The 90th Birthday of Count Bertram zu Castell-Rüdenhausen, First Cousin of Swedish King

Count Bertram at an exhibition of his art, 1997. Photo (c) Seeger-Presse. Born on 12 July 1932 at Golßen, Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen was the first child of Count Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1906-1940) and Princess Karoline-Mathilde “Calma” of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1912-1983), who wed in 1931. Bertram was joined by two younger siblings: Count…

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The Six Siblings of Queen Paola of Belgium

Surrounded by her six elder children, Donna Luisa Ruffo di Calabria is pictured holding her seventh child and fourth daughter Paola. The future Queen Paola of Belgium was born as Donna Paola Margherita Maria Antonia Consiglia Ruffo di Calabria on 11 September 1937 as the seventh and last child of Don Fulco Ruffo di Calabria (1884-1946)…

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An Imperial Union That Was Not To Be: Archduke Karl of Austria and (now) Archduchess Camilla of Austria

Archduke Karl and Archduchess Camilla of Austria, 2019. Photo (c) IMAGO / Viennareport. In the late 1980s or early 1990s, Archduke Karl of Austria (b.1961) was in a relationship with his distant cousin Camilla Habsburg-Lothringen (b.1962). Karl was the eldest son and heir of Archduke Otto of Austria, Crown Prince of Hungary, and his wife Archduchess…

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The 80th Birthdays of Michel & Jacques d’Orléans, the French Royal Twins

The twin French princelings. Today, Prince Michel d’Orléans, Count of Évreux, and Prince Jacques d’Orléans, Duke of Orléans, celebrate their eightieth birthdays! On 25 June 1941, Prince Michel Joseph Benoît Marie d’Orléans and Prince Jacques Jean Jaroslav Marie d’Orléans were born at Rabat, Morocco. The twin boys were the seventh and eighth children of Prince…

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King Gyanendra and Queen Komal of Nepal, Along with Daughter, Hospitalised with Coronavirus

King Gyanendra and Queen Komal of Nepal as well as their daughter Princess Prerana have been admitted to hospital after contracting Covid-19. The seventy-three year-old king and seventy year-old queen were diagnosed with coronavirus on 20 April. Gyanendra, Komal, and their daughter Prerana were admitted to Norvic International Hospital in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu…

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex: Rogue Royals?

Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’6RooWCljRAlB-7N9H6NxOA’,sig:’Tr5XfGid-Wb6o8OH4EV2naXbsVBq2JwPhwoKWqB0Vj8=’,w:’457px’,h:’594px’,items:’1053237790′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); On Wednesday, 8 January, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they intend to step back as “senior royals” in 2020. However, the royal couple will remain as working members of the Royal Family. The duke, who is the second son of…

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