A recent interview with Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’-qaIz88pQBx_oGvykezYRA’,sig:’KxBT6G9xGZPS3G5QDuM_khnBcOtepJrB9CNgf9-IoA0=’,w:’387px’,h:’594px’,items:’108583244′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); On 1 April 2019, Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta gave an interview to Corriere della Sera, an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan. Following is a brief excerpt… Aimone di Savoia: “My life as a Savoy, as a relative of the Tsars in Putin’s Russia” During a private…

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Adieu to a Doyenne of the Gotha: Duchess Marie-Alix of Schleswig-Holstein (1923-2021)

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From Tyranny To Freedom: The Sometimes Stranger than Fiction Life of a Noble and Notable Lady

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Will the Artist Formerly Known as Delphine Boël Become HRH Princess Delphine of Belgium? Quite Possibly.

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The Fiftieth Birthday of Hereditary Prince Bernhard of Baden, Great-Nephew of the Duke of Edinburgh

Embed from Getty Images Today, Hereditary Prince Bernhard of Baden marks his fiftieth birthday! Margravine Valerie of Baden with her son Hereditary Prince Bernhard at his christening on 6 July 1970Photograph (c) Seeger-Presse On 27 May 1970, Prince Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Ludwig Kraft of Baden was born at Schloss Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was…

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