his forty-second birthday. Prince Andreas and Princess Carin with their children Stephanie, Hubertus, and Alexander HH Prince Alexander Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born at Coburg on 4 May 1977 as the second…
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…
“A new two-part documentary series about the Duchy of Cornwall will be broadcast on ITV at 9pm on Thursday 24th October and Thursday 31st October. Prince Charles: Inside the Duchy of Cornwall celebrates The Prince of Wales’ 50th working year as The Duke of Cornwall, overseeing the historic Duchy of Cornwall estate. The programme follows…
Yesterday, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway announced that she would no longer be carrying out official duties on behalf of the Royal House. Together with her fiancé Durek Verrett, Märtha Louise released a video statement on Instagram. This was later followed by a press conference given by Märtha Louise’s parents, the King and Queen of Norway, in Oslo. …
Prince Feodor of Russia and Princess Irina Paley on their wedding day, 1923. On 31 May 1923, Prince Feodor (Theodore) Alexandrovich of Russia (1898-1968) civilly married Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley (1903-1990) in Paris. The couple celebrated their religious marriage on 3 June 1923. Feodor was the son of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866-1933)…
A young Elisabeth with her mother and siblings, 1928. One hundred years ago today marks the birth of Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, the youngest child of the Blessed Emperor Karl of Austria and his wife Empress Zita. The wedding of Archduke Karl of Austria and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma, 1911. Archduchess Elisabeth Charlotte Alphonsa Christina…