Princess Isabelle d’Orléans Receives First Communion

Prince Charles-Philippe and Princess Diana of Orléans, Duke of Anjou and Duchess of Cadaval, with their daughter Princess Isabelle.Photograph (c) David Nivière. Princess Isabelle.Photograph (c) David Nivière.   On Saturday, 19 June, Princess Isabelle d’Orléans received her first communion in Cascais, Portugal. Princess Isabelle is the only child of Prince Charles-Philippe d’Orléans, Duke of Anjou,…

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The Engagement of India Hicks, Daughter of Lady Pamela Mountbatten, to Her Partner David Flint Wood

David Flint Wood and India Hicks.   The engagement between India Amanda Caroline Hicks and David Flint Wood, both of Harbour Island, Bahamas, has been announced in The Telegraph.    The wedding of Lady Pamela Mountbatten and Mr David Hicks, 1960. India Hicks is the daughter of Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten (b.1929; daughter of Earl Mountbatten…

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A Romanian Royal Baby on the Horizon!

Today, 1 June, Nicholas of Romania announced that his wife Alina-Maria is expecting their first child in November. The proud parents-to-be chose a very apt day to announce the pregnancy – 1 June is Ziua Copilului (Children’s Day) in Romania! This will be the first child for the couple. Nicholas of Romania and Alina-Maria Binder were…

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The 60th Birthday of Prince Heinrich of Hannover

Today, Prince Heinrich of Hannover turns sixty years-old! Prince Ernst August and Princess Ortrud of Hannover with their six children, 1963. Photograph (c) Prince Heinrich of Hannover. Born on 29 April 1961 at Hannover, Prince Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günter of Hannover was the third son and sixth and last child of Prince…

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